PUBLIC HEALTH ARCHIVES
NIMS: Is Better Coordination Needed?
Brian Geraci
July 26, 2006
A national master plan had to be developed to cope with future disasters affecting the U.S. homeland. Issuance of the NIMS presidential directive seemed a positive step, but funding & political problems have raised doubts.
Interpol’s New Bioterrorism Guide: Incident Pre-Planning and Response
Michael Allswede
July 12, 2006
The world’s largest international police organization has developed and is disseminating a new “how-to” manual to help member agencies cope with the increasingly lethal threat posed by transnational terrorist groups.
The IED Problem: Solutions On Display, and On the Way
Robert E. Besal
June 28, 2006
Improvised explosive devices have already caused more than 16,000 casualties, and the number is growing almost every day. Front-line commanders joined forces with industry leaders to discuss & develop workable anti-IED systems.
Chemical Nerve Agents: A 24/7 Threat
Jerome Hauer
June 14, 2006
Organophosphorous insecticides, low-cost & readily available at local garden shops, could be the WMD of choice for tomorrow’s terrorists. Antidotes are available, but are under lock & key far from the scene of a likely incident of national significance.
A Note from the Publisher, 7 June 06
Martin D. Masiuk
June 7, 2006
DPJ departs from its planned schedule as and when needed to provide some high-level insights and background information on fast-breaking news issues of immediate interest.
A Long List of Questions; A Very Short List of Answers
Jerry Mothershead
May 24, 2006
The administration’s development and release of an “Implementation Plan” to deal with pandemic influenza is a helpful start – but no more than that. Few if any states or cities are taking the steps needed to protect their citizens.
A Message from the Publisher, May 24, 2006
Martin D. Masiuk
May 24, 2006
Immigration “reform”-however that term is defined- has suddenly become one of the most important and contentious issues on the U.S. political agenda.
Tags of Survival: The Start System
Joseph Cahill
May 3, 2006
The triage goal is to maximize the number of lives saved. But to do so requires some extremely difficult decisions from the EMT on the scene, particularly in mass-casualty incidents when time is limited and information is in short supply.
Beans, Bullets, and Boxcars: DOD and the Private Sector
Luke Ritter
April 26, 2006
The first question a President asks in times of international crisis is “Where are the carriers?” The first question contingency planners ask is “Where are the cargo ships?” Meanwhile, warfighters are asking “How much fuel & ammunition do we have?”
Preparing to Cope With a Pandemic Flu
Michael Allswede
April 26, 2006
There are several ways, none of them easy-or 100 percent certain-to fight a pandemic that could kill hundreds of thousands of everyday citizens. The Los Alamos project suggests that the first-responder focus should be on vaccinations.
Moussaoui: A Murderer Who Deserves to Die!
Neil C. Livingstone
April 26, 2006
He is a buffoon, a clown, a danger to his own people. Most important of all, though, Zacarias Moussaoui is a mass murderer who knows right from wrong and should be sentenced to death.
MDA: Anything Associated With the Maritime Domain
Christopher Doane and Joseph DiRenzo III
April 12, 2006
The nation’s port-& maritime-security forces face a daunting task in trying to protect 361 ports 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The terrorists have several major advantages – including a few gift-wrapped from the United States & its Free-World allies.
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