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Friday, October 06, 2006
Are we prepared?
There's no indication that the explosion and fire at a chemical plant in North Carolina was a terrorist act. As thousands flee, it raises the question -- are our domestic nuclear and chemical plants safe? The 9/11 commission reports that chemical plants are a likely al Qaeda target. Here's one assessment from the 9/11 commission's December, 2005 report card:
Critical infrastructure risks and vulnerabilities assessment
DA draft National Infrastructure Protection Plan (November 2005) spells out a methodology and process for critical infrastructure assessments. No risk and vulnerability assessments actually made; no national priorities established; no recommendations made on allocation of scarce resources. All key decisions are at least a year away. It is time that we stop talking about setting priorities, and actually set some.
