Length:

28:30 minutes

Audience:

High school, college, adult

Subject:

Chemical and biological attacks, domestic preparedness program, emergency response teams

Air Date:

June 7, 1998

Discussion Questions:

1.  Are you worried about chemical or biological attacks?

2.  How many agencies are involved with the Domestic Preparedness Program?  Who is in charge?

3.  What is the threat potential of a biological or chemical attack against the United States?

4. If the U.S. was to suffer such an attack, who would be the most likely group to
facilitate it?

5.  If your hometown was attacked, how would you be effected?  What agency would be the first responders?

6.  Do you think that the United States is prepared to defend against a biological or chemical attack?

7. If you had the ability to change anything about the Domestic Preparedness
Program, what would it be?
 

CDI resources:
 
 

Combating Terrorism
The Pentagon hasidentified terrorism as a major threat to the United States. With Billions of dollars of public resources at stake, is the threat real?
 
 

Second Amendment Warriors
The willingness of private militias to bear arms against their own government stems from an interpretation of the Constitution going back to the 18th Century. Are their claims valid?
 
 

Ridding the World of Chemical Weapons
The Chemical Weapons Convention:  will it perform as advertised; that is, as a "global, verifiable, comprehensive ban" on chemical weapons?

Anthrax:  Deadlier than Ever?
Latest anthrax findings identify multiple strains of the lethal agent, leading experts to question whether the vaccine being administered to U.S. troops offers adequate protection.