The Pentagon is planning to take a larger role responding to "catastrophic" events within the United States such as natural disasters and terrorist attacks and is developing plans to use active-duty troops to respond to an avian-flu pandemic, the Defense Department's top homeland security official said yesterday. WHO IS GOING TO TAKE THE LEAD IN THE DISASTER AT THE WHITE HOUSE? |
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