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Homeland security dollars don't make cents: billions spent to secure the homeland won't buy real security.(report)
A "dirty bomb" explodes in Seattle. Its radioactive fumes travel east and touch down in Chicago, making thousands of people sick. In this scenario, a biological attack has just been conducted by a fictitious Islamic terrorist group. Immediately, it touches off an elaborate drill that involves more than 8,500 participants from 100 federal, state, and local government agencies, along with the American Red Cross and the Canadian government. This simulated attack, conducted in May 2003, cost $16 million drawn from grants made available through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Across the nation, state and local governments are using these grants to conduct ...
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