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...feel sane and brave by comparison. A rich couple in Coral Gables, Fla., buys gas masks and chemical suits for the whole family; bemused neighbors inquire whether they are designer label. At least one Hollywood celebrity asks his security consultant about liquidating assets and burying gold in his backyard. OUTBREAK TRAINING reads the sign on the door of the Iowa Public Health Department. Smallpox? Or chicken...
...feel sane and brave by comparison. A rich couple in Coral Gables, Florida, buys gas masks and chemical suits for the whole family; bemused neighbors inquire whether they are designer label. At least one Hollywood celebrity asks his security consultant about liquidating assets and burying gold in his backyard. OUTBREAK TRAINING reads the sign on the door of the Iowa Public Health Department. Smallpox? Or chicken...
...cold war, it was better that the big powers fought proxy wars rather than engage each other. But in the multipolar era the danger of states' losing control of the insurgents they sponsor has soared. It is a reminder of Bismarck's forecast 20 years before the outbreak of World War I: "If there is another war in Europe, it will come out of some damn silly thing in the Balkans." The lesson: don't take Churchill's quip literally. Choose your friends and enemies with equal care, for today's easy way out can create tomorrow's nightmare...
...effective public health care infrastructure will also be crucial. Physicians and emergency care workers should be trained to recognize known biological agents, and good communications will be needed to allow for the tracking of a new disease. An early-warning system could spell the difference between a small outbreak and major epidemic...
There's no surprise about the Bush administration's support for the principle of a Palestinian state. The idea is no longer particularly controversial, even in Israel. But the latest outbreak of violence, sparked by a Hamas raid on an Israeli settlement in the Gaza strip, highlights the uphill battle this administration faces in its increasingly urgent efforts to restart the peace process that would achieve such statehood...