We are here today to discuss the state of the united States Department of Homeland Security countering weapons of mass Destruction Office. This september marks the 20th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack u. S. Soil. Since that time, there have been general agreement that we as a nation must be prepared to address terrorism and attacks on our country regardless of the mode of attack. This means being prepared for low probability, high consequence attacks involving chemicals, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials. As we emerge from an extreme the tragic year where covid19 took the lives of over 600,000 americans, it does not take a lot of imagination to envision the damage that a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear attack could do to our country. In addition to the immediate Health And Safety consequences, such an attack could affect our critical infrastructure and destabilize large swaths of the country. For its part, dhs, it falls to the office to not only preve
The chair is authorized to declare the subcommittee in recess at any point. We are here today to discuss the state of the united States Department of Homeland Security countering weapons of mass Destruction Office. This september marks the 20th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack u. S. Soil. Since that time, there have been general agreement that we as a nation must be prepared to address terrorism and attacks on our country regardless of the mode of attack. This means being prepared for low probability, high consequence attacks involving chemicals, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials. As we emerge from an extreme the tragic year where covid19 took the lives of over 600,000 americans, it does not take a lot of imagination to envision the damage that a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear attack could do to our country. In addition to the immediate Health And Safety consequences, such an attack could affect our critical infrastructure and destabilize large swaths
We are here today to discuss the state of the united States Department of Homeland Security countering weapons of mass Destruction Office. This september marks the 20th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack u. S. Soil. Since that time, there have been general agreement that we as a nation must be prepared to address terrorism and attacks on our country regardless of the mode of attack. This means being prepared for low probability, high consequence attacks involving chemicals, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials. As we emerge from an extreme the tragic year where covid19 took the lives of over 600,000 americans, it does not take a lot of imagination to envision the damage that a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear attack could do to our country. In addition to the immediate Health And Safety consequences, such an attack could affect our critical infrastructure and destabilize large swaths of the country. For its part, dhs, it falls to the office to not only preve
chris jansing reports. at this hour, all the president s men and geena davis, too. a brand new look at president biden s star-studded prep for the state of the union. a republican response on reproductive rights, an alabama senator s plans to rebut biden tonight. on which party stand with parents and families. after the trial, what a jury member says sealed the deal for that guilty verdict in the are the rust shooting as alec baldwin waits for his day in court. the crisis in haiti. the prime minister struggling to return to the country and hold on to power as violent gangs take over. will the u.s. get involved? our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with the night of nights in the world of politics. nbc s kelly o donnell is reporting from the white house. kelly, what can you tell us about how the president is preparing for tonight s big night? well, there are revisions and revisions, going over the speech with a careful pen to ma
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