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
The latest large Scale Event in the Governments Coronavirus Pilot scheme. Good evening. The foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has dismissed calls for a faster easing of Lockdown Rules in england. Hes urging caution, saying the countrys entering the last lap of the race to beat coronavirus. He also suggests some safeguards may remain, even when all legal Restrictions End next month. The government is considering a range of measures, including a Vaccination Programme for schools, although no final decision has been made. Heres our political correspondent, ben wright. It has been a testing time and ensuring people do not have covid will continue to be crucial as the country reopens. The government is beginning a trial of daily lateral Flow Tests for the people in england who have come into contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus. It could eventually mean the end of self isolation. Ministers are also considering giving vaccines to Secondary School children. We want to get
or african backgrounds out on the streets. being a young north african black or arab male in the estates, is intolerable for police. boys suffer abusive controlled racial profiling. now they are killing them. this is far from the first time this happens. i ve lived in france and i ve covered plenty of riots there. they re rarely as violent as these latest ones, and i ve seen for myself the way the french police deal with them with a ferocity that often shocks a mere anglo saxon. after the major riots of 2005, the police were given the kind of anti riot weapons which are banned in most european countries, and they use them. on average, the french police kill four times as many people as they did only 12 years ago. the gendarmes, as opposed to the ordinary police, are courier soldiers. they re allowed to use armed force more easily than the police are. and there s a lot less political control over policing in france than there is, say, in germany or britain. the police deny t