Is it truly feasible for any major city to be prepared for a terrorist attack? If so, what measures should be taken and what have we learned from 9/11?

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QUESTION: Is it truly feasible for any major city to be prepared for a terrorist attack? If so, what measures should be taken and what have we learned from 9/11?

On 9/11, our nation was put through a crash course on terrorist attack management.  Whether we like to admit it or not, terrorism management and consulting is officially a big business.  The threat of terrorism has always existed in our nation, but our nation has been relatively unscathed from terrorist actions against mass amounts of people.  If you were to ask anyone on the street, I am sure the only act of mass terrorism they would recall pre-9/11 was the Oklahoma City bombing.  I think in a lot of ways that is one the many reasons why our nation has been able to thrive after its creation.  Americans aren’t afraid to dream big, for we don’t expect to ever be attacked in anyway.

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        Through the New York attacks, our nation learned in a trial by fire, what steps can be implemented in order to deal with a terrorist attack.  In all honesty though, can any city be truly prepared for a terrorist attack?  Mayor Giuliani got praise for ditching NYC’s original plan of action for a terrorist attack, and gave full leadership to the DDC.  He also helped make sure that the mess that was Lower Manhattan was dealt with at a local level, not a national level.  Who is to say this will be the proper way to deal with the next ...

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