Comments on: WMD Commission Report Highlights Role Of Citizen In Preparing And Protecting Nation

By: U.S. House Legislation Introduced Today Would Require Govt. To Better Inform Public On WMD’s

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:52:58 +0000

[...] most interest to this blog, the bill has several provisions that deal specifically with public information, a significant focus of the WMD Commission report and its chairman Bob [...]

By: Top DHS Official Says U.S. Has “To Start Thinking Very Seriously About What We Would Actually Do The Day After [A Nuclear Or Biological] Attack” — And Explain To Public We Could Recover

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:33:43 +0000

[...] will aim to improve U.S. efforts to prevent, deter, detect, and respond to a WMD attack. In its final report, the Commission emphasized the need to educate the public on these threats along the lines that O’Toole mentioned in her [...]

By: In New Video, WMD Commission’s Graham & Talent Ask “Why Werenâ€™t H1N1 Vaccines Available For Children Before School Started?”; Urge Public To Push Officials To Improve Nation’s Capability To Produce Vaccines

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:12:30 +0000

[...] resources are available atÂ www.FasterVaccines.org.Â It is part of the Commission’s effort to engage citizens on issues of bioterrorism and weapons of mass [...]

By: In Interview, Terror Alert Task Force Co-Chair Townsend Says U.S. Will Still Need New Plan With Specifics On What & How To Inform Public About Threats Even After Color Scheme Is Chosen; Expresses Disappointment Media Organizations Declined To Offer In

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:54:08 +0000

[...] of something WMD Commission Chair Bob GrahamÂ told me earlier this year. His panel’s reportÂ urged the government to better inform and engage the public on the WMD threats. However, when the Commission looked for something to recommend, he recalled, it couldn’t [...]

By: As “WMD” Bill Is Introduced And Terror Suspect Is Indicted For Conspiracy To Use “WMD,” Does The Term “WMD” Need To Be Clarified For Public?

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:16:39 +0000

[...] a bill that would implement many of the extensive recommendations of the commission’s report, World at Risk. “The mental images of mushroom clouds and nuclear blasts are powerful and frightening,” [...]

By: New Bill Would Require U.S. Provide Better WMD Terror Threat/Evacuation Info To Public; Legislation Would Codify Recommendations Of Commission

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:58:14 +0000

[...] Commission’s report put a special emphasis on the public’s role in WMD preparedness. In fact,Â The reportâ€™s final chapter, titledÂ â€œThe Role of the Citizenâ€, recommends that [...]

By: Leading Homeland Security Public Communications Expert Appointed Executive Director Of WMD Commission

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:09:24 +0000

[...] I have written before, the Report gaveÂ a refreshingly significant amount of attentionÂ on the role of the citizen. (In fact, “Role of the Citizen”Â is the title of its [...]

By: Informing Public On Potential Threats Is “Urgent” Priority, WMD Commission Chair Bob Graham Says In Interview

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:31:36 +0000

[...] WMD commission released a report,Â “World At Risk,”Â late last year which I have written about on the blog previously.Â Its last chapter,Â “Role of the Citizen”,Â emphasizes the important role of the [...]

By: Should We Change The Definition of “Weapons of Mass Destruction” (WMD’s) So Public Understands Threats Better?

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:01:00 +0000

[...] late last year by the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism. As I wrote previously,Â ”World At Risk” includes a refreshingly significant focus on the role of the citizen [...]