America Now

America Now
By: Casey Driskill
America has long been called the most powerful nation, but are we really as secure as we think. America has many nuclear weapons and could destroy any opposing country. Our military is sizable and so are our navy and marine forces, but America is not ready for any type of Biological, Chemical, or nuclear attacks. “Before September eleventh, the threat of an attack with weapons of mass destruction was just theoretical” says Janet Williams, a reporter from the BBC news station.
In a survey carried out by a team from West Virginia University before September eleventh, thirty (30) U.S. hospitals were contacted at random. A total of twenty six (26) said they would only be able to handle a maximum of fifteen (15) victims in the event of a bio-terror attack. Twenty two (22) of those hospitals revealed they would not be able to handle a chemical or nuclear attack. It is apparent that America would not be able to handle the amount of casual...