Panelists: Pentagon could take lead role in some disasters

In discussing the magnitude of the disaster response challenge, McIntyre said the average scope of a weapon of mass destruction detonation on a U.S. city could result in 60,000 deaths and projected that as many as four weapons could be detonated at once, as the typical terrorist tactic has been to use multiple simultaneous attacks. "The enemy doesn't do onesies," he said.

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