The Defense Department next week will simulate a devastating nuclear terrorist attack against Charleston, SC, in an exercise designed to improve military support to civil authorities dealing with the aftermath of such a catastrophe. Dubbed "Sudden Response 05," the drill -- to be conducted by the Ft. Monroe, VA-based Joint Task Force-Civil Support from Aug. 15 to 19 -- is designed to refine military procedures for managing the consequences of an attack that would inflict mass casualties and visit punishing...
