Pentagon Certifies Four More WMD Civil Support Teams

By Thomas Duffy / January 11, 2002 at 5:00 AM
The Defense Department today announced the certification of four more weapons of mass destruction civil support teams. The teams are from the Arizona, Idaho, Kentucky and South Carolina National Guard. The National Guard teams have been created by DOD to help civil authorities prepare for potential domestic attacks involving weapons of mass destruction. Congress authorized 10 teams in fiscal year 1999, 17 in FY-00, and five more in FY-01. The newly certified teams are among the 17 authorized for FY-00,...

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