Pentagon Expands Military Response to Terrorist Attacks Against U.S. Cities

By Jason Sherman / May 17, 2005 at 5:00 AM
The Defense Department is expanding its ability to support civil authorities in the event of massive terrorist attacks against multiple American cities, according to a senior Pentagon official. Paul Wolfowitz, the recently departed deputy defense secretary, in one of his last acts in the Pentagon approved a classified "execute order" for the U.S. military to be prepared to respond to more than a single domestic attack involving chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear weapon, according to the senior official. The order...

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