The most striking thing to us is that the size of the problem still totally dwarfs the policy response. We have no greater fear than a terrorist who is inside the United States with a nuclear weapon. The consequences of such an attack would be catastrophic for our people, for our economy, for our liberties.
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It's very disappointing, ... All we're trying to do is make the public safer.Thomas Kean
There are many things that people think have been done that simply haven't been done. Our leadership has been distracted in this country. Some of the failures are shocking.
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The question will be whether the guy at the top in charge of intelligence has any real budget authority. If he doesn't, it's not real. I think the good part of the week was the President's statement that he's open to change.
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Whether it's a chemical attack or a nuclear attack or an earthquake in San Francisco, it's largely the same response. And this is proof that we still haven't got it right.
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This is not a terrorist incident, but it brings into play all of the same issues and shortcomings, ... What makes you mad is that it's the same things we saw on 911. Whoever is responsible for acting in these places hasn't acted. Are they going to do it now What else has to happen for people to act
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We felt it was absolutely vital. We had certainly hoped it would have been up and running a long time ago.
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