Stephen Flynn: The Edge of Disaster: Rebuilding a Resilient Nation

March 19, 2007 / 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

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John McQuaid - The Washington PostFlynn brings considerable experience to the issue, from a stint as a Coast Guard officer to his current perch at the Council on Foreign Relations, where he studies homeland security issues. His argument is straightforward and sensible: We need to build “resiliency” into the systems that make modern American life possible — transportation, communications, trade, basic infrastructure and government agencies. Our leaders lecture us that future disasters are inevitable, and they’re right. So we’d better start figuring out how to take a punch. By intelligently marshaling our resources before catastrophes occur, we can cushion almost any blow.