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The edge of disaster : rebuilding a resilient nation / Stephen Flynn.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Random House : in cooperation with the Council on Foreign Relations, c2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxix, 240 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 1400065518
  • 9781400065516
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.34/5250973 22
LOC classification:
  • HV551.3 .F62 2007
Contents:
1. A brittle nation -- 2. Ready to blow -- 3. Inviting disaster -- 4. Danger on the delta -- 5. Ailing foundations -- 6. The best defense is a good defense -- 7. Getting it right -- 8. Tapping the private sector -- 9. Preparing for the worst -- 10. A resilient society.
Review: "The truth is, acts of terror cannot always be prevented, and nature continues to show its fury in frighteningly unpredictable ways. Resiliency, argues Flynn, must now become our national motto. With chilling frankness and clarity, Flynn paints a vivid scenario of the threats we face within our own borders. The Edge of Disaster tells us what we can do about these threats, as individuals and as a society. The time to act is now."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-228) and index.

1. A brittle nation -- 2. Ready to blow -- 3. Inviting disaster -- 4. Danger on the delta -- 5. Ailing foundations -- 6. The best defense is a good defense -- 7. Getting it right -- 8. Tapping the private sector -- 9. Preparing for the worst -- 10. A resilient society.

"The truth is, acts of terror cannot always be prevented, and nature continues to show its fury in frighteningly unpredictable ways. Resiliency, argues Flynn, must now become our national motto. With chilling frankness and clarity, Flynn paints a vivid scenario of the threats we face within our own borders. The Edge of Disaster tells us what we can do about these threats, as individuals and as a society. The time to act is now."--BOOK JACKET.

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