Combating Terrorism: Analysis of Potential Emergency Response Equipment and Sustainment Costs
NSIAD-99-151
Published: Jun 09, 1999. Publicly Released: Jul 12, 1999.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO determined the potential cost of equipping and maintaining the capability of cities to respond to a terrorist incident involving a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear device (CBRN), focusing on the: (1) views of federal, state, and local officials on equipment they believed would provide various levels of capability to respond to a CBRN incident; and (2) potential procurement and sustainment costs of these items.
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Combating terrorismContract costsEmergency preparednessEmergency responseEmergency response personnelEquipment maintenanceExplosivesstate relationsGovernment owned equipmentHazardous substancesHomeland securityNational defense operationsTechnical assistanceTerrorismWeapons of mass destruction