Terrorism risks in rural and frontier America.

Policy for the safety of the United States must include an awareness of the importance of rural and frontier areas to urban areas. Water, power, and food are not available in sufficient amounts to support urban areas and are routinely shipped in from rural areas. National plans should address the in...

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Published in:	IEEE Engineering in medicine and biology magazine 21, 5 (2002).
Main Author:	Stamm, B.H
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Emergency Medical Service. HAZMAT teams. Metropolitan Statistical Area. United States. Base population. Climate considerations. Critical access. Decontamination units. Disasters. Food. Frontier America. Frontier areas. Geographical considerations. Health professions shortage area. Health workers. Highway systems. Increased burdens. Median income. Medically underserved area. National plans. Operating costs. Policy. Power. Public transportation. Regional hospitals. Regional infrastructure. Rural America. Rural areas. Safety. Safety workers. Telecommunications network. Terrorism risks. Terrorist attacks. Urban areas. Water.