http://www.hlswatch.com/2006/08/18/book-review-unconquerable-nation/ News and analysis of critical issues in homeland security today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:03:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.hlswatch.com/2006/08/18/book-review-unconquerable-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-17116 More Monday Night Links « PurpleSlog Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:30:08 +0000 http://www.hlswatch.com/2006/08/18/book-review-unconquerable-nation/#comment-17116 [...] HomeLand Security Watch: Book review: ‘Unconquerable Nation’: The federal government’s decision to tell citizens to go on living their lives, offering only the vague admonition to be vigilant, has “encouraged dependency,” rather than “promoting self-reliance,” Jenkins says. He argues that there needs to be a much strong commitment to public education on homeland security, and that doesn’t mean websites and pamphlets. Instead, he says: We need to aggressively educate the public through all media, in the classrooms, at town halls, in civic meetings, through professional organizations, and in volunteer groups. This means more than speeches in front of the American flag. The basic course should include how to deal with the spectrum of threats we face, from “dirty bombs” to natural epidemics, with the emphasis on sound, easy-to-understand science aimed at dispelling mythology and inoculating the community against alarming rumors and panic. [...] [...] HomeLand Security Watch: Book review: ‘Unconquerable Nation’: The federal government’s decision to tell citizens to go on living their lives, offering only the vague admonition to be vigilant, has “encouraged dependency,” rather than “promoting self-reliance,” Jenkins says. He argues that there needs to be a much strong commitment to public education on homeland security, and that doesn’t mean websites and pamphlets. Instead, he says: We need to aggressively educate the public through all media, in the classrooms, at town halls, in civic meetings, through professional organizations, and in volunteer groups. This means more than speeches in front of the American flag. The basic course should include how to deal with the spectrum of threats we face, from “dirty bombs” to natural epidemics, with the emphasis on sound, easy-to-understand science aimed at dispelling mythology and inoculating the community against alarming rumors and panic. [...]

]]> http://www.hlswatch.com/2006/08/18/book-review-unconquerable-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-12421 William R. Cumming Sat, 19 Aug 2006 15:48:36 +0000 http://www.hlswatch.com/2006/08/18/book-review-unconquerable-nation/#comment-12421 The book's analysis of "Enlisting the Public" is parallel by conclusions reached in a study completed in 2002 by CSIS entitled "CIVIL SECURITY" headed by Amanda Dory. The only real analysis of citizen involvement and preparedness since 9/11 the study documented the need to work hard on individual and family preparedness and reject the old civil defense paradigms that were rejected by the public largely because strategic doctrine had shifted to mutual assured destruction (MAD). Citizen Corps and CERT teams need better funding and organization but they are a good start. The book’s analysis of “Enlisting the Public” is parallel by conclusions reached in a study completed in 2002 by CSIS entitled “CIVIL SECURITY” headed by Amanda Dory. The only real analysis of citizen involvement and preparedness since 9/11 the study documented the need to work hard on individual and family preparedness and reject the old civil defense paradigms that were rejected by the public largely because strategic doctrine had shifted to mutual assured destruction (MAD). Citizen Corps and CERT teams need better funding and organization but they are a good start.

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