Planning for catastrophe

The World


The US has been planning for catastrophe on a national scale since the beginning of the Cold War, and the advent of the nuclear age. Today the US and the world face a very different challenge, with the new coronavirus. But the approach is similar. Author Garrett Graff examined this intersection between national security and national emergency in his book “Raven Rock.” Host Marco Werman speaks with Graff.

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