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Pentagon to Detail Troops to Bolster Domestic Security
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Pentagon to Detail Troops to Bolster Domestic Security
washingtonpost.com — Washington Post Staff Writers Monday, December 1, 2008; A01 The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed... troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic ... (more) Pentagon to Detail Troops to Bolster Domestic Security
Pentagon to detail plan to bolster security
msnbc.msn.com — The U.S. military expects to field 20,000 uniformed troops inside the country by 2011, to respond to... a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe, Pentagon officials say. (more) Pentagon to detail plan to bolster security
New Pentagon Policy Says
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The Military to have more Domestic Security Responsibilities?
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — Via WaPo: Pentagon to Detail Troops to Bolster Domestic Security The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe, according to Pentagon officials. The long-planned shift in the Defense Department’s role in homeland security was recently backed with funding and troop commitments after years of prodding by Congress and outside experts, defense analysts said. While the ...

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slacktivist — ... The U.S. military, so far, doesn't seem to be planning to quarter these troops in private homes, but according to The Washington Post: ...

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