Mass disasters

Having immersed yourself as a student of public policy, is it feasible for the federal, state and local levels of government to provide 99.9% protection from terrorist attacks, man-made disasters, and natural disasters?

Is the creation of the National Response Plan, the National Incident Management System, and the Department of Homeland Security the step in the right direction, or is the government responding to political forces to appear that they are making progress in the protection of its citizens? 

What policy changes or solution would you recommend to address these issues?

Discussion Participation Tips 

Your initial post should be a logical and thoughtful response to questions posted and typically should be at least 250 words. Please participate in the discussion at least once by the first Sunday of the module. After posting, you should return to this discussion area and post at least two responses to posts made by your classmates during the remaining week(s) of the module. However, if you want to contribute more responses, please do. Your follow up posts should be reflective in nature and may require research and analysis to draw others into an in-depth conversation. Be sure to use  to cite sources when putting forth the ideas, opinions, and facts of others.