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Cold War-style preparedness could help fight future pandemics

  • Written by Alex Bitterman, Professor of Architecture and Design, Alfred State College of Technology, The State University of New York
Cold War-style preparedness could help fight future pandemicsAir raid wardens in Washington, D.C., conduct a practice air raid.Office for Emergency Management, Office of War Information/National Archives

A key group of allies is missing in the U.S. effort to face the coronavirus pandemic: the American people.

In the wake of World War II and during the Cold War, the U.S. was the world’s best at planning...

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