Jim, when you were engaged in the “Winter” scenarios, what was the time lapse between threat identification and finally taking the correct albeit late response? That is if you are not bound by an NDA.
How does that compare to current events?
The leaders in the Dark Winter scenario were undone by their fear of screwing up. In an epidemic, by the time proof beyond a reasonable doubt for an intervention is available, the next generation of cases are already infected and incubating.
Our present leaders are not driven by fear. They are driven by ideology in general, and by hatred of America specifically.
I don’t think the two situations are comparable.