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<p>Add another level of gut-breaking fear: Your only son and your eldest daughter are on a school bus somewhere between you and Ground Zero. What do you do?</p> <p>Role change: Now you're a cop, a guy with a gas mask and a gun. Police headquarters is a crater doused with persistent nerve gas. Based on crazed radio chatter, you conclude the business district (where your wife works) is littered with the dead and dying. The hospital's emergency room is already swamped with the violently ill.</p>

The world's nuclear club is expanding.

HOMELAND INSECURITY 1-on-1 terrorism defense gains popularity WND reporter takes 'Survive a Violent Encounter' training FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Anna Saracini was walking to her car alone at night when she noticed a strange man coming toward her on the sidewalk. The attractive blonde gave him a wide berth, but the man soon fixed his attention on her. Every time Anna turned, he turned in the same direction. With adrenaline pumping and the fight-or-flight response kicking in, Anna could sense she was about to become the victim of a violent attack. But in this case, it was the man who...

About 30 Nuuanu residents have been warned that another large boulder -- like the one that killed a 26-year-old woman in her sleep nearly two weeks ago -- could tumble down on their homes. At the request of attorney Steven Hisaka, who represents a retired Pacific Heights couple who own the land where the boulder is located, Oahu Civil Defense Agency staffers and volunteers canvassed homes yesterday on Henry Street. The workers passed out flyers warning of another large boulder that, if dislodged, could tumble onto the people and homes below. On Aug. 9, a five-ton boulder rolled down the...