Hairball, you are right... but I do not know that worry is the word i would use. This is something we should all be concerned about. I am not worried about it per-se.
I understand the need to have training and a network in place, but the primary problem I see here is the time to act. I question the effectiveness of this increase in domestic response.
As it stands right now, the order of response would be Local police and first responders, SERT teams and Task forces teams, then followed by the government teams, national guard and others. The SERT and Task force teams now in place have the network ready and in place to be mobilized at a moments notice. For a CBRNE force to be called into action it would be a very large-scale event. Maybe the government should send more money to where it will do the most good, ie to the emergency services, as we will be there first any-way, and working on the dispatch network and training for the national guard. I see no reason why national guardsmen should not be dispatchable via a network not unlike the first responder network, after all they are local, and trained. The National guard it well equipped to handle large scale national disasters, but as it is a national force, it is hindered what is required to activate it. It is not automatic, and I do not know that it should be. Local leaders should have the wherewithal and the knowledge to know when the request should be made, if at all. WHen called for though, the response should be direct and expedient.
