1.
Poll: Almost half in U.S. creationist
TOKYO, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Japan is preparing to distribute to every household information on emergency procedures in the event of an attack by weapons of mass destruction.
The pamphlets, to be distributed in 2007, are intended to prepare people for attacks by ballistic missiles, biological or chemical weapons, and for natural disasters including earthquakes and tsunamis, Yomiuri Shimbun reported Monday.
Every local government is to formulate plans to protect citizens, including procedures for the evacuation and rescue of residents in the event of an armed attack on the nation.
The central and local governments will share responsibility for the evacuation of residents if the nation comes under attack.
Japan is following the example of other national governments. Information distributed by the Israeli government to its citizens, for example, reportedly minimized the damage caused by Iraqi missile attacks during the 1991 Gulf War.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Top News Stories | |
WILMINGTON, Del., June 3 (UPI) --
A group investigating the disappearance of Amelia Earhart concluded she died on an uninhabited Pacific island where her plane made an emergency landing in 1937.
|
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3 (UPI) --
"Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes, was honored at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards in San Francisco, the organization said.
|
If you're in the market for a car or truck it might make more sense to consider a new vehicle this year rather than a used one.
|
LAKE PARK, Fla., June 3 (UPI) --
A Florida man says he wants to install a 341-foot flagpole at the car dealership he owns in memory of the Sept. 11, 2001, victims and first-responders.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
