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Americans have been shocked in the past few years to discover how vulnerable our nation is to disaster, be it terrorist attack or act of God. But what’s truly shocking, argues Flynn, is how little we have learned from the cataclysms of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. Flynn describes how we have become increasingly vulnerable to disaster by grossly neglecting the complex infrastructure that provides our water, food, health care, electricity, and transportation.

Flynn also explores what we can do about this vulnerability, as individuals and as a society. He outlines a detailed, practical program to enhance our preparedness across the board and ensure true national security. Ultimately, The Edge of Disaster is a call to make resiliency to disaster our top national priority.

Stephen Flynn is one of the world’s foremost security experts. He is a senior fellow with the National Securities Studies Program at the Council for Foreign Relations and the author of the widely-praised bestseller America the Vulnerable.

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