TERROR SIMULATION
October 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EMERGENCY response networks that have been built up across the European Union (EU) in the wake of the September 11 disaster are being tested next week in Brussels' first ever civil protection exercise.Euratox 2002 will simulate a terror attack involving radiological and chemical fall-out and be staged at a French military camp at Canjuers, Var, Côte-d'Azur. Coordinated by the European Commission, its objective is to test national emergency aid control channels and Brussels' Monitoring and Information Centre, which will request assistance from ...
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