Kids get a lot of lip service in disaster planning, but they tend to get far fewer resources than they need. The mantra of 'children are our most valuable resource' is almost never matched by actual funding.

Disasters like Oklahoma City and 9/11 were time-limited. The children who were affected psychologically could go to a place of normalcy.

Police officers and firemen are so visible in their daily work, there's no mistaking they're there - and that presence makes people feel secure.

The reality is that it's harder to recruit pediatric subspecialists if you're not recruiting them for a children's hospital.

Every school should have well-rehearsed emergency response protocols covering a variety of possible scenarios, from fire to armed intruders. Schools should have good lines of communications with local emergency response officials and practice those relationships in drills and special exercises.

Kids get a lot of lip service in disaster planning, but they tend to get far fewer resources than they need. The mantra of 'children are our most valuable resource' is almost never matched by actual funding.

There's detailed information on how to assemble a nuclear weapon from parts. There's books about how to build a nuclear bomb.