A Broken System Case Study: Pearl Harbor Attack And 9/11

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A Broken System
Perry B Keaton

Case Study - 1
Instructor: Ryan Wentworth
October 12, 2015

A Broken System-1

Many filled that the two crucial incidents that occurred in our history could have been avoided if we had paid attention to the warning signs. Are the national systems that we are using the blame for these occurrences? There are so many questions that need to be answer to why the following g disaster had to happen. I am speaking in reference to the Pearl Harbor Attack and 9/11.

After reading the report that was issue from the attack on Pearl Harbor I have come to the conclusion that biggest issue of concern was the lack of attention demonstrated by National incident Management system. To my understanding from

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