President George W. Bush has dispatched a shadow government of about 100 senior civilian managers to live and work secretly outside the nation's capital. This action dusts off plans to ensure survival of federal rule after a catastrophic attack on Washington.
These longstanding plans were activated not in light of a Cold War threat as they had been originally devised, but in light of fears that members of the al-Qaida terrorist network may attempt to detonate an atomic device on U.S. soil.
According to one Washington official, without a capable backup government, a nuclear attack on Washington "would be 'game over'" for the United States.
As one senior decision maker said, this is "the new reality, based on what the threat looks like," making this program a permanent feature of government as we know it.
Our nation has not only entered a new war against an enemy we cannot find, but it has in fact also entered a new Cold War with this enemy. During the Cold War, the fear of a nuclear attack was constant. Now, these fears, like these plans, have been dusted off.
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