Report - Flu Pandemic Biggest Threat To UK

[TonyGosling]

So is this a British version of Benjamin Fulford's SARS? I hope not!

A flu pandemic NOT TERROR is our biggest threat, says Brown
By JAMES CHAPMAN - 19th March 2008

The greatest threat facing Britain is neither a terror attack nor climate change...but a flu pandemic, Gordon Brown said yesterday.

It could kill 750,000 people and spread to this country at record speed, he told MPs....


Cover-up: Office staff during a 1950s flu outbreak

The first-ever national security strategy, published yesterday after several months' delay, claimed the Government had drawn up plans for dealing with such a huge death toll, as well as other potential national emergencies such as terror strikes, extreme flooding, cyber-attacks and climate change.

It proposed creating a modern-day Dad's Army of volunteers to deal with a flu pandemic, evacuate the elderly in the event of a flood or help in the aftermath of a terrorist attack.

The new "civil defence network" would be modelled on the ARPs, who patrolled the streets during World War Two bombing raids.

A separate 1,000-strong civilian force, made up of emergency service workers and judges, is to be created to assist failing states and help rebuild countries emerging from conflict.

A "register of risks" – a regularly updated assessment of the dangers facing Britain – is also to be published.

The Cabinet Office strategy report said that would enable communities to "prepare better" for potential disasters.

A large section of the report conceded that Britain faces a "serious and sustained" threat from al-Qaeda and other suicide bombers and others prepared to use chemical, biological and nuclear weapons in the name of Islam.

But it concluded that a flu pandemic posed a graver danger. The Government is to work with international health bodies on early warning systems and preparing vaccines ahead of an outbreak.

Mass graves, inflatable mortuaries, 24-hour cremations and "express" funerals could all be used.............