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Why did it take 17 months after Sept. 11, 2001, to urge people to prepare for another attack?

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Why did it take 17 months after Sept. 11, 2001, to urge people to prepare for another attack?

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Information about disaster preparedness was available on the Internet and in government offices well before the Sept. 11 attacks. But most people haven’t read it. Officials decided that the latest terrorism alert warranted asking the news media to pass on the message that people should prepare.