Since 2000, the United States has been faced with an unprecedented series of natural and man-made disasters and threats that have generated concerns about the government’s ability to respond to future emergencies.
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A truck drives through the Alataw Pass Comprehensive Bonded Zone in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala in Xinjiang, the Alataw Pass borders Kazakhstan. (Getty Images)