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Welcoming Address
Pages 5-6

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... He cautioned, however, that, although using UGFs to protect vital infrastructures seems both obvious and direct for those familiar with them, the topic requires much more investigation before a national initiative to use UGFs to protect critical infrastructures can be recommended. To some degree, the image of UGFs goes back to the Cold War when bomb shelters were to be used in the event of a nuclear attack on the United States.
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... Gen. Curtin concluded by outlining his expectations for the workshop: identifying the missions and functions for which UGFs may be usefi~1 in supporting infrastructure; assessing the costs and benefits of going underground; flagging issues that need further evaluation; and, most important, bringing together government and the private sector to propose initiatives to the National Research Council and the PCCIP's successor organization.
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