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She’d never worn a police uniform, but came armed with a Harvard Law degree, an insatiable thirst for secrets, and high performance marks
When unidentified drones recently flew over Ft. McNair, a residential military base in Washington, D.C. where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had moved for security concerns this year, it made real the possibility of an Iranian retaliation on American soil.
The threats, soon after the joint U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran in early March, weren’t exclusive to this base. At bases in Florida and New Jersey, the military elevated its force protection protocol to “Charlie,” the highest alert before an actual attack, according to The Washington Post.
The FBI also warned police departments in California that Iran could retaliate for American attacks by launching drones at the West Coast, according to an alert reviewed by ABC News.
As the military ramps up security protocols to address threats, so do cities and municipalities. But the nation’s largest city, New York City, has a much, much greater capacity to head off threats, and the leadership with experience to match.
