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100	1		_aSINGH Ravinder
245			_aCritical military logistics redeployed to save lives / _cRavinder Singh
260			_c2007
520			_aNatural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding, and volcanic eruptions can quickly overwhelm the resources of local civil forces. Large scale loss of life, injuries, displacement, and the destruction of infrastructure can result in human suffering on a massive scale. Military forces have the skills, personnel, equipment, and material to move quickly to offer assistance. But sometimes the scale of the disasters can be too great even for national armed forces to respond effectively; at that point international assistance is required. This article looks at regional disaster response capabilities, and why calling in foreign military assistance can be such a tricky decision.
650			_aDISASTER RESPONSE
650			_aLOGISTICS
650			_aARMED FORCES _xHUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
773			_aAsian Defence and Diplomacy : _gVol 14 No 10, October 2007, pp.6-12
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