Be Prepared

Attachés are our eyes and ears in trouble spots around the globe

Published November 10, 2004

'What if...?' It was a question Colonel Ian Nicholls asked himself daily as Canada's military attaché to eight Central American countries from 1998-2001. He got his answer on Oct. 27, 1998 when Hurricane Mitch delivered deadly winds and torrential rains that caused flash floods and mudslides. The storm leveled already shaky infrastructure, downed communications systems, cut off access to roads, and ultimately...

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