Newsweek: Exclusive: As Washington DC Faces Coronavirus Spike, Secret Military Task Force Prepares to Secure the Capital
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser yesterday ordered a one-month extension of the state of emergency, as cases in the region grow at a rapid pace. Federal officials in the nation's capital expect a New York-like epidemic in the District, Maryland and Virginia, one that could potentially cripple the government.
"No one wants to talk evacuation, especially when there's nowhere to go," says a senior military officer working on continuity of government planning; he requested anonymity because he is not authorized to speak on the record.
But a little-known military task force charged with evacuating Washington has already been activated, a task force charged with the most sensitive government mission of "securing" Washington in the face of attackers, foreign and domestic—and if necessary, moving White House and other key government offices to alternate locations.
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Update: Pentagon Readying Force to Deploy in Streets of Washington, DC to Enforce Martial Law - Reports (Sputnik)
WNU Editor: No one should be surprised that options on what to do in a "worst case scenario" in Washington DC are being examined and discussed. Washington is after-all the seat of the U.S. Federal government, and a New York city style epidemic in Washington DC will cripple the government. As for imposing martial law as the above post from Sputnik is saying, I doubt it, but I do see the relocation of key White House and other key government offices to alternate locations if that does happen. We are truly in uncharted territory right now.
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