The use of weapons of mass destruction or natural disasters, such as earthquakes, will often have more casualties because:
a. They cause the most widespread destruction.
b. Victims have little time to make evacuation preparations.
c. Those with chronic conditions cannot escape in time.
d. The early warning systems are not effective.
B
The use of weapons of mass destruction or natural disasters, such as earthquakes, will often have more casualties because victims have little time to make evacuation preparations. The other an-swers are false.
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