You’ll recall that a new report found that the Pentagon is not ready to respond if America is attacked with chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. Well, the Pentagon now says that they are ready, kind of:

The Pentagon on Friday insisted it is ready to respond to a chemical, biological or nuclear attack inside the United States, rejecting an independent panel’s criticism of its preparations…. “We are prepared to respond,” McHale said. “We are not prepared to respond with the speed, the efficiency and the effectiveness that we intend to achieve.”

So they’re currently slow, inefficient and ineffective, but other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, they’re ready. Well I know I feel better.