A team run by the U.S. Special Operations Command consisting "of specially trained special forces soldiers able to search out and take offensive action against suspected nuclear, chemical or biological weapons sites, offer force protection for U.S. soldiers nearby and 'consequence management,’ like enforcing quarantines" would cost about $500 million a year.

$100 million would fund the establishment of a "force of former intelligence retirees who could be recalled to duty instantly when a surge capacity of intelligence workers is needed" and who would meet "at least once a year and participate in counter-terror intelligence exercises."

In addition, at a cost of $20 million, the DSB recommends bringing together two dozen "creative, highly respected analysts -- and even people like author Tom Clancy who show a talent for dreaming up possible scenarios of destruction -- who would plan 'as terrorists might' ways to attack the U.S. homeland and forces overseas... [T]he panel would report their detailed plans to the CIA director. They would also report on what to look for in someone who is planning such an attack -- what materials are being purchased, what countries are being visited, and who would be contacted."