"Al Qaeda terrorists still plot to inflict catastrophic harm on America, and he's worried that someone won't read them their rights," she said, a little chillingly.

"We will act and act decisively, before gathering threats can inflict catastrophic harm on the American people."

Acknowledge that any use of nuclear weapons would cause catastrophic humanitarian harm.

But at another point he added, "To say that we can't protect against everything doesn't mean that we shouldn't protect against those that can cause us catastrophic harm."

The CEBR view is at odds with the view of many City analysts, who predict catastrophic economic harm if the single currency falls apart.

And with the spread of weapons that can bring catastrophic harm to our country and to our friends, it would be reckless to accept the status quo.

In fighting a war on terror, we are determined to oppose every source of catastrophic harm that threatens our country, our friends, and our allies.

It's hard to remember now, but the question of when states were obliged to prevent or limit catastrophic harm was a burning question in the 1990's.

What's new is the recognition that, for all the strengths of the American food system, a breakdown at any point on the farm-to-table spectrum can cause catastrophic harm to the health of consumers and great disruption and economic loss to the food industry.

She added, "Although the decision narrowly focused on the devastating impact on teens and families of two-parent notification laws, the case will put before the Supreme Court the unrefuted record of the catastrophic harm caused by parental consent."