Behind the simulated explosions and mock chemical weapon attacks yesterday morning was one message: The region’s terrorism response team is training hard to be ready. A drill staged by the San Diego Metropolitan Medical Strike Team at the Del Mar Fairgrounds went smoothly. A make-believe nerve gas device was deactivated. Pretend hostages were rescued and treated. “The team was established in response to the Oklahoma City federal building bombing and the (gas attack) at a Tokyo subway station,” David Ott, co-director of the strike team, said of the 1995 incidents. Full Story