Ten Steps to Disaster

February 1993. A federal raid on a religious group on the outskirts of Waco, Texas leaves ten people dead. It triggers a 51-day siege that ends with a further 76 deaths, including 25 children. In the wake of the tragedy, the question arises: Could the FBI and the ATF have brought a more peaceful resolution to the standoff? From the initial conceptualization of the raid to the gassing of the compound seven weeks later, we examine ten critical mistakes made by multiple agencies against the Branch Davidians and its leader David Koresh.