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Reduction Focus Shifts From Nukes to Bio Threats

(American Forces Press Service) WASHINGTON – The 21-year-old program to reduce weapons of mass destruction in the former Soviet Union is shifting focus from nuclear to biological threats and from Russia to Southeast Asia and Africa, the assistant secretary of defense for global strategic affairs told a Senate panel yesterday. Madelyn R. Creedon said the  Read More »

Army Sees Greater Role in Anti-WMD Activities: Sources

(Global Security Newswire) The U.S. Army is examining the possibility that as operations wind down in Afghanistan, the service will will take on a growing role in efforts to combat weapons of mass destruction, Inside Defense reported on Friday. Army personnel for instance could be involved in efforts to detect and contain potential unsecured nuclear  Read More »

DARPA Is Just As Worried About A Bioterror Attack As The Pentagon

(Business Insider) This morning, the day after the Department of Defense’s number two man referred to bioterror as an inevitable threat against the United States civilian and military populations, DARPA tweeted a call for a method to disarm certain kinds of bioweapons. The solicitation — put out alongside requests for advanced magnetic imaging studies, laser  Read More »

Stockpile Vaccines Against Anthrax and Small Pox: Bio-terrorism is a Real Threat

(Huffington Post Blog) My husband and I are both New Yorkers; he is a Lieutenant serving as a proud member of New York’s Finest. We were here in New York City when the Towers came down on 9/11, memories of which are indelibly etched into our consciousness. In fact, during that time, my husband, was  Read More »

Questions Persist Over Biodefense Board’s Review of Bird Flu Research

(Global Security Newswire) A U.S. biodefense panel’s 2011 recommendation to withhold certain details from two avian influenza virus studies and its subsequent reversal of that call have prompted questions among participants and other experts over the board’s readiness to advise on future research with possible biological weapons applications, the journal Nature reported last week.