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Russian Official Warns of Terrorists’ WMD Aspirations

Extremist organizations continue to pursue acquisition of weapons of mass destruction, a senior Russian security official said today (see GSN, Sept. 21). Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev during a security forum in Sochi that “global terrorism is characterized by intentions to possess mass destruction weapons,” ITAR-Tass reported. “Terrorists are seeking to get access to  Read More »

Extremists Warn of Biological Strike in India

An extremist entity indicated it would carry out a biological strike on the Indian state of Assam if its backers were not released within 24 hours, Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency reported yesterday (see GSN, Sept. 3, 2008).

Livermore Lab to Work on WMD Plume Tracking

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California is set to collaborate with the owner of roughly 8,000 U.S. weather tracking posts on a system to assess the movement of potentially lethal materials following a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear strike, the San Francisco Business Times reported yesterday (see GSN, June 30, 2008). Maryland-based AWS Convergence  Read More »

GAO Urges More Tracking of Pentagon Anti-WMD Spending

The U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a report yesterday that the Defense Department does not adequately track the level of its resources expressly focused on stopping the spread of weapons of mass destruction (see GSN, Sept. 16). Congressional auditors carried out their study of counterproliferation efforts conducted by the Pentagon and other agencies at  Read More »

Wave Technology Studied For WMD Detection

Scientists in New York are preparing new detection technology that uses terahertz wave technology to “see through” apparel and packages that could be hiding biological or chemical weapons materials, United Press International reported Monday.

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