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Congress mail threat suspect pleads not guilty to more charges

(Reuters) A registered nurse from the Portland area pleaded not guilty on Thursday to additional charges stemming from more than 100 threatening letters he is suspected of sending to members of Congress and the media in February. Christopher Carlson, 39, has been jailed without bond since his arrest at his home in Vancouver, Washington, on  Read More »

Censoring flu data could raise bioterror threat

(New Scientist) Efforts to keep science secret by “redacting” scientific papers might cause the very problems it is supposed to prevent. That was the warning from leading cyber-security specialist Bruce Schneier to a meeting of flu and security experts this week at the Royal Society in London in the wake of the decision by the  Read More »

We’re Letting Our Bioterrorism Defenses Down

(Forbes) Both Michael Chertoff, former secretary of Homeland Security, and Admiral Mike McConnell, former director of national intelligence, have said that bioterror – not a nuclear weapon – was their greatest fear when they were in office. “In terms of catastrophic attacks, bio was at the top of the list,” said Chertoff, who served from  Read More »

US agriculture waking up to agroterrorism threat

(Western Farm Press) A key to stopping agroterrorism lies in heightened awareness among growers and field workers and paying more attention to what could be suspicious activity. Speakers at an “ag crimes and terrorism” summit held at the Kearney Ag Center in Parlier offered several tips for growers and farm workers that can be used  Read More »

Anthrax Kits in 114 Million US Homes Gets FDA Scrutiny

(BusinessWeek) Making anthrax-antidote kits available to the 114 million households in the US in case of a bioterrorism attack may lead to misuse of the medicines and stir up public fears, regulatory advisers said.

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