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The New Virology by David E. Hoffman

Largely unseen by the world, two dangerous germs homed in on their targets in the spring and early summer of 2009. One was made by man to infect computers. The other was made by nature, and could infect man. The man-made virus could invade a computer running Windows, replicate itself, wreck an industrial process, hide  Read More »

Warfighters Ready For Invisible Threats

In asymmetric warfare, early detection and identification of trace level chemical and biological agents and explosive compounds is critical to rapid reaction, response, and survivability. While there are many methods currently being used that can detect these threats, none allow for the unique fingerprinting of threat agents at trace levels. A research team, led by  Read More »

U.S. Counterterror Chief: “Dirty Bomb” as Much a Risk as Biological Weapon

A senior U.S. counterterrorism official said yesterday the risk of an attack against the nation using a “dirty bomb” might be as high as that of a potential terror strike involving a biological weapon. Police officers wearing hazard materials protection suits secure an area during a 2004 exercise simulating a radiological “dirty bomb” strike at  Read More »

Wall St. Firms Warned About Bioattacks

Security officials have issued a warning to the leaders of Wall Street banks that al Qaeda terrorists in Yemen may be plotting attacks against them or their financial institutions that include the use of chemical or biological weapons.

CDC Defends Smallpox Retention

.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is defending its retention of smallpox stocks. The United States and Russia are the only countries known to possess live strains of the highly virulent variola virus that was declared eradicated from nature in 1980. The two superpowers have justified their continued retention of the potential bioterrorism  Read More »

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