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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 »

October 5, 2010
| Filed under Europe and Biological Weapons
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Notification of Single Source Cooperative Agreement Award for the World Health Organization (WHO)

August 11, 2010
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, and Countermeasures
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Russia Accuses U.S. of Violating Old Biological Weapons Treaties

MOSCOW — Russia’s Foreign Ministry released a report on Saturday accusing the United States of violating dozens of provisions of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons treaties going back about a decade, apparently in a retort to American critics of a new arms treaty, who have been accusing Russia of violating past agreements.

August 8, 2010
| Filed under Europe, North America, and Research
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Protein pill that can stop a heart attack

Scottish researchers are on the verge of a major breakthrough in developing a pill that can stop heart attacks.

July 29, 2010
| Filed under Europe and Research
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Researchers Create New Anthrax Detector

A Dutch research site announced last week that its nanotechnology specialists had created an anthrax detector that improves upon all existing systems.The sensor was developed by the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Twente. It is capable of identifying a biomarker of anthrax spores at levels 1,000 times below the concentration at which Read More »