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Judge explains decision to deny bond for 4 Ga. men suspected of plotting …

(Washington Post) They said the charges accusing them of plotting to use guns, explosives and the biological toxin ricin against federal employees are overblown. The four men were arrested in early November after at least seven months of surveillance by the informant, …

Risk Experts Convene on Environment, Engineering and Security

(Newswise) South Carolina, in early December to present new studies and scientific approaches to support decision making on chemical, food safety, public health, communications, engineering, bioterrorism, climate change and other risks facing human health, …

Aum Shinrikyo Member Loses Last Appeal of Death Sentence

(GSN Daily News) A Japanese cult member on Monday saw his last appeal of an execution sentence for his role in the 1995 Tokyo subway nerve agent attacks dismissed by Japan’s Supreme Court, Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN, March 8). Seichi Endo is the final member of Aum Shinrikyo to be sentenced for involvement in  Read More »

Bioterror fears could block crucial flu research

(New Scientist) “The benefits of publishing this work do not outweigh the dangers of showing others how to replicate it,” says Thomas Ingelsby of the Center for Biosecurity at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, which has long warned of bioterror risks. …

Fact Sheet: East Asia Summit

(White House.gov Press Office) At the East Asia Summit (EAS) held on November 19 in Bali, Indonesia, President Obama and other Asia-Pacific leaders discussed the importance of cooperation on the region’s most pressing political and security challenges, including maritime security, non-proliferation, and disaster response.  President Obama’s participation in the EAS was the first by a  Read More »

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