The Fire Department has set up its first-ever terror school, where New York's Bravest are studying how to respond to almost unimaginable attacks, the Daily News has learned. The 33 students - top fire …
CIA chief plays down Olympic terror threat
CIA director George Tenet believes there is no reason to worry prematurely that the Athens Olympics in August will be hit by a terrorist attack. "Let's not worry prematurely," he told the Ta Nea …
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Australia stages mock terror attack
Australia has embarked on its largest counter-terrorism exercise, staging a mock bomb attack on the prime minister's car and an oil rig takeover as the government plans a review to boost security at …
Al-Qaida's No. 2 Claims to Have Nukes
Osama bin Laden's terror network claims to have bought ready-made nuclear weapons on the black market in central Asia, the biographer of al-Qaida's No. 2 leader was quoted as telling an Australian …
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American College of Radiology Resource Prepares Medical Professionals for Radiological Terrorist Attack
A year of heightened terrorism alerts, repeated government warnings of the likelihood of new terrorist attacks in U.S., possibly including the "use of a radiological dispersion device as well as …
Guantánamo Detainees Deliver Intelligence Gains
Military officials say prisoners at the detention center here have provided a stream of intelligence to interrogators during the past two years, including detailed information about Al Qaeda's …
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GAO to probe cargo security initiatives
Spurred by the security concerns of a bipartisan group of lawmakers, the General Accounting Office has launched an investigation into the effectiveness of two Bush administration initiatives aimed at …
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Senators' report faults CIA on Iraq Shaky data became firm warnings, panel says
A classified Senate investigative report says U.S. intelligence agencies turned vague, incomplete information into firm warnings about the threat posed by Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. The report …
Madrid Attacks Spur Olympic Terror Fears
Greece asked NATO on Friday to help safeguard the Olympics after the deadly train bombings in Madrid heightened worldwide concern about safety at major sports events. Bomb squads and dogs joined …
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Greece Seeks More Security for Olympics
Greece asked NATO on Friday for help with Olympic security as nervous authorities deployed bomb squads and sniffer dogs at railroad stations after the deadly bombings in Spain. Greek officials had …
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