American Jewish Congress Executive Director Phil Baum issued the following statement today following the decision by Senators Jon Kyl and Dianne Feinstein to introduce legislation responding to the …
Bio-terror threat sparks US scientific interest
Increased recognition that the United States is vulnerable to major acts of terrorism against the homeland has been a cornerstone of the U.S. national security agenda in recent years. Full Story …
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Soviet-Era Work On Bioweapons Still Worrisome
A decade ago, Alik Galiyev had a promising career as one of the Soviet Union's leading biological weapons scientists. Together with his colleagues, he helped design and construct the world's …
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Impoving State and Local Agency Response to Terrorist Incidents Involving Biolog
The TRC has archived the final draft of the DoD document entitled "Impoving State and Local Agency Response to Terrorist Incidents Involving Biological Weapons" This document is in PDF format. Full …
Bioterrorism could affect U.S., West
A panel of experts debated bioterrorism's threat to the United States during a public discussion at Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering last Friday evening, raising scientific and …
A Fighting Chance Against Bio-Attack
If a terrorist launched a biological attack here today, thousands of lives could be at risk before health officials were even able to determine the nature of the problem and coordinate a response. …
Schumer: Virus showed nation unprepared for bioterrorism crisis
Last year's West Nile virus outbreak exposed gaping holes in the nation's preparedness to deal with bioterrorism, a congressional report says. Full Story …
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Ministry prepares for possible bio-terrorism at G-8 summit
The Health and Welfare Ministry has compiled a draft action plan to prepare for the possibility of an attack using biological weapons at next month's Group of Eight (G-8) summit, and has launched …
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Bioterrorism awareness pushed
City health officials yesterday asked Boston's public health board to approve a rule that would require hospitals to be part of a high-speed bioterrorism detection network. Full Story …
Bioterrorism defense under fire Doctors say military plans are wrong approach
Plague stalked the streets of Denver recently, in the form of a sham bioterrorist attack. Starting in mid-May, when fake patients started walking into city hospitals, federal officials used the …
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