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National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2003 Chapman & Valley	Terrorism Insurance: Why Owners Are Balking Not all property owners are buying coverage. Many landlords who believe their properties pose a low risk for a terrorist attack are declining to accept coverage because they think it's too pricey or unnecessary. The repurcussions of this are felt throughout the industry.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2003 Thomas Bisacquino	A Much-Needed Morale Boost For more than a year, organizations representing commercial real estate owners pressed for enactment of The Terrorism Insurance Act of 2002. The bill, signed into law by President George W. Bush late last year, gives the industry a shot of optimism needed for a faster recovery.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Matt Hudgins	Capital Hill Rallies To Extend TRIA A week after suicide bombers killed 57 people at U.S.-branded hotels in Jordan, leaders introduced legislation to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002. That's good news for U.S. businesses, roughly half of which have added terrorism coverage to their property insurance.
National Real Estate Investor June 20, 2003 Parke Chapman	Manhattan Landlord Stalls Lenders In Terrorism Insurance Dispute The New York Supreme Court has ruled that two lenders cannot hold the owner of 4 Times Square, a major Manhattan office building, in default for not buying adequate terrorism insurance.
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2005 Parke Chapman	Terrorism Abroad Elevates Case for TRIA Ripple effects from the terrorist attacks in London last month have bolstered the case for extending government-backed terrorism insurance in the United States.
Entrepreneur July 2007 Jacquelyn Lynn	Terror Target? Find out if you need coverage in case of a terrorist attack.
Knowledge@Wharton May 7, 2003	To Pay or Not to Pay: Business Weighs the Cost of Terrorism Coverage Nearly two years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, businesses continue to evaluate the threat of another catastrophe and try to gauge their own exposure to it.
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2002 Chris De Reza	Keeping an Eye on Insurance Over the past year, rising insurance premiums, reduced capacity and increasingly restrictive coverage have pushed insurance to the forefront for many participants in, and observers of, the real estate industry.
CFO Russ Banham	Pray As You Go Without a government safety net, companies are left with little coverage against terrorist attacks...
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2005 Matt Hudgins	Who Will Bear the Risk of Terror? Insurance policyholders in 47 states are in jeopardy of losing coverage on terrorism-related losses after Dec. 31 of this year. The construction, purchase and leasing of new buildings and shopping malls, etc., could be cancelled or postponed if the federal backstop expires.
National Defense November 2004 Robert H. Williams	Troops Can Have a Cool Drink in Chem-Bio Attack A portable reservoir hydration system that can be used during chemical and biological weapon attacks recently entered the marketplace.
National Defense March 2005 Harold Kennedy	Homeland Defense The Defense Department's agency in charge of developing chemical and biological defense technologies is shifting its focus from large-scale incidents on the battlefield to small-scale terrorist attacks against civilians.
IEEE Spectrum September 2006 Charles Perrow	Shrink The Targets Human nature can better withstand a dozen small disasters than a single great one, even if the casualty total is the same. Protecting America's big targets is next to impossible; we should instead downsize them to make them less consequential and easier to protect.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2003 Traci Purdum	Preparing For The Worst Turbulent times call for manufacturers to assess their risks when it comes to potential terrorist attacks.
National Defense August 2005 Joe Pappalardo	New Science, Strategy Needed to Protect Bases The military is launching a new effort, including equipment purchases, scientific studies and research initiatives, to guard military bases, supply hubs and civilian installations against biological, chemical, radiological or nuclear strikes.
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2005 David E. Simon	Ensuring Terror Insurance Continues The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act is currently set to expire on Dec. 31, 2005 creating a great deal of uncertainty for real estate owners and the insurance marketplace.
National Defense February 2005 Harold Kennedy	Military Officials Warn Al Qaeda Determined To Attack With WMD Most attacks probably would be small-scale, incorporating improvised delivery systems and easily produced chemicals, toxins or radiological substances.
National Defense June 2009 Erwin & Magnuson	7 Deadly Myths About Weapons of Terror Seven noteworthy misconceptions associated with weapons of terror.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2004 Mark Mahorney	The Cost of Terrorism What does insurers' exposure to terrorism really mean to investors?
National Defense June 2007 Stew Magnuson	National Guard, Army Chemical Units Criticized for Being Untrained, Unprepared Acute shortages of equipment and personnel means less time, or no time, to train.
Chemistry World September 24, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Nerve gas detection in a fraction of a second A new molecule that detects and destroys lethal nerve gases has been developed by researchers in the US.
Chemistry World December 7, 2009 Leila Sattary	Cold reception for new EU chemical security drive New European Union counter-terrorist measures could duplicate existing security procedures and increase administrative burden on the chemical sector, say industry representatives.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Gouged by Insurance? While consumer groups and insurance industry do battle, what can you do to make sure you're getting the coverage you need at an appropriate price?
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	An Insurance Storm One month into hurricane season, commercial property owners along the Gulf and Florida coasts are coming to grips with the jaw-dropping costs of insuring against future hurricanes.
PC Magazine December 24, 2003 John R. Quain	Homeland Security Gets Small Ultimately, fighting the war on terrorism may have less to do with giant aircraft carriers and more to do with atomic-scale detection and prevention systems.
National Defense June 2010 Grace V. Jean	Research Challenge: How to Defend Against Still-Undefined Chemical, Biological Attacks Military scientists are often criticized for not working fast enough and for not pushing technologies into the field more expeditiously. Those working in chemical and biological sciences are no exception.
National Defense January 2006 Grace Jean	Pentagon Chem-Bio Program Expands to Homeland Missions The Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security are seeking to homogenize the equipment that military units and local first responders employ to detect and neutralize toxic agents.
Salon.com October 2, 2001 Eric Boehlert	Mixed messages Even as the White House urges consumers to start spending confidently again, it is warning that more terror lies in wait...
National Defense November 2006 Harold Kennedy	Army Lab Channels Expertise to Non-Traditional Areas When the United States invaded Iraq, the Army's Edgewood Chemical Biological Center began tackling a host of problems that were far removed from traditional chemical or biological defense, such as roadside bombs.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006	Army Picks Goodrich for Chemical Agent Detector Soldiers could soon be using advanced optics to find bombs or detect chemical and biological agents.
Salon.com October 3, 2001 Chris Colin	Poison on the mind Is panic the right response to the specter of bioterrorism?
National Defense March 2013 Stew Magnuson	Chemical-Biological Defense Office To Kick Off Dozens of New Programs The previous decade has seen little in terms of advancement of nuclear-radiological detection devices, and there will be a new push to update them.
Popular Mechanics February 2007 Simon Cooper	North Korea's Suspected Biochemical Weapons: Breakdown Compared to nukes, biological and chemical agents offer mass destruction "on the cheap," argues Michael Stebbins of the Federation of American Scientists. Below, a sampling of Kim Jong Il's toxic arsenal.
Parameters Spring 2004 Matthew J. Morgan	The Origins of the New Terrorism A history of terrorism and where it's headed.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2006	Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Selects iRobot PackBot for CBRN Detection Robot The U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command will integrate a new chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear detection payload with the battle-proven iRobot PackBot to create the first-ever robot with such a wide array of sensor capabilities.
National Defense June 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Chem-Bio Sensors For Strykers Not Yet Perfected The Army may scale back plans to equip its new Stryker combat vehicles with advanced sensors that detect chemical agents while the vehicle is moving at high speeds.
National Defense August 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Pentagon Chem-Bio Defense Program Is Due for Sweeping Reform The Pentagon's chemical and biological defense programs need major changes in the way they field technology, cooperate with other government agencies and support the private sector, according to a senior official.
Technology Research News April 20, 2005	Nanotube Chemical Sensor Gains Speed Researchers have made single-walled carbon nanotube chemical sensors that transmit information by measuring the charge in the nanotubes' capacitance, or ability to store electric charge.
National Defense July 2009 Matthew Rusling	Specialized Chem-Bio Unit to Fully Stand Up in 2011 The Defense Department is beefing up the nations response to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive attacks.
BusinessWeek July 30, 2007 Matthew Goldstein	Even The Insurers Have Hopped On Board Most insurers also realize life settlements aren't going away -- and so they're getting into the game. By sinking money into the sector, insurers can get back at least some of the money they now have to pay out in death benefits.
National Defense June 2010 Grace V. Jean	To Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction, U.S. Reaching Out To International Partners U.S. officials believe that terrorists aspire to build bio-weapons. The White House is also expanding collaborative efforts with international partners to help prevent such attacks.
National Defense April 2015 Stew Magnuson	Worldwide Biosurveillance Network Still a Distant Goal Since the anthrax attacks of 2001, the U.S. government's intention has been to create a global disease-monitoring system.
National Defense July 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Cloud Recognition System Watching Over Pentagon A laser system designed to identify and track chemical or biological attacks on the Pentagon is providing a glimpse into the future of long-range threat detection equipment.
National Defense March 2006	Respirator Offers Protection From Deadly Agents An air purifying escape respirator produced by ILC Dover that protects against chemical, biological and nuclear contamination has won approval from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Salon.com September 12, 2000 Arthur Allen	The battle over bio-terror A recent report urges America to pour $13 billion into preventing disease-based warfare, but evidence suggests that our fears are misplaced.
National Defense February 2009 Magnuson & Rusling	Senators May Seek Life Science Lab Security Regulations Life science laboratories, and similar facilities are proliferating throughout the world. Security is lax at many of them -- including the United States. Background checks for those working in the labs are spotty.
National Defense May 2009 Robert H. Williams	New Hazardous Material Protective Suits Unveiled Will protect wearers from liquid or airborne chemical and biological agents.
National Defense October 2015 Stew Magnuson	Chemical-Biological Program Speeds Up Acquisition Process Whenever there is a crisis somewhere in the world related to chemical, biological or radiological weapons or accidents, "the first phone call comes to us," said Carmen Spencer, joint program executive officer for chemical and biological defense.
Chemistry World July 1, 2009 Rebecca Trager	Chemical security efforts spread The EU and the US are simultaneously taking action in a bid to secure chemical facilities and prevent their misuse by terrorists.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2007 Dan Caplinger	When to Buy Long-Term Care Insurance Long-term care insurance pays out financial benefits to help you pay the expenses of nursing homes and home health care. Should you buy now, wait, or just skip the whole thing?