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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.
National Defense August 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Pentagon Spurs its Biological And Chemical Defense Programs The Pentagon is trying to buttress the military's defensive posture against biological and chemical weapons by focusing on the development of advanced vaccines and improved therapeutics. A surge in money is fueling this effort.
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.
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.
National Defense May 2006 Stew Magnuson	Chemical Suits Fitted for Unconventional War The possibility of insurgents using homemade biological and chemical weapons is part of an ongoing debate on what kind of protective suits and masks ground forces need.
National Defense September 2007 Stew Magnuson	Chemical Detecting Robot Program Rolls Forward Explosive ordnance disposal robots have proven their worth in Iraq and Afghanistan by reducing their operators' exposure to improvised bombs. An Army program hopes to do the same for specialists who must enter buildings and caves to root out chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials.
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 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.
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.
National Defense June 2009 Erwin & Magnuson	7 Deadly Myths About Weapons of Terror Seven noteworthy misconceptions associated with weapons of terror.
National Defense December 2003 Geoff S. Fein	Chem-Bio Defense Needs Common Standards Chemical and biological defense equipment is improving, but still is suffering from the lack of technical standards across industry and government agencies. Companies are focused on selling their technology, rather than combining forces and pushing the most promising concepts.
National Defense December 2003 Geoff S. Fein	Chem-Bio Defense Policies Revisted Post-Iraq The industrial base responded remarkably well to the surge in demand for chemical and biological defense equipment in Operation Iraqi Freedom. But troops in the theater encountered problems operating equipment that had not been properly tested.
Popular Mechanics October 16, 2006 Simon Cooper	North Korea: The Bigger (Non-Nuclear) Threat The consensus is that North Korea has developed anthrax, plague and botulism toxin as weapons, and has extensively researched at least six other germs including smallpox and typhoid.
National Defense September 2009 Magnuson & Breitbach	Tech vs. Terrorism For every threat to the homeland, there's a business that has a technology waiting in the wings to counter a would-be terrorist's moves.
National Defense June 2006 Harold Kennedy	U.S. Steps Up Efforts to Keep WMD Out of Enemy Hands Amid concerns about terrorist attacks against the U.S. and its allies, the U.S. government is increasing its efforts to keep enemies from acquiring and using weapons of mass destruction. Some of these efforts, however, are raising hackles even at home.
Popular Mechanics February 2007 Simon Cooper	North Korea's Biochemical Threat While its nuclear test spurs outrage, North Korea grows a vast biochemical weapons arsenal in secrecy. We investigate Kim Jong Il's deception, his country's human trials and the terror potential of this rogue nation's deadly harvest.
National Defense March 2006 Harold Kennedy	At Special Ops Forum, Experts Weigh Prospect of WMD Attacks As military leaders devote increasing attention to neutralizing roadside bombs in Iraq, specialists caution that it would be a mistake to dismiss the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction.
National Defense May 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Coast Guard Regaining Focus on WMD The Coast Guard is trying to regain its Cold War proficiency in dealing with weapons of mass destruction attacks and outfitting crews to be better prepared for possible toxic exposure while conducting security missions.
National Defense August 2007 Breanne Wagner	Abandoned Chemical Weapons Pose Continual Threat Hidden chemical weapons are scattered across the globe, in rivers, bays, lakes and oceans, and buried in the ground at current and former military bases
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 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Chemical Weapons Demobilization Meets New Hurdles The Defense Department's troubled effort to neutralize its stock of chemical weapons is facing more turmoil, caused in part by homeland security considerations, according to officials at a recent congressional hearing.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2004 J.R. Wilson	Military Services Eye Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Detection While efforts are in progress to improve the ability to detect and deter intruders at military installations, a separate set of programs is tackling how to detect and respond to an attack involving chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive agents.
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.
Chemistry World September 20, 2013 Simon Hadlington	Syria's decision to join Chemical Weapons Convention welcomed Experts have welcomed the Syrian government's pledge to sign up to the Chemical Weapons Convention, which outlaws the production and use of chemical weapons and commits signatories to destroying stockpiles.
National Defense January 2004 Geoff S. Fein	Pentagon Widens Search for New Technologies The Defense Department is expanding its search for new technologies beyond traditional industries and government agencies. Among the areas of interest are technologies to help detect and protect against chemical or biological attacks.
National Defense June 2011 Eric Beidel	Industry, Academia Race to Create Drugs Against Biological Warfare On the heels of anthrax comes a string of deadly agents that scientists also fear can be used as weapons and spread with ease.
Salon.com October 3, 2001 Chris Colin	Poison on the mind Is panic the right response to the specter of bioterrorism?
Chemistry World September 2006 Simon Hadlington	Destroying the Poisons of War It is almost a decade since the Chemical Weapons Convention came into force but many signatories are failing to meet targets. Just as chemists played a key role in developing these poisons, they are now closely involved in destroying them as cleanly and safely as possible.
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 January 2006 Grace Jean	Laser-Based Sensor Will Sniff Out Chemicals on the Move U.S. Army scientists are working on a next-generation, laser-based chemical detector capable of operating in reconnaissance vehicles while traveling at high speeds.
Searcher March 2002 Eva Perkins	Bioterrorism Resources on the Internet: A Primer What is bioterrorism? Which organizations and governmental agencies publish in this area? Using the power of the beloved Internet, one can easily and quickly access a wealth of information. Here's how to do it...
Chemistry World November 7, 2013 Helen Carmichael	World faces up to Syria's chemical weapons legacy The UN watchdog has confirmed that Syria has destroyed its chemical weapons manufacturing equipment a day ahead of the deadline. The costly and complex task of disposing of the chemical weapons remains.
National Defense September 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Security Beat Vaccine Stockpiles Now Required by Law... Commission: Military Had No Warning During 9/11... Simulated Agent Mimics Bio-Terror Weapons... Cyber-security Hampered by Lack of Attention...
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.
Salon.com October 3, 2001 Andrew Leonard	The invisible nightmare Biological weapons are not that hard to produce, says a sober new book written before Sept. 11 -- and they're getting easier all the time...
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2010	QinetiQ North America Developing Roving, Early-Warning WMD Detector for U.S. Army The program is designed to meet a stated Department of Defense need for a tactical chemical and biological defense, as well as an intelligent network that can communicate and direct sensors so they provide real-time notice of a threat.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2008 John McHale	Locked down, sensors everywhere Perimeters today are being protected by sensors that detect everything from x-ray scanners at checkpoints to cameras mounted on unmanned aircraft.
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National Defense September 2015 Taylor Feuss	Report: U.S. Vulnerable to Biological Attack "We're going to see the use of biological weapons eventually," said former intelligence officer Asha George, co-director of the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense.
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	An Invisible Threat Commercial buildings are ill-quipped to thwart nuclear, biological and chemical agent attacks, which are excluded from terrorism insurance policies.
Chemistry World May 29, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Majority of global chemical weapons stockpiles destroyed The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has announced that 90% of the world's declared chemical weapons stockpiles have been destroyed.
National Defense April 2009	Border Security The U.S. has limited ability to prevent dangerous materials from reaching the shores.
Chemistry World June 9, 2014 Nina Notman	Explosive end for Japan's second world war chemical weapons Progress is finally being made rounding up and destroying deadly weapons left behind in China that are still maiming and even killing people today.
National Defense June 2010 Grace V. Jean	Chem-Bio Defense Budgets Set to Increase In Coming Years The Obama administration has made no secret of its support of chemical and biological defense programs.
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.
National Defense April 2010 Stew Magnuson	WMD Commission: 'We're Not Going Away' The Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism is not being continued by the government, but the members are starting non-profit with the same mission.
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.
National Defense June 2010 Grace V. Jean	Defense Threat Reduction Agency Beefs Up Work Force With Newly Minted PhDs Facing a large number of retirements in its work force in the next five years, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's chemical and biological technologies directorate is seeking young, ambitious scientists.