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National Defense
June 2008
Stew Magnuson |
Public Still in the Dark When it Comes to Dirty Bomb Threat The federal government has come up short in public information campaigns to educate the public on what to do in the event of a radiation attack   |
National Defense
March 2004
Geoff S. Fein |
Security Beat The Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services will share $275 million to expand the BioWatch program, improve a nationwide bio threat reporting system and upgrade food and animal inspections. |
National Defense
May 2009
Magnuson & Rusling |
First Responders: To Fight Terror, Cross-Training Needed First responders should be trained to deal with a myriad of emergencies, from nuclear to biological attack. |
National Defense
June 2008
Stew Magnuson |
Nation Has Few WMD Response Teams in Place If a weapon of mass destruction is ever employed in the United States, the chemical biological incident response force (CBIRF) team will be one of the nation's few resources it can call upon. |
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
June 2009
Erwin & Magnuson |
7 Deadly Myths About Weapons of Terror Seven noteworthy misconceptions associated with weapons of terror. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2008
John McHale |
Cell Phone Sensors Detect Radiation to Thwart Nuclear Terrorism Researchers are engineering cell phones that help detect potential terrorist threats such as radiological "dirty bombs" and nuclear weapons. |
National Defense
February 2008
Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
U.S. Has Strategy for Homeland Security, But Are We Ready? In October, the White House issued an updated "National Strategy for Homeland Security," which is intended to guide, organize and unify the nation's homeland security efforts. |
National Defense
June 2011
Stew Magnuson |
DHS Program Gives Hazardous Materials Teams Networked Sensors The integrated chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive program developed a set of standards that allows these sensors to transmit data directly back to a higher headquarters where others can sort through the findings on a common operating picture. |
BusinessWeek
September 19, 2005
Bruce Nussbaum |
The Next Big One Where America is most vulnerable to the next big disaster and how the nation can better manage the risks ahead. |
Wired
December 2005
Gary Wolf |
Reinventing 911 How a swarm of networked citizens is building a better emergency broadcast system. |
Wired
January 18, 2008
David Wolman |
Staging the Largest Terrorism-Response Drill in US History Emergency teams use volunteers soaked with bloody makeup to reenact the aftermath of a radiological bomb impact. |
Wired
November 2002
Steven Johnson |
Stopping Loose Nukes Prevention is a game of odds, not certainty. Is an "atomic wall" of sophisticated sensors the answer to protecting population centers from terrorist attack by bioweapon or dirty bomb? |
National Defense
March 2005
Harold Kennedy |
Cops Protect Florida Harbor From Terrorists The intent of this maneuver was to show how a local law-enforcement agency can work with U.S. military services and other federal agencies to frustrate a terrorist attack. |
National Defense
November 2014
Stew Magnuson |
13 Years Later, Still a Ways to Go on Sharing Terrorist Threats With Public The government needs to have a clear communication strategy to combat misinformation and speculation. |
Reason
October 2005
Jacob Sullum |
Pansies of New York Regarding random police searches in New York, if any measure that is ostensibly aimed at preventing terrorism is justified simply because some people believe it will prevent terrorism, we might as well forget about our constitutional rights. |
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. |
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. |
Salon.com
September 20, 2001
Christine Kenneally |
Terrorist wannabes In the wake of unimaginable devastation, what motivates someone to phone in a bomb threat? |
National Defense
September 2009
Stew Magnuson |
Feds Begin to Tackle the Vexing Problem of How to Defeat Homemade Bombs Congress' attention remains focused on preventing the use of weapons of mass destruction on U.S. soil, but improvised explosive devices do not receive the same attention as the chemical, biological or nuclear threats. |
U.S. Banker
July 2007
Karen Krebsbach |
After Estonia Cyber Attacks, U.S. Frets Over Potential Cyber War The U.S. Treasury Department's decision to sponsor an industry-wide exercise this fall for the financial-services sector to test its ability to respond to a pandemic crisis is taking on a different, and more sinister tone. |
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. |
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 2014
Christina Munnell |
Government Urged to Rein In Radiological Materials A government watchdog said the three agencies charged with securing radiological materials that can be used to make dirty bombs need to collaborate more closely. |
BusinessWeek
March 29, 2004
Paul Magnusson |
The Hard Lesson Of Madrid There are too many holes in the safety net. Here's what the U.S. still needs to do |
HBS Working Knowledge
September 12, 2005 |
Readers Respond: What are the Lessons of New Orleans? I believe the major difference between a public and private sector response to a crisis is... The Katrina disaster offers many lessons and opportunities... As I see it there were two disasters, one natural and the other bureaucratic... etc. |
IDB America
June 2004
Charo Quesada |
The People's Police Why the residents of Bogota have come to love their police force, after years of suspicion and resentment. |
National Defense
November 2013
Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Al-Qaida Seen Shifting Tactics to Smaller Attacks The Boston bombing quickly brought domestic jihadist terrorism back into the public eye. Counterterrorism analysts are now concerned that the United States may soon face an increase in deadly, smaller scale attacks. |
Searcher
June 2006
Piper & Ramos |
A Failure to Communicate: Politics, Scams, and Information Flow During Hurricane Katrina The Katrina disaster was exacerbated by poor communications. Some help was provided by the Internet, but it was also a breeding round for Katrina-related scams. |
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
October 2015
Stew Magnuson |
Bomb Squads Need the Best Tools Available Bomb squads -- both military and civilian -- deserve and need the very best technologies the nation can offer them. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2006 |
Nine Cautionary Tales If terrorists decide to strike again, are we prepared? Not really, as these scenarios of extremism make clear: 1. Bomb in a Box... 2. Electroshock... 3. Toxic Train Wreck... 4. Crude Attack... 5. Agro-Armageddon... etc. |
CIO
February 15, 2002
Malcolm Wheatley |
Living with Terror When it comes to dealing with terrorism, American companies have a lot to learn from European businesses. Learn how European companies protect themselves; See how much better prepared London is than New York City; Discover the key factors for maintaining contacts |
National Defense
November 2005
Lawrence P. Farrell |
Preparation Is Key to Disaster Response Amidst the outrage and finger-pointing that followed Katrina, several lawmakers and homeland security experts called for the federal government to make the Defense Department the lead agency for disaster response. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2007
Courtney E. Howard |
American Systems develops emergency communications system for homeland security Red Cell, intended to help homeland security authorities make informed decisions and respond to emergencies such as chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive events, also is a public safety service for natural disasters. |
National Defense
February 2013
Valerie Insinna |
Company Offers Chemical, Radiological Detection Training System The U.S. military has expressed interest in acquiring a training system that simulates chemical and radiological releases such as those created by "dirty bombs" and the Fukushima nuclear meltdown. |
National Defense
March 2009
Magnuson & Rusling |
Noted Police Chief Slams Federal-Local Partnerships The man who led the local police response to the 9/11 attacks on the Pentagon hopes the new administration does a better job of coordinating counterterrorism efforts with local law enforcement. |
