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The Department of Homeland Security: Goals and Challenges
April 1, 2003Jennifer Mitchell and Jason Pate discuss the evolution of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the challenges it will face in implementing its mandate.
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Sandia Develops Hand-Held Chemical, Biological Detectors
Oct. 8, 2003Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico have developed several hand-held systems to detect chemical and biological weapons agents, officials announced yesterday (see GSN, Jan. 3).
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Sandia Develops Hand-Held Chemical, Biological Detectors
Oct. 8, 2003Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico have developed several hand-held systems to detect chemical and biological weapons agents, officials announced yesterday (see GSN, Jan. 3).
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NATO Conducts Terrorist WMD Attack Simulation
Oct. 9, 2003NATO officials yesterday took part in a simulation involving a terrorist attack by a group armed with biological and chemical weapons to test the capabilities of a planned alliance response force, according to the Washington Post (see GSN, April 25).
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U.S. Issues New Food Security Regulations
Oct. 10, 2003The U.S. Health and Human Services Department yesterday issued two new regulations designed to better protect the U.S. food supply against terrorist attack (see GSN, Oct. 9).
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Pentagon Relies on a Single Non-U.S. Firm for Chemical Protection Suit Component
Oct. 20, 2003U.S. officials have said that the U.S. Defense Department relies on a single non-U.S. company to produce a special liner used in biological and chemical protection suits, Defense Week reported Friday (see GSN, April 29).
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Pine Bluff Incinerator Establishes Emergency Plans
Oct. 20, 2003U.S. Army and Arkansas officials have created extensive emergency response plans in case there is an accidental release of chemical weapons agents from the Army’s incinerator in Pine Bluff, the Associated Press reported today. The facility is scheduled to begin operations next year (see GSN, Sept. 3).
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Experts Say U.S. Emergency Response Must Be Well Planned to Minimize Politics
Oct. 21, 2003WASHINGTON — Areas responding to mass casualty disasters need a prearranged plan and command structure for organizing resources and efforts to meet specific challenges — rather than allowing the politics of competing responders to govern the response, experts said yesterday (see related GSN story, today).
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France to Conduct Simulated Chemical Weapons Attack on Paris Subway
Oct. 22, 2003France is set to conduct a simulated chemical attack tonight on the Paris Metro subway system, according to the Associated Press (see GSN, Sept. 8).
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Paris Sarin Drill Shows “Improvements” Needed, Says Police Chief
Oct. 23, 2003Paris police chief Jean-Paul Proust said today that a large-scale simulated sarin attack last night on the Paris Metro subway system yielded good results but demonstrated that “improvements” are needed (see GSN, Oct. 22).
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U.S. Says Greece Not Ready for WMD Attack at 2004 Olympics
Oct. 29, 2003The Greek newspaper To Vima has reported that a confidential U.S. State Department assessment found that Greece was unprepared to handle the mass casualties that could result from a potential biological or chemical attack on the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, the Associated press reported today (see GSN, Sept. 29).
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TOPOFF 2 Exercise Illustrated Weaknesses, FEMA Says
Oct. 31, 2003A report prepared by the U.S. Homeland Security Department’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says that a WMD-response exercise held six months ago demonstrated a lack of information-sharing and uncertainties as to chains of command among U.S. agencies, the Wall Street Journal reported (see GSN, Oct. 21.).
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