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Local, State Officials Square Off Over Response Grants

BALTIMORE — In remarks that prompted a scornful rebuke from a state official, the mayor of this key U.S. port city blasted the Bush administration yesterday for favoring states over cities in doling out dwindling grant money for WMD and terrorism response (see GSN, Jan. 23).
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U.S. Officials Say All State Plans In, National Assessment Due in Months

WASHINGTON — In what would be a major acceleration of a process experts call crucial to improving U.S. terrorism and WMD response, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge told members of Congress yesterday that his department will produce a national assessment of the terrorist threat within three months (see GSN, Jan. 30).
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States Say They Are “Allocating,” Not “Spending,” Antiterrorism Funds on Time

WASHINGTON — State homeland security chiefs on Friday disputed charges that a state-level logjam is preventing federal funds for terrorism and WMD response from reaching local-level first responders (see GSN, Feb. 12).
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U.S. Sets Norms for Anti-WMD Gear, Links Grants to Detector Standards

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Homeland Security Department yesterday and today announced its first standards for radiation detectors and for gear to protect personnel in a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incident. The standards are intended to help state and local governments make procurement decisions and to provide manufacturers with performance criteria.
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U.S. Works to “Immunize” Buildings Against WMD Attack

WASHINGTON — As the FBI scrambles to figure out who has been sending ricin to U.S. government facilities, scientists are placing new emphasis on the development of systems to make buildings “immune” to biological and chemical agents (see GSN, Feb. 24).
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Twelve States to Receive WMD Civil Support Teams

The U.S. Defense Department yesterday identified 12 states that are slated to receive WMD Civil Support teams this year to help first responders handle a possible incident involving weapons of mass destruction (see GSN, Nov. 13, 2003).
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Greece Seeks NATO Security Help for Olympic Games

Greek officials have formally requested NATO to assist with security at August’s Olympic Games in Athens, according to a Foreign Ministry announcement Friday (see GSN, March 10).
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Panel to Speed U.S. First-Response Funding

WASHINGTON — The United States yesterday announced the appointment of 20 top state and local officials to a new panel that will seek to speed the flow of federal terrorism- and WMD-response funds to local officials (see GSN, Feb. 23).
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Australian Police Conduct Chemical Decontamination

Australian Star Force police officers and a mock prisoner underwent chemical decontamination yesterday in Adelaide as part of the Mercury 04 counterterrorism exercise, the largest held in Australia, according to AAP Newsfeed (see GSN, March 22).
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U.S. Plans Simulated Chemical, Biological Weapons Tests for Nevada Test Site

The United States plans to release certain chemical and biological agents at the Nevada Test Site, the Pahrump Valley Times reported last month (see GSN, Oct. 8, 2003).
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NATO Opens Chemical Weapons Training in Czech Republic

NATO yesterday opened a chemical weapons training center in the Czech Republic, Czech Chief of Staff Pavel Stefka said (see GSN, Feb. 5).
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U.S. Says Greece Not Ready for WMD Attack at 2004 Olympics

The 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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U.S. Sets Norms for Anti-WMD Gear, Links Grants to Detector Standards

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U.S. Works to “Immunize” Buildings Against WMD Attack

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Twelve States to Receive WMD Civil Support Teams

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Greece Seeks NATO Security Help for Olympic Games

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Panel to Speed U.S. First-Response Funding

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Australian Police Conduct Chemical Decontamination

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U.S. Plans Simulated Chemical, Biological Weapons Tests for Nevada Test Site

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NATO Opens Chemical Weapons Training in Czech Republic

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U.S. Says Greece Not Ready for WMD Attack at 2004 Olympics

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