Posted on December 14, 2008 by Michael Thomas, Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions
The bi-partisan Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism released a long-awaited report on December 4th about the current state of the WMD threat against the U.S.. The report received fairly wide coverage in both the main-stream press and on the Internet. Summary of the report, recommendations, and reactions, and links to the full text of the report and other sources for more information and analysis.
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Posted on September 30, 2008 by Michael Thomas
New York: DHS said it would award New York City approximately $29 million in grants through the Securing the Cities (STC) initiative to prevent a radiological or nuclear attack on the metropolitan area by enhancing regional capabilities to detect and interdict illicit radioactive materials.
Full article
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Posted on September 25, 2008 by Michael Thomas
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee questions the progress and future of 2 DHS programs: Advanced Spectroscopic Portal monitors (ASP) and Cargo Automated Advanced Radiography System (CAARS).
Congress questions Homeland Security’s approach to nuclear detection
[Update: See also: GAO recommends more scrutiny of ASPs]
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