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DHS Shifts Nuclear-Screening Focus to 'High-Risk' Cargo
A new international standard known as “ISO 37120” lays out 46 performance measures.
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Accused Proliferator May Try to Build Ballistic-Missile Parts
Newly uncovered information suggests Chinese businessman Li Fangwei has obtained substantial stakes in a number of sensitive enterprises.
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Auditors Fault Pentagon Sorting of Biggest Bioweapon Threats
DoD rules require the agency each year to revisit its list of top biological-weapon threats.
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CDC Official Protests Federal Medical Response Cuts
Reduced spending has been "extremely damaging" to capabilities across the country, Dr. Ali Khan says.
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Algorithm May Enable Common X-Rays to Identify Tiny Amounts of Uranium and Plutonium
The code is based on a close examination of how radiation passes through various substances.
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Boston Considers Banning Deadliest Pathogens From New Biolab
Downtown biodefense lab wants to study some of the world's deadliest disease agents.
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Land-Based Nuclear Missiles Escape Drastic Cut Under Pentagon Plan
Pentagon proposes cutting ICBM arsenal from 450 down to 400.
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U.S. Nuclear Security Agency Has 'Failed,' Advisory Panel Says
Drastic reforms needed to address NNSA's 'systemic' management shortcomings, group says.
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Pentagon Seeks to Design Virus-Fighting Protein 'Cocktails'
'Monoclonal antibodies' could protect against Ebola and 'alphaviruses,' such as Venezuelan equine encephalitis.
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Experimental Drug Could Treat Child Bioterrorism Victims
The United States announced a $17.7 million push to secure federal licensure of antibiotic.
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HHS Bets on New Model to Fund Biodefense Drug Development
The approach is more flexible than the government's traditional strategy of funding drugs.
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Study Points to Faster Acting Anthrax Vaccine
New additive prompts stronger immune response.
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East Coast 'Well Protected' Without Proposed Antimissile Site, Official Says
The country has 30 silo-based ballistic missile interceptors, and 14 more slated for deployment.
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DOD Aims to Shield Nuke Operations From Budget Cuts
Administration officials say U.S. nuclear weapons operations are a national priority.
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Aging technology endangers Pantex security, auditors warn
Energy Department IG says plant's security system could malfunction if it does not receive maintenance.
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Lawmakers reaffirm demand for biowatch data
Letter says CDC has not been forthcoming in providing information.
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U.S. lawmaker demands action to secure alleged Syrian uranium
Experts have suggested the Bashar Assad regime might have amassed up to 50 metric tons of the substance.
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