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• The Wanted – NBC News Sets Premiere for
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• Nuke-o-meter, How Many Nukes Within Range of Your
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• New York Police Expand Dirty Bomb Security
  
  
  
• U.S. Soldier Captured in Afghanistan
  

The Wanted – NBC News Sets Premiere for Anti-terror Series Posted: 02 Jul 2009 10:30 PM PDT NBC News has set an airdate this month for “The Wanted,” its hour-long docu-series that follows the hunt for international terrorists. “The Wanted” will air at 10 p.m. on two consecutive Mondays, July 20 and July 27, with more episodes to potentially follow. Show will center on an elite team with intelligence, unconventional warfare and investigative journalism backgrounds as they hunt suspects such as Mullah Krekar, the founder of terrorist organization Ansar Al Islam. Krekar is the focus of the July 20 episode, while the team will track Mamoun Darkazanli — “Bin Laden’s financier” — in the July 27 seg. The terrorist trackers include counter-terrorism expert Roger Carstens; former Navy Seal Scott Tyler; former U.S. intelligence official David Crane; and Emmy-winning journo Adam Ciralsky. Ciralsky exec produces “The Wanted” with Charlie Ebersol. “We hope this program sheds light on an overlooked story,” said NBC News exec producer David Corvo. “It is surprising how many people with serious accusations against them are living openly and avoiding any sort of judicial process.” Crane said he hoped the series would “start a national conversation” about war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and international terrorism, as well as “the indifference and political cynicism that hampers international criminal law.” Source This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information.

Nuke-o-meter, How Many Nukes Within Range of Your Location Posted: 02 Jul 2009 03:10 PM PDT Nuke-o-Meter North Korea has sent tension soaring across Asia by launching missiles and testing warheads. So, what does the nuclear world look like? These figures are from the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists and show the best estimates for the big five nuclear powers: the US, Russia, China, France and the UK. We’ve also included estimates for other nuclear powers like India, Pakistan and Israel – and for the so-called rogue states like North Korea and Iran. These are just the active warheads – both Russia and the US have thousands more in storage and pending dismantling. Hit the link on the spreadsheet for how the figures changed between 1945 and 2006. In the mid-1980s, there were over 70,000 warheads out there – each with the power of eight times that which destroyed Hiroshima at the end of the second world war. There are many less now – but do you feel any safer? Wondering how many nukes are within range of your location? Check out the nuke-o-meter Source This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information.

New York Police Expand Dirty Bomb Security Posted: 02 Jul 2009 10:46 AM PDT Thousands of additional law enforcement officers within 50 miles of New York City will have access to radiation detectors for dirty bombs and nuclear devices, New York police said on Wednesday. The detectors, including cell phone-sized devices that officers wear on their belts, could help uncover a dirty bomb that might be assembled outside New York and smuggled in, police said at a security conference. New York Police Department officers have used such devices for several years. Police spokesman Paul Browne said thousands of law enforcement officers would be using the devices in areas surrounding New York City, including state police and sheriff’s departments in New Jersey and Connecticut. The increase in officers and equipment was being funded by a federal program called “Securing the Cities” that had been allocated $54 million in the past three years, Browne said. Nearly eight years after the September 11 attacks in 2001, New York remains the top target for groups like al Qaeda planning attacks on the United States, police and lawmakers said, and the possibility of a radiological attack on a public transport system remained high. “We know that terrorists come here and we know that they are surveying here,” said Captain Michael Riggio of the NYPD counterterrorism division. The belt devices, which buzz when they detect radiation, are the “first line of defense” against a possible dirty bomb or a small-scale nuclear device, he said. Read Full Article This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information.

U.S. Soldier Captured in Afghanistan Posted: 02 Jul 2009 06:13 AM PDT Insurgents have captured an American soldier in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Thursday. Spokeswoman Capt. Elizabeth Mathias said the soldier went missing Tuesday. “We are using all of our resources to find him and provide for his safe return,” Mathias said. Mathias did not provide details on the soldier, the location where he was captured or the circumstances. “We are not providing further details to protect the soldier’s well-being,” she said. An Afghan police official said the soldier went missing during the day Tuesday in the Mullakheil area of eastern Paktika province. Gen. Nabi Mullakheil said there is an American base in the area. Source This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information.

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