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Senators Ask For Investigation Of Pilot Licenses- New Maps Show Where Tsunami Floods Would Strike Calif.
- TSA VIPR Teams Test Nuclear-detection Devices at DIA
- U.S. to Make Stopping Nuclear Terror Key Focus
- U.S. Launched Missile Strikes on Al Qaeda in Yemen
- Pakistan Turns Down Key U.S. Antiterrorism Requests
ABC News and The Blotter report that a bipartisan group of U.S. senators has asked the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Inspector General to investigate why suspect individuals including terrorists and drug kingpins have been able to retain their Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) pilot’s licenses. In a letter to DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner, the senators [...] This story comes to us via Homeland |
When major earthquakes strike along the Aleutian island chain in Alaska, they could trigger tsunamis sweeping down along the California coast and threatening many low-lying regions with disaster, including parts of San Francisco. The danger has long been known, but Thursday a team of state scientists and emergency management specialists announced they have completed an updated [...] This story comes to us via Homeland |
Teams of federal security officers that routinely patrol transportation venues to combat possible terrorist threats have added the capability of detecting nuclear materials that might be part of a so-called dirty bomb, Homeland Security officials say. On Thursday, the Transportation Security Administration completed a three-day exercise at Denver International Airport aimed at training the agency’s “VIPR” [...] This story comes to us via Homeland |
In a surprising policy shift, the Obama administration’s classified review of nuclear weapons policy will for the first time make thwarting nuclear-armed terrorists a central aim of American strategic nuclear planning, according to senior Pentagon officials. When completed next year, the Nuclear Posture Review will order the entire government to focus on countering nuclear terrorists — [...] This story comes to us via Homeland |
It appears the war on terror might not be over after all. Despite talk to the contrary earlier this year by the Obama administration, US efforts to combat terrorism around the world continues and has possibly increased in the past view months. The U.S. has launched two missile strikes against Al Qaeda targets in Yemen, two [...] This story comes to us via Homeland |
Washington’s relationship with Pakistan suffered a fresh blow this week with reports that Pakistan’s leader has rejected a personal request from U.S. President Barack Obama to expand the army’s operations in tribal areas where members of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban are known to enjoy safe haven.Pakistani military officials and diplomats say President Asif Ali Zardari [...] This story comes to us via Homeland |
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