Science & Technology Archives

AIHA’s Mock Meth Lab Highlights Health and Safety Risks

Heather McArthur July 18, 2007

Science may be wonderful, but it is also extremely lethal, particularly when used to manufacture illegal drugs. The clandestine meth labs set up in cities throughout the United States are prime examples of disasters waiting to happen.

The First Scenario – A Nuclear Attack

Jonathan Dodson June 27, 2007

DomPrep’s National Guard correspondent, Col. Jonathan B. (“Jon”) Dodson, USA (Ret.), joined LtGen. H. Steven Blum, USAR, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, on his flight from Andrews Air Force Base to Indiana to participate in the “Vigilant Guard” training exercises last month at the Mascatatuck Urban Training Center (MUTC)

The What If Possibility: A Chilling Report

John F. Morton June 27, 2007

A new and, unfortunately, highly credible report on the devastating ramifications of nuclear terrorist attacks against the U.S. homeland suggests that it is high time for the nation’s elected leaders to start thinking about the previously unthinkable.

WMD Defense in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Christopher Hawley June 20, 2007

WMD (weapons of mass destruction) course instructor Christopher Hawley stopped by the DomesticPreparedness.com office earlier this month between trips overseas. We asked him to give us a quick 30,000-feet view of what is happening in WMD defense in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. John Morton: Chris, what can you say generally

Mid-Atlantic States Brainstorm Planning for Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) GrantSubmissions

John F. Morton June 20, 2007

Federal officials provide insight to mid-Atlantic states as they finalize statewide plans for PSIC grant submissions. Seven states & the District of Columbia share how they are implementing interoperable communications.

ASTM-E 2458: A Mandatory Sample of Common Sense

Jason Pastuch June 13, 2007

HazMat and EMS technicians across the nation will be working from the same text, thanks to new biological-sampling techniques developed by the American Society for Testing and Materials.

Hampton University and ERVE: Academia Learns a Tragic Lesson

Teresa Walker June 13, 2007

Even as the nation’s colleges and universities were still mourning the tragic loss of life at Virginia Tech, one school was taking the steps needed to make its own faculty and students safer and more secure.

Lethal New Ingredients in the IED Inventory

Glen Rudner May 23, 2007

As incidents of domestic and international terrorism occur with greater frequency, U.S. first responders have another important problem to contend with – they are encountering certain unfamiliar types of explosives that are now being used by terrorists. The most common of these “new” explosives – which have been in the

Expanding the Quarantine System at the Nation’s Borders

Mathew Thomas May 16, 2007

The need for quarantine stations at U.S. borders was on the decline – until SARS & bioterrorism created a need for more stations on a continuing basis. Dulles International Airport (first one), has achieved much success & is a template for future use.

John F. Clark, Director, U.S. Marshals Service

John F. Morton and John Clark May 16, 2007

Clark’s views on the security improvements already achieved, and the areas in which a greater effort is needed. Also discussed: The USMS’s Special Operations and Technical Operations Groups, and the support provided to state and local L-E agencies.

MCCs and the Financing of Interoperability Solutions

Gary Simpson May 2, 2007

It is no secret that U.S. communications capabilities during recent times of disaster have ranged from unsatisfactory to poor to, at best, marginally acceptable. One need only look at the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States and the numerous communications failures during and in the aftermath of

Question – Is Anthrax Present, Too Long to Wait for an Answer

Kate Rosenblatt April 25, 2007

Homeland-security experts believe the worst-case scenario for future terrorist attacks will involve biological-warfare agents such as anthrax rather than nuclear weapons. Which is why the numerous delays in the anti-anthrax program have aroused concern.

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