SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ARCHIVES
Army National Guard Assets and Homeland Security
Brent Bankus
November 2, 2005
The militia tradition continues in the Brave New World of the 21st century, with the Army and Air National Guard playing the lead roles–but all of the nation’s armed services are assuming new missions and responsibilities in the field of homeland defense
The Art and Science of Biological Detection
Rob Schnepp
October 19, 2005
The negatives and positives that come into play when a public health agency seeks to find out if “a suspicious white powder” or other substance poses a credible health threat.
Pandemic Influenza: A Catastrophe in Waiting?
Jerry Mothershead
October 19, 2005
Special Report on the threat to human life from a global avian influenza pandemic, and a long list of policies and programs that might be implemented to reduce the death toll.
On the Waterfront: Improvements in Visual Surveillance Systems
Laurie Thomas
October 5, 2005
The security officer on the beat and the trusty watch clock may both be out of work, thanks to the development of new “”intelligent video”” systems that are never bored, never mesmerized, cost less, and are more reliable.
After the Storm: A Flood of Compassion Healing the Wounded, in the City That Care Forgot
Michael J. Sohmer
September 21, 2005
How a disaster medical-assistance team from San Diego deployed immediately to Baton Rouge, then to New Orleans, to provide help to the helpless citizens of the Crescent City in their time of maximum peril.
Kurt J. Nagle, President & CEO of the American Association of Port Authorities
John F. Morton
September 7, 2005
His association’s views on what is needed to meet Coast Guard/MTSA requirements, and the case for more Port Security Grant funding.
Words and Bullets: Al Qaeda’s Textbook for Terror
Neil C. Livingstone
September 7, 2005
An alarming discovery in Manchester, England, gives Western intelligence and counterterrorism agencies a Muslim insider’s view of what it takes to fight a Holy War against the United States and its allies.
Maritime FSOs: The New Breed of Homeland-Security Professionals
Laurie Thomas
August 24, 2005
The duties of the nation’s new facility security officers are many and daunting, but also vitally important both to national security and to the U.S. economic well-being.
CBRNE Attacks at Sea: Time to Revisit the Maritime SAR International
Ashley Moore
August 24, 2005
The next terrorist attacks might be against the U.S. system of ports and waterways, where the nation is most vulnerable.
Justin Thomas Russell, Director for Port Security, Center for Security & Operations, AnteonCorporation
John F. Morton
August 24, 2005
His views on, among other important subjects, the need to balance security policies and programs against “the unfettered flow of commerce.”
The Coast Guard’s Post 9/11 Deepwater Program: An Enduring Solution for U.S. Maritime Security
Gordon I. Peterson
August 24, 2005
USCG lives up to its Semper Paratus tradition in formulating plans for the multimission service’s “fleet of the future.”
USAWC’s New Emphasis on Homeland Security
Brent Bankus
August 10, 2005
One of the world’s most-renowned naval/military educational institutions revamps its curriculum to incorporate courses and research projects related to the global war on international terrorism.
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