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The defense initiative of the 1990s

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The Dept of Defense's major initiative will be focused on developing technologies to detect and destroy weapons of mass destruction. Chemical, biological and nuclear weapons are increasingly being developed by terrorist groups and rogue governments which do not respond to deterrence.

Military policy, Biological weapons, Identification and classification, Nuclear nonproliferation, Chemical weapons, United States. Department of Defense

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Resurgent mosquitoes, dengue in Cuba

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Cuba appears to have failed in its effort to eradicate Aedes aegypti, a disease-causing mosquito breed. An epidemic of dengue fever is spreading in Cuba, causing as many as 30,000 cases and 20 deaths. The Cuban eradication program, which used military personnel, began in the 1980s.

Health aspects, Cuba, Mosquitoes, Dengue, Dengue fever, Mosquito control, Mosquitoes as carriers of disease, Insect carriers of disease, Epidemics

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Interfering with atoms to clear a path for lasers

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A team of researchers led by Steve Harris has developed the first method for eliminating self-focusing in laser beams. The technique uses a blue laser beam to guide an intense ultraviolet beam through a lead vapor medium.

Research, Laser beams

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