U.S. ports still vulnerable, experts say

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Experts believe that U.S. ports represent not only potential points of entry for terrorists or weapons of mass destruction, but also constitute important and vulnerable targets in and of themselves. They believe that a big part of the maritime security challenge in protecting U.S. ports is the sheer size of the job and the limitations of the resources to address it.

National Security, Civil Defense, International aspects, Marine terminals, Civil defence, Antiterrorism measures

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Report: U.S. biodefense effort falls short

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The report issued by the Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute (CBACI) stated that the U.S. has to prepare adequate defenses against bioterrorism despite of progress since Sept 11, 2001 attack. The report also stated that U.S. needs a capabilities-based strategy for coping with all of the possibilities and prioritizing responsive actions.

Reports, Bioterrorism, Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute

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