News tagged with terrorist attack
House moves ahead with cybersecurity bill (Update)
(AP) -- House Republicans are pushing ahead with legislation to protect the nation's critical infrastructure and corporations from electronic attacks despite Obama administration objections that the legislation fails to ...
Apr 26, 2012 |
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A capsule for removing radioactive contamination from milk, fruit juices, other beverages
Amid concerns about possible terrorist attacks with nuclear materials, and fresh memories of environmental contamination from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan, scientists today described ...
Mar 28, 2012 |
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Responding to the radiation threat
Berkeley Lab researchers are developing a promising treatment for safely decontaminating humans exposed to radioactive actinides from a major radiation exposure event, such as a nuclear reactor accident or ...
Mar 06, 2012 |
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New crime-fighting tools aim to deter and nab terrorists
Fingerprints, ballistics, DNA analysis and other mainstays of the forensic science toolkit may get a powerful new crime-solving companion as scientists strive to develop technology for "fingerprinting" and tracing the origins ...
Feb 08, 2012 |
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5 US urban counties lead 'Terror Hot Spots' list, but rural areas not exempt
Nearly a third of all terrorist attacks from 1970 to 2008 occurred in just five metropolitan U.S. counties, but events continue to occur in rural areas, spurred on by domestic actors, according to a report published today ...
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Jan 31, 2012 |
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What makes solo terrorists tick?
The double terrorist attack in Norway last July, which claimed 77 lives, has moved violent acts committed by single individuals up the political, media and now research agendas. Known as "lone wolf terrorism," these acts ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Pharmacists crucial in plan for terrorist chemical weapons
Terrorist attacks with chemical weapons are a real possibility, according to a study that appears in the online open access journal, Journal of Pharmacy Practice, published by SAGE. Thanks to their extensive knowledge of tox ...
Dec 10, 2011 |
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Coming to terms with terror
How will the terrorist attacks in Norway on 22 July change the country? That question has been put to three social scientists at the University of Stavanger (UiS).
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 23, 2011 |
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Sandia's CANARY software protects water utilities from terrorist attacks and contaminants
Americans are used to drinking from the kitchen tap without fear of harm, even though water utilities might be vulnerable to terrorist attacks or natural contaminants.
Jul 25, 2011 |
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Survey: Killing of bin Laden worsened Americans' views of US Muslims
Instead of calming fears, the death of Osama bin Laden actually led more Americans to feel threatened by Muslims living in the United States, according to a new nationwide survey.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Are we prepared for another 9-11?
At the site of a terrorist attack, an earthquake or a tsunami, emergency responders are focused on search and rescue, and saving lives.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Predicting random violence by mathematics
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new study published in Science, researchers, led by physicist Neil Johnson from the University of Miami, show that attacks by groups such as the Taliban or Hezbollah may seem sporadic, they e ...
Jul 01, 2011 |
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The attacks in Europe did not affect the stability of the market in the USA
Researchers at the University of Valencia (UV) and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) state that the terrorist attack which happened in New York on 11 September 2001 had an effect on the volatility ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 15, 2010 |
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Outreach program brings relief to traumatized London bombing survivors
A new mental health outreach programme set up after the 2005 London bombings has successfully identified and treated hundreds of survivors.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 09, 2010 |
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Public opinion a good predictor of terror attacks: study
Public opinion polls are good predictors of terrorist attacks, according to a study published Thursday which argues that terrorists do not act independently of their countrymen's attitudes.
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Sep 17, 2009 |
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