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| FAS President Henry
Kelly decries the "real tragedies" of the 2005 Federal budget -
"the missed opportunities and areas where research in things like
new nuclear weapons will actually undermine our security". |
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| The outbreak of the
SARS virus in Ontario, Canada in spring of 2003 caught the
Canadian public health system unprepared and ill-equipped to
respond. An official report dissects the failures and proposes
remedial measures. |
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| Detonation of a
radiological dispersal device, or "dirty bomb," could have a
range of public health, economic, and other consequences, as
described in this recent report from the Congressional Research
Service. |
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| This August 6, 2001
presidential intelligence briefing, entitled "Bin Ladin
Determined To Strike in US," was declassified by the White House
under pressure from the 9-11 Commission. See also this April 10
White House
background briefing with reporters discussing the release of
the document. |
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