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Commentary
Usually intelligence does not offer crystal-clear answers, and we should not hang decisions to go to war or do anything else on its ability to do so, writes Bruce Berkowitz in a Washington Post commentary.
Report
Addresses the new challenges for defense policy in a world transformed by the end of the Cold War and then the war on terrorism, and sketches new analytic techniques for framing particular defense issues.
Report
Reflects the findings of a conference on cyber security and cyber crime, looking into the urgency for a better common understanding and better cooperation on these issues, in terms of number of users and in terms of social, cultural and economic impact.
Report
Assesses the international dimension of counterterrorism: counterterror cooperation with European states and the effect on U.S. policy options.
Report
Examines the hazards that emergency responders face and the personal protective technology needed to contend with those hazards.
Report
Outlines a strategy for U.S. military operations against terrorist groups overseas, including the capabilities that air forces will likely be called upon to deliver.
Report
Weighing benefits and costs of countering terrorism finds that the efforts pay off, in sometimes unexpected ways.
Report
Identifies the sources and routes used by arms traffickers to buy, sell, transfer, and ship weapons and the implications of small-arms trafficking patterns for U.S. policy.
Report
This report presents a new approach to assessing natural gas and oil resources that is intended to help guide strategic land use planning by expanding the scope of these assessments to include economic and environmental considerations.
Report
Raises awareness concerning the current status of maritime security and its vulnerability to terrorism.
Report
Summarizes the results of a conference that examined the impact of the Iraq war on the security of the Middle East.
Periodical
Examines the debate regarding the safety and efficacy of ephedra; also covers contrasting lessons from different educational interventions, a "systems approach" to counterterrorism, domestic abuse, public health, and genetic manipulation.
Report
Estimates the effects of three workforce-shaping policies among DoD workers covered by the Civil Service Retirement System.
Journal Article
This study explored the relationship of injury and posttraumatic stress symptoms in victims of the 1995 terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City.
Journal Article
Describes a summer workshop on Biological Security and Global Public Health, hosted by the Aspen Strategy Group.
Journal Article
The new reality of biologic terrorism and warfare has ignited a debate about whether to reintroduce smallpox vaccination.
Journal Article
Intelligence and security across Britain is often fragmented and modestly resourced it was devised for an earlier age and a different threat.
Journal Article
The article points out that family physicians may be well positioned to recognize bioterrorist attacks and expedite response. In the event that these agents are used, family physicians' clinical knowledge and skills can make the difference between a localized outbreak and widespread disease transmission, between lower and higher rates of morbidity and mortality, and between panic and an effective community response.
Journal Article
The president of Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf has promised to deal with the ongoing criminal activity going in the nation.
Journal Article
Policymakers failed to consider whether US notions about internal security were appropriate for fractious and unstable regions of the world.
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