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First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Motley Fool

SAIC Wins Chem-and-Bio Defense Contract

Filed under: InvestingSAIC is helping to keep America safe from chemical and biological weapons. The only question is how much help it will be allowed to give.On Monday, SAIC announced that it has won one of "multiple" awards to provide program, engineering, ... [Published Daily Finance - 12 hours ago]

Entities: IDIQ Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity, Motley Fool, BASE PERIOD, Rich Smith

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation

FBI: No arrests in Spokane, Wash., ricin case

The letters were postmarked last Tuesday in Spokane and addressed to the downtown post office and the adjacent federal building. They were intercepted by the Postal Service, and no one was injured.Investigators in hazardous materials suits spent most ... [Published Vida en el Valle - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Ricin, FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation, CAStor, Search Warrant, Mississippi

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

Turkish Armed Forces

Military rejects claims of Alevi discrimination

ISTANBUL - HürriyetThe claim of a main opposition party figure that Alevi military personnel have been subject to discriminatory moves has been denied by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), which claimed there was no discrimination in the army based on ethnicity ... [Published Turkish Daily - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Military/Armed Forces, Turkish Armed Forces, Biological Weapon, Hürriyet

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

Bioterrorism drills in Ore., Wash. start Tues.

PORTLAND -- Fire crews, police and health officials in the Portland Metro area next week will simulate a terrorist attack involving a biological weapon. "The incident is simulated, the sickness and death imagined, yet all involved will take it very seriously," ... [Published KGW.com - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Biological terrorism, Portland Port, Dirty Bombs, Biological Weapon, Decontamination

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Richard Hermann: We need to act in Syria, but smartly

President Obama is reluctantly nearing a tipping point regarding what, if anything, the U.S. should do about the dangerous chaos engulfing Syria and spilling over into neighboring countries. After dithering for two years and losing some reasonable opportunities ... [Published Waynepost - May 20 2013]

Entities: Syria, Quid pro quo, Chaos, Lebanon, United States

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

New York University

The Too-Smart City

You’ll know this is a thing when certain cities start boasting about their “smart-free zones.” http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2013/05/18/the-too-smart-city/q87J17qCLwrN90amZ5CoLI/story.html?s_campaign=8315 (…) “But as political leaders, engineers, ... [Published Wired: Beyond the Beyond - May 20 2013]

Entities: Urban Planning, Biological Weapon, Operations Center, New York University, Encroachment

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

United Nations

Armenia abstains from voting on UN resolution on Syria

Armenia abstained from voting on the last UN resolution on Syria.The UN General Assembly adopted the document on May 15 by a recorded vote of 107 in favor to 12 against, with 59 abstentions.Azerbaijan and Georgia voted pro. Russia, Belarus, Iran, China ... [Published ARM Info - May 17 2013]

Entities: United Nations, Armenia, Syria

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Asian Ladybirds Use Biological Weapon to Wipe Out European Competition

Every now and then, wildlife researchers warn about the dangers linked with introducing various species in areas where they do not belong. According to a new study, these dangers hold even if the invasive species is a mere ladybird.This research says ... [Published Softpedia - May 17 2013]

Entities: Biological Weapon, Species, Gießen (Germany), Aphid, Smallpox

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 4 reports

Harlequin ladybirds, biological weapons and the success of invasive species

An article written by Professor Emeritus Stuart Reynolds, in our Department of Biology & Biochemistry, looking at the success and characteristics of invasive species has been published today (Friday) in the journal ‘Science’.Citing recent research into ... [Published University of Bath - May 17 2013]

Entities: Biological Weapon, Fungus, Species

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Caution urged over chemical attack probe

The Defence Secretary has warned the world must take care before launching international action against Syria.Philip Hammond says he wants to see "concrete" evidence chemical weapons have been used, while US President Obama says he already seen evide ... [Published BFBS Gibraltar - May 17 2013]

Entities: Chemical, Philip Hammond, Syria, STANDARD OF PROOF, Biological Weapon

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Stoking the Nationalist Fires

Just when the rhetoric on both sides seemed to be fading, last week the People’s Daily, a Chinese newspaper, ran a lengthy commentary penned by two academics challenging Japan’s sovereign rights to the Ryukyu island chain – not far from Taiwan and ... [Published Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs | The ... - May 16 2013]

Entities: Japan, Sex-Slavery, Biological Weapon

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Film reveals new footage of Soviet bioweapons program

A new documentary film created by two Cornell faculty members and others probes the moral dimensions of the Soviet bioweapons program. ... [Published Cornell News Highlights - May 14 2013]

Entities: Biological Weapon

Quotes

"No additional information will be released to the public today" said Frank Harrill, the FBI agent in charge of the Spokane office

FBI: No arrests in Spokane, Wash., ricin case [Published Vida en el Valle - 18 hours ago]

"We want to make sure if and when this happens we are prepared as possible, said Kama Simonds, spokeswoman for the Regional Disaster Preparedness Organization. "It’s not an exam with a grade, it’s an opportunity to see where we can improve.""

Three day metro-wide disaster drill will simulate bioterrorism attack [Published Oregonian - 20 hours ago]

...the regions ability to respond to a complex public health incident affecting multiple agencies across several political boundaries," she added. "The exercise will address policy, plans and operations related to bioterrorism incident mobilization and response." It will be the largest emergency response drill in the Portland area since 2007s "TOPOFF4" drill, which simulated an attack from a "dirty bomb...

Bioterrorism drills in Ore., Wash. start Tues. [Published KGW.com - 20 hours ago]

..."We don't send ourselves on missions, the parliament does it, and the parliament is elected by the people," he said. "The parliamentarians won't face up to the issue, because that doesn't win elections. The conflict is being carried out on our backs."

Bundeswehr's forgotten fighters want recognition [Published Deutsche Welle - May 20 2013]

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Foster Road's future; Tuesday night tango: Sout... [Published Oregonian - 1 hour ago]
Outer Space Comes Closer To A Regime ? Analysis [Published Eurasia Review - 11 hours ago]
SAIC Wins Chem-and-Bio Defense Contract [Published Daily Finance - 12 hours ago]
Japan Inc. Should Take a Look in the Mirror [Published Bloomberg - 16 hours ago]
Military rejects claims of Alevi discrimination [Published Turkish Daily - 18 hours ago]
FBI: No arrests in Spokane, Wash., ricin case [Published Vida en el Valle - 18 hours ago]
Three day metro-wide disaster drill will simula... [Published Oregonian - 20 hours ago]
Bioterrorism drills in Ore., Wash. start Tues. [Published KGW.com - 20 hours ago]
Invasive ladybugs: Secrets of their success [Published EarthSky - 22 hours ago]
Comprehensive Report Regarding the use of Chemi... [Published Impunity Watch - 23 hours ago]
Richard Hermann: We need to act in Syria, but s... [Published Waynepost - May 20 2013]
Bundeswehr's forgotten fighters want recognition [Published Deutsche Welle - May 20 2013]
The Too-Smart City [Published Wired: Beyond the Beyond - May 20 2013]
Frederickson Toray exec leads nat'l panel [Published Business Examiner - May 18 2013]
Maine, New Hampshire soldiers named Best Warrio... [Published DVIDS - May 17 2013]
Asian Ladybirds Use Biological Weapon to Wipe O... [Published Softpedia - May 17 2013]
Armenia abstains from voting on UN resolution o... [Published ARM Info - May 17 2013]
Threatwatch: Could a MERS vaccine make people s... [Published New Scientist - May 17 2013]
Darryl Woodard: Asymmetrical Warfare: For all A... [Published Huffington Post - May 17 2013]
Caution urged over chemical attack probe [Published BFBS Gibraltar - May 17 2013]
Moscow ‘Hopeful’ on Syria Chemical Weapons Insp... [Published RIA Novosti - May 17 2013]
Harlequin ladybirds, biological weapons and the... [Published University of Bath - May 17 2013]
The Interloper Ladybird with Biological Weapon ... [Published French Tribune - May 17 2013]
Blame the Russians, says Basson [Published Mail & Guardian Online - May 16 2013]
Ricin-letters suspect tried to 'elude' FBI, doc... [Published NBCNews.com - May 16 2013]
Pakistani students leave for Japan under Japan-... [Published Online News Pakistan - May 16 2013]
Asian lady beetles use biological weapons again... [Published Science Daily - May 16 2013]
Stoking the Nationalist Fires [Published Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs \| The ... - May 16 2013]
Red lines, written in blood [Published Otago Daily Times - May 16 2013]
Asian lady beetles use biological weapons again... [Published PhysOrg.com - May 16 2013]

Blogs

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Invasive ladybugs: Secrets of their success [Published EarthSky - 22 hours ago] Not everyone has what it takes to be a successful invader. Most species that find their way to foreign lands starve, get eaten or otherwise fail to establish themselves in significant numbers. But every so often an organism thrives so well in its new ...
Comprehensive Report Regarding the use of Chemi... [Published Impunity Watch - 23 hours ago] Report prepared by Syrian Network for Human Rights 14 May 2013 Introduction GENEVA PROTOCOL The 1925 agreement banning the use of chemical and biological weapons in war prohibits the killing of persons by asphyxiating gases, other poisonous gases ...
The Too-Smart City [Published Wired: Beyond the Beyond - May 20 2013] You’ll know this is a thing when certain cities start boasting about their “smart-free zones.” http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2013/05/18/the-too-smart-city/q87J17qCLwrN90amZ5CoLI/story.html?s_campaign=8315 (…) “But as political leaders, engineers, ...
Stoking the Nationalist Fires [Published Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs \| The ... - May 16 2013] Just when the rhetoric on both sides seemed to be fading, last week the People’s Daily, a Chinese newspaper, ran a lengthy commentary penned by two academics challenging Japan’s sovereign rights to the Ryukyu island chain – not far from Taiwan and ...
Here's How Mass Effect's Biological Warfare is ... [Published Kotaku - May 15 2013] Mass Effect’s genophage is one of the few fictions in gaming that is easiest to match to real science. We can already engineer viruses that manipulate genetics within biological systems. While such a bioweaponized feat is difficult to create within ...

Audio/Video

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Mississippi man arrested in ricin case. [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Apr 27 2013]
Al Jazeera talks to Ralf Trapp about chemical w... [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Apr 26 2013]

Press Releases

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SIGA Announces Restatement of Certain Historica... [Published GlobeNewswire: Acquisitions News - May 10 2013]
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SIGA Technologies Reports Financial Results for... [Published GlobeNewswire: Acquisitions News - Mar 06 2013]
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