Office of Technology Assessment

Type: Organization
Name: Office of Technology Assessment
First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports
NRA National Rifle Association
NRA National Rifle Association

Page - Give ?Bomb Control? A Chance

He thought his wife was in love with another man, police say, so James L. McFillin of Baltimore decided to blow the other man up.It was 1979 in Baltimore. McFillin wired two sticks of an explosive called Tovex 220 into the electrical system of a truck ... [Published Ponca City News - May 04 2013]
First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

U.S. Climate Experts to speak at Water for Food Conference

/PRNewswire/ -- Three climate change experts will address the 5(th) Annual Water for Food Conference hosted by the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to be held May 5 - 8 ... [Published NewsBlaze - May 02 2013]
First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports
ATF Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives
ATF Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives

Why don't we give 'bomb control' a real chance?

He thought his wife was in love with another man, police say, so James L. McFillin of Baltimore decided to blow up the other man.It was 1979. McFillin wired two sticks of an explosive called Tovex 220 into the electrical system of a truck belonging to ... [Published Recordnet.com - Apr 30 2013]
First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports
Timothy Johnson
Timothy Johnson

Timothy Johnson: Jennifer Rubin Makes Irrational Argument Against Proposal To Crack Down On Explosives Access

Washington Post blogger Jennifer Rubin incorrectly wrote that Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) is proposing to "ban explosive powder" as a response to the Boston Marathon bombings when in fact Reid has proposed requiring a criminal background check for ... [Published Media Matters for America - County Fair - Apr 25 2013]
First reported Jan 15 2013 - Updated Jan 15 2013 - 1 reports

In Georgia, a Blueprint for Battling Obamacare

p> Sharon Cooper is not a national political figure. She is a state legislator in Georgia, one I happened to encounter at a recent event in Atlanta. But Cooper is also an archetype of Obamacare's newest adversary: the state official fighting health ... [Published The New Republic - Citizen Cohn - Jan 15 2013]
First reported Jan 07 2013 - Updated Jan 07 2013 - 1 reports
Office of Technology Assessment
Office of Technology Assessment

NUCLEAR FISSION: THE MOST WASTEFUL, STUPID, AND COSTLY SYSTEM FOR BOILING WATER

NUCLEAR FISSION: THE MOST WASTEFUL, STUPID, AND COSTLY SYSTEM FOR BOILING WATER   By Hazel Henderson   SAINT AUGUSTINE, MAR (IPS) I have opposed nuclear power since my service on the US Congress Office of Technology Assessment Advisory Council, from 1975 ... [Published EthicalMarkets.com - Jan 07 2013]

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..."I'm a member of the NRA," he said, noting that he was a retired captain in the Minneapolis Police Reserve, "and I don't want to have to register my gun."
Why don't we give 'bomb control' a real chance? [Published Recordnet.com - Apr 30 2013]
..." A 2005 report from the BureauBureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) found that "because black powder is relatively inexpensive (between $5 and $15 per pound), it is the most common explosive used in pipe bombs." The report also found that explosive powders were present in the most fatal of bombings between 2002 and 2004:
Timothy Johnson: Jennifer Rubin Makes Irrational Argument Against Proposal To Crack Down On Explo ... [Published Media Matters for America - County Fair - Apr 25 2013]
...It has been described on the Senate floor as being "one of the nation's most respected bodies of scholars and policy makers." For more information, visit www.coha.org or email coha@coha.org
Commentary: The US war on communism, drugs, and terrorism in Colombia [Published Caribbean News Now! - Apr 20 2013]
...As expressed in the President's FY12 budget, the ISS is "humanity's foothold in space, bringing nations together in a common pursuit of knowledge and excellence." 1 ISS research is taking place within and across several disciplines, including fluid physics, materials science, and other physical and natural sciences...
NASA Contract Award to Resources for the Future: Measuring Research Performance in Space Station ... [Published SpaceRef - Aug 23 2012]

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In Georgia, a Blueprint for Battling Obamacare [Published The New Republic - Citizen Cohn - Jan 15 2013]
NUCLEAR FISSION: THE MOST WASTEFUL, STUPID, AND... [Published EthicalMarkets.com - Jan 07 2013]
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German military to acquire combat drones [Published World Socialist Web Site - Aug 16 2012]
A New Push for the Office of Technology Assessment [Published Secrecy News - May 12 2010]
Kuklinski, OTA, and Freeman [Published Secrecy News - Apr 21 2009]
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Timothy Johnson: Jennifer Rubin Makes Irrationa... [Published Media Matters for America - County Fair - Apr 25 2013]
Washington Post blogger Jennifer Rubin incorrectly wrote that Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) is proposing to "ban explosive powder" as a response to the Boston Marathon bombings when in fact Reid has proposed requiring a criminal background check for ...
In Georgia, a Blueprint for Battling Obamacare [Published The New Republic - Citizen Cohn - Jan 15 2013]
p> Sharon Cooper is not a national political figure. She is a state legislator in Georgia, one I happened to encounter at a recent event in Atlanta. But Cooper is also an archetype of Obamacare's newest adversary: the state official fighting health ...
NUCLEAR FISSION: THE MOST WASTEFUL, STUPID, AND... [Published EthicalMarkets.com - Jan 07 2013]
NUCLEAR FISSION: THE MOST WASTEFUL, STUPID, AND COSTLY SYSTEM FOR BOILING WATER   By Hazel Henderson   SAINT AUGUSTINE, MAR (IPS) I have opposed nuclear power since my service on the US Congress Office of Technology Assessment Advisory Council, from 1975 ...
A New Push for the Office of Technology Assessment [Published Secrecy News - May 12 2010]
Ever since the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) was eliminated in 1995 by the resurgent Republican majority, some members of Congress, science policy advocates, and others having been searching for a way to replace the depth of expertise and and ...
Kuklinski, OTA, and Freeman [Published Secrecy News - Apr 21 2009]
“The value and the major limitations” of a recently released CIA documentary collection on Col. Ryszard Kuklinkski, the Polish official who provided a vast quantity of political and military intelligence to the CIA in the 1970s and early 1980s, are assessed ...
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