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  • U.K. unveils broad counterterrorism measures

    Prime Minister Gordon Brown unvelis broad counter-terrorism measures, including unified border police, electronic exit controls at U.K. borders, biometric visas, better critical infrastructure protection, and more

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  • Mexican guerrillas who hit oil, gas pipelines had inside knowledge

    Cause for worry: Bombers of crude oil and natural gas pipelines in Mexico had detailed knowledge of vulnerable energy installation — and of mitigation procedures, too

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  • Russia continues go-slow policy on Iran's Bushehr reactor

    There are many reasons to criticize Russia, but close examination shows that its behavior on the issue of helping Iran’s nuclear effort has been more responsible and nuanced than surface impressions would allow

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  • Brits worried about critical infrastructure protection

    Swaths of Britain are under water, with hundreds of thousands without power; some worry that the UK is not doing enough to proetct criticalinfrastructure

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  • DHS has spent $2 billion on private sector for critical infrastructure

    Some 85 percent of U.S. critical infrastructure is owned and operated by the private sector, and since 2003 DHS has provided nearly $2 billion for risk-based grants to protect private-sector critical infrastructure; $445 million have been given this year already

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  • Vortex's water purification technology potentially disruptive

    DHS has identified chlorine gas as a top twenty domestic terrorist threat; most countries depend on chlorine as a primary water treatment disinfectant; Vortex offers an alternative

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  • ACC, DHS work to increase chemical plant safety

    Chemical industry leader says that “new security regulations will raise the bar for protecting all of the nation’s chemical facilities”; his organization —and chemical plants — have increased their plant safety efforts

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  • FortiusOne Moves to New Offices

    Innovative developer of intelligent Web mapping moves to larger offices; company’s solution offers large atlas of intelligent maps and geodata, including more than two-billion location attributes in nearly 2,000 data sets

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  • Nuclear security in Africa to receive €7 million boost

    Worries about the spread of instability — and terrorism — in Africa leads EU to contribute to IAEA Nuclear Security Fund aimed at increasing nuclear security on the continent

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  • More people hospitalized in Ukraine following toxic substance dispersion

    More than 70 people hospitalized following derailment of train carrying toxic phosphorous; two decades after Chernobyl, citizens suspicious of government reassurances

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  • German government furious with nuclear reactor operator

    Two nuclear reactors in north Gemrnay shut down, and operator is accused of covering up severity of incidents at both

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  • Cuomo urges broader Indian Point review

    Operator of the two Indian Point nuclear power plants has applied for renewal of the licences to operate the reactors;
    Cuomo demands feds look at terrorism, evacuation plans before renewing nuclear plants’ license

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  • Initiative to reduce power plants' fresh water demands

    U.S. electric power plants are the second largest user of fresh water in the nation after agriculture, withdrawing some 140 billion gallons of fresh water per day; DOE, Sandia launch project to address this growing problem

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  • Damaged Japanese nuclear plant found to sit on fault line

    World’s largest nuclear power plant shut down indefinitely after 6.5 magnitude causes radioactive spillage; future of Japan’s nuclear industry uncertain

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  • Train carrying highly toxic phosphorous derailed in Ukraine

    Hundreds evacuated from several villages as a 35 square miles area is covered by toxic phosphorous leaking from a derailed train

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  • Bill widens Sacramento police, sheriff’s contract security opportunities
  • DHS awards $97 million in port security grants
  • DHS awarding $1.3 billion in 2012 preparedness grants
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  • Residents of Murrieta, California, will have to subscribe for emergency services
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  • LAPD embraces “predictive policing”
  • New GPS rival is hack-proof
  • German internal security service head quits over botched investigation
  • Americans favor Obama to defend against space aliens: poll
  • U.S. Coast Guard creates “protest-free zone” in Alaska oil drilling zone
  • Congress passes measure to enhance Israel security ties
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  • Cybercrime disclosures rare despite new SEC rule
  • First nuclear reactor to go back online since Japan disaster met with protests
  • Israeli security fence architect: Why the barrier had to be built
  • DHS allocates nearly $10 million to Jewish nonprofits
  • Turkey deploys troops, tanks to Syrian border
  • Israel fears terror attacks on Syrian border
  • Ontario’s emergency response protocols under review after Elliot Lake disaster
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  • Concerns About Extremists Targeting U.S. Power Stations

    Attacks on four power stations in Washington State over the weekend added to concerns of a possible nationwide campaign by far-right extremists to stir fears and spark civil conflict. Violent extremists “have developed credible, specific plans to attack electricity infrastructure since at least 2020, identifying the electric grid as a particularly attractive target given its interdependency with other infrastructure sectors,” the DHS said in a January.

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