Recent events have focused renewed attention on the vulnerability of the nation’s critical infrastructure to major events, including terrorism. The Public Transportation System Security and Emergency …
Emergency Preparedness for Transit Terrorism: A Synthesis of Transit Practice
This synthesis provides information on the current practices of transit agencies to prevent and respond to terrorism and acts of extreme violence. It integrates information gathered from a review of …
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TCRP 86: Public Transportation Security: Volume 1 – Communication of Threats: A Guide
Rapid and accurate information sharing is a critical operational need for coping with threats against public transportation systems. This first volume of TCRP Report 86: Public Transportation Security …
21 Al Qaida Statements.
This is a collection of 21 al-Qa’ida statements. At 131 pages long it is, at time of release, the most complete collection of statements available to the English speaking public. al qaida …
Japan quake, tsunami death toll risesThis Just In
"A meltdown may have occurred at at least one nuclear power reactor in Japan, the country's chief cabinet secretary, Yukio Edano, said Sunday. He also said that authorities are concerned over the …
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Deaths, tsunamis feared as massive quake hits Japan
The most powerful earthquake to hit Japan in at least 100 years unleashed walls of water Friday that swept across rice fields, engulfing towns, dragging houses onto highways and tossing cars and boats …
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Hacking of DuPont, J&J, GE Were Google-Type Attacks That Weren’t Disclosed
"The FBI broke the news to executives at DuPont Co. late last year that hackers had cracked the company’s computer networks for the second time in 12 months, according to a confidential Dec. 9, 2010, …
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23 oil workers kidnapped in Colombia
"Troops are searching for 23 oil workers kidnapped by armed men in eastern Colombia, the country's army said in a statement. The kidnapping was reported around 4 p.m. Monday in Colombia's Vichada …
Mexican shoot-out kills 18 as drug violence surges
"A shoot-out between rival gangs left 18 people dead in Mexico's Tamaulipas state, amid a surge in deadly drug-related crime, the state government said. The government meanwhile announced the arrests …
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24 killed as bomb targets Pakistan’s intelligence office
"A car bomb exploded near the office of Pakistan's main intelligence agency in the industrial city of Faisalabad on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people and injuring more than 100, police …
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