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Stephen Flynn: Cargo, the terrorist’s ‘Trojan Horse’

"Economic losses were put at $6.3 billion or more. Homeland Security says it would cost $16 billion or more to meet the mandate, but that projection assumes that the department would pay to acquire, maintain and operate scanning equipment and related operations, without any offsetting fees from companies in the global supply chain. In contrast, Stephen E. Flynn, an expert in terrorism and port security at Northeastern University, has said a scanning system could be implemented in every major container port in the world at a cost of $1.5 billion, and that the costs could largely be absorbed by companies doing business at the ports.”

All Ebola Is Local

For much of our history, Americans understood safeguarding public health to be an essential responsibility of government, like providing for the national defense. But unlike waging wars, public health has always been handled primarily at the local and state levels where it could directly engage with and draw support from the populace.

Tianjin Explosion

On the night of August 12th, 2015, the Chinese city of Tianjin was rocked by two massive explosions in its…

Tianjin Explosion: The Aftermath

Two weeks removed from the Tianjin chemical explosion in northern China, the death toll has risen to 123, including 70 firefighters or policemen, with another 50 still missing, according to Xinhua.

Tropical Storm Erika

Projections for Tropical Storm Erika’s path changed today, August 28th. Predictions now place the storm running up Florida’s east coast,…

Bangkok blasts: Thai security, the economy, and the arrests made thus far

On August 17th, a backpack bomb went off at the Erawan Shrine, a Hindu shrine and popular tourist attraction in…

New Law Aims to Prevent Gas Explosions

Thanks to a new law in Massachusetts, utility companies are now required to provide the location and age of all…

Eni Finds Huge Natural Gas Field in Mediterranean Sea

On August 30, 2015 Italian energy company Eni discovered a gas field in the Mediterranean off the coast of Egypt.…

British Airways flight catches fire on runway; all 170 aboard safe

On Tuesday, September 8th, at about 4:13 pm Pacific time, a British Airways Boeing 777-200 headed for London caught fire…

Pilgrim Nuclear Facility

Earlier this week, the 680-megawatt Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Massachusetts had its safety rating downgraded by the Nuclear…

California wildfires displace 23,000, destroy thousands of structures

California has seen over 6,000 wildfires this year, with about a dozen currently burning. The Valley Fire, in Lake County,…

National Science Foundation Invests Millions in America’s Critical Infrastructure

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has decided to invest $20 million in the resilience of America’s critical infrastructure. The new…
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