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Entries from February 2010

Red Storm Rising: New National Security High Performance Computing Center Launched

February 26th, 2010 · No Comments

The new National Security Computing Center (NSCC) is launched at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M. by NNSA. NNSA, established by Congress in 2000, is a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy responsible for enhancing national security through the military application of nuclear science in the nation’s national security enterprise. NNSA maintains [...]

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Most Advanced Explosives Detection System Will Be Used for Airline Passenger Checked Bag Screening in Israel

February 20th, 2010 · No Comments

Morpho Detection, Inc., part of the Safran group’s security business, has been awarded with a contract worth up to $50 million to supply the Israel Airports Authority (IAA) with its “System of Systems,” the most advanced checked baggage explosives detection system (EDS) available. The Morpho Detection System of Systems consists of an X-ray Diffraction-based XRD [...]

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