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LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) infrastructure security is an explosively growing market with demand eclipsing the Aviation security market; driven by increased global demand for LNG, and the fact that one LNG tanker if detonated would cause a blast similar in size to that of a tactical nuclear weapon.
The world’s demand for LNG is increasing dramatically, [...]

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United States Senate, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Statement of Fathali M. Moghaddam, Professor, Department of Psychology, Director, Conflict Resolution Program, Department of Government, Georgetown University, Senior Fellow, Center on Policy, Education, and Research on Terrorism,July 10, 2008

Chairman Lieberman; Senator Collins. Distinguished Members.
Violent extremism is a major problem in a number [...]

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Here is an excerpt of Statement of K. Alan Kronstadt Specialist in South Asian Affairs Congressional Research Service before the U. S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information,Federal Services, and International Security titled “Addressing the U.S .-Pakistan Strategic Relationship”.

Concurrent with this sharp increase in domestic [...]

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Sky-high oil prices have ensured that the global economy has been propelled into an era of high energy prices and security of energy infrastructure has now become the foremost concern of governments everywhere. The “trickle down economics” theory states that if the energy-rich economies invest more into expanding energy infrastructure, it will in turn drive [...]

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via Business Wire - Axcess International, Inc., a provider of wireless business activity monitoring solutions, has been awarded a contract to supply its Micro-Wireless Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system for the U.S. military to enable automatic inventory accounting and perimeter security for ordnance assets. Micro-Wireless technology allows for ultra-small, low cost wireless identification [...]

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via Business Wire - Brijot Imaging Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of passive millimeter wave concealed object detection and people screening technology, has been awarded contract to supply the rugged people screening stations to U.S. Army for Deployment in Middle East. Top picture: Brijot ScanPort (exterior open door view) is an engineered solution that optimizes [...]

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A U.S. Senate committee report says that U.S. administration has intentionally distorted facts to pursuade Americans to support an invasion of Iraq.
Here are the documents:

Report on Whether Public Statements Regarding Iraq by U.S. Government officials Were Substantiated by Intelligence Information
Report on Intelligence Activities Relating to Iraq Conducted by the Policy Counterterrorism Evaluation Group and the [...]

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via Business Wire - BIOIDENT Technologies Inc., the company developing mobile systems analysis and diagnosis, announced today a contract for the Printed Diagnostic Arrays awarded by DARPA. The project aims to demonstrate the capabilities of biosensors with the printed integrated optoelectronics. Together with the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), BIOIDENT is developing a [...]

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via Business Wire - StreetLab Mobile is the next generation, point-and-shoot handheld unknown substance identification system developed by GE Security, Inc. Using Raman Spectroscopy for data capture and analysis, StreetLab Mobile consumes little or no substance sample and makes it easy for the operator to understand and share results. The handheld unit uses extended-range [...]

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Demand for security equipment and services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is forecast to reach cumulative 115 billion in 2008 - 2018. Advances will be supported by the ongoing need to detect, analyze, react and mitigate numerous threats facing Saudi Arabian establishment. The growing interest in RFID and biometrics will also [...]

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