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The U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) recently completed a study exploring 43 attacks directed against U.S. federal government buildings, sites, and officials from 2001 to 2...
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In 2011, the republic of Moldova arrested individuals attempting to sell several grams of highly enriched uranium. The sellers had an understanding of both the properties and potential use of the mate...
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On December 2, 2013, a truck containing radioactive Cobalt 60 was stolen in central Mexico, near Mexico City.1 This event received widespread media attention due to the potential threat posed by this ...
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On August 4, 2013, Southern California authorities issued an Amber Alert (missing child alert) for Hannah Anderson, a 16-year-old who was abducted from her California home. Authorities believed James ...
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In 1924, Calvin Coolidge was president of the United States; the Washington, D.C., Senators won the World Series; and the dual forces of Prohibition and immigration focused new attention on the securi...
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The horrific incidents that have taken place this past year in France, Egypt, Lebanon, the United States, Kenya, Nigeria, and other countries throughout the world demonstrate that violent extremism of...
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Policing has evolved over the past 60 years, having moved from an enforcement-centric approach to a community-based policing model. At the same time, the threats to our homeland have increased and the...
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On January 7, 2015, the world was stunned again by the video images of yet another sensational terrorist attack. The incident, which occurred in Paris, France, started when three masked gunmen launche...
