Far-out physics

Article Abstract:

The idea of the isomer-based weapons were not considered seriously until a leading proponent claimed in 1998 to have employed a dental x-ray machine for triggering the release of energy from isomers of the element hafnium. Ideas like antimatter weapons, psychic teleportation, microwaves that beam speech into the heads of unsuspecting enemies are too far-out for warranting near-term focus.

All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing, Industrial organic chemicals, not elsewhere classified, Chemical Weapons, Composition, Isomerism, Isomers (Chemistry)

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Food fears: the threat of agricultural terrorism spurs calls for more vigilance

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The rumors spread regarding the mad cow disease, foot-and-mouth disease, in Kansas, shocked the American cattle industry. Agriculture and Homeland Security officials cite these events in describing the effects of bioterror attack on domestic agriculture.

Kansas, Beef cattle feedlots, Beef cattle, except feedlots, Evaluation, Development and progression, Influence, Livestock industry, Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Foot-and-mouth disease, Foot and mouth disease, Cattle industry

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Seen before: to guard against terrorism, the Pentagon looks to image-recognition technology

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The Defense Department's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has undertaken a program to improve site surveillance in order to provide greater safety for Americans abroad. The biometric systems being tested are discussed..

Research, Planning, Terrorism, United States. Department of Defense, Biometric research

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