Word: antiterrorist
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...Merry, "that there were people in the government, in the party, who had more than a damn good idea" of the terrorists' identities. Tying powerful figures to the group could be a political nightmare for reform-minded Prime Minister Costas Simitis, but he may have no choice. Greece's antiterrorist performance isn't just risking the Olympics--it is killing the nation's reputation...
...tragedies in Atlanta and at Columbine High School in Colorado provide useful lessons. No gun-control law can prevent criminals from obtaining deadly weapons. If not a gun, a homemade bomb, hammer or ax will suffice. And new antiterrorist police, who seldom intervene before a bloody rampage is over, cannot protect people. Had a single would-be target or bystander been carrying a "cheap" concealed handgun, these attackers might have been stopped sooner. Legitimate gun owners see beyond the thinly veiled attempt to first demonize, then criminalize all gun ownership. God help us when only the police have the right...
Like all things military -- and nonmilitary -- that President Clinton has done in recent weeks, the antiterrorist program he outlined Friday is raising more than a few eyebrows. The President wants to spend $2.8 billion to help the Pentagon protect the U.S. against biological and chemical weapons and cyberspace sabotage. Attacks like those at the World Trade Center and U.S. embassies in the Middle East and Africa suggest that terrorist threats against the nation are on the rise, according to the President. "It's probably a good idea to draw attention to the problem," says TIME Pentagon correspondent Mark Thompson...
...modern era of air terrorism--and antiterrorist technology--began on Dec. 21, 1988, when Pan Am Flight 103 was blasted out of the sky over Lockerbie, Scotland, brought down by 14 oz. of plastic explosives packed into a radio-cassette recorder in a piece of luggage. At least the modern era was supposed to have begun then. Subsequent investigations revealed deep fissures in U.S. airline-security systems. The crash also elicited heartfelt promises, in the form of the 1990 Aviation Security Improvement Act, to ensure that the tragedy would not be repeated...
While extraterrestrials remain rumors, some sci-fi is less and less fi. Robots used to be staples of futuristic novels, but now they are virtually essential to production lines, scientific research, nuclear safety and antiterrorist swat teams. Below, with their costs, are a few recent models of modern commercial robots...