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PORT SECURITY Few scenarios fray the nerves of counterterrorism planners more than the prospect of someone sneaking a nuclear warhead such as a dirty bomb aboard a cargo container headed for a U.S. port. For a nation that took in more than 7 million pieces of container freight last year, the security challenges are awesome. To ensure that those containers aren't used to smuggle in nuclear terrorism, U.S. customs agents often track ships before they leave foreign ports, using computers to keep tabs on their cargo. Some containers have electronic lids that will indicate if they have been tampered...
...prospect of the landings could not have come at a better time. NASA was smacked around soundly last week when the long-awaited report on the loss of the space shuttle Columbia was released. Investigators blamed the tragedy, at least in part, on the agency's lack of a crisply defined focus--particularly its largely aimless program of human exploration. But launching interplanetary probes is something NASA has always done well. At the moment, Mars is making itself a decidedly tempting target, and humanity is taking advantage...
Professors at SPH seemed excited at the prospect of a more spacious campus in Allston...
...Qureia?s comments that Palestinians could do without a government were designed to remind Israel and the U.S. that the Palestinians do not have a state. And without one, or the imminent prospect of ending the occupation through negotiations with the Palestinians chosen leaders, Qureia was warning, the Palestinians have no interest in protecting Israel. Deal with Arafat, he appeared to be saying or there will be no deal, and no prospect of restoring security...
...help. Powell wants Arafat to lend the Authority the security forces under his control to make Abbas strong enough to challenge the militants. According to a Palestinian source, before he acts, Abbas wants guarantees from Arafat, including a written statement supporting a strike against Hamas. Even then, the prospect of fraternal bloodshed might daunt the Palestinian Authority rank and file. An Authority soldier told TIME a few weeks ago, "I don't want to betray my people or be killed for the $300 a month I earn...