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...make a quick genetic ID. A spin-off of early research into mapping the human genome, the cell sorter is now a standard tool for diagnosing AIDS, leukemia and other cancers. Langlois even took it to Chernobyl to assess workers' genetic damage from radiation exposure after the 1986 nuclear reactor accident...
...more effective [TERRORISM, Oct. 29]. In a single short article--"Can a Nuke Really Fit into a Suitcase?"--you gave information on the availability of a suitcase nuke, what type of plutonium and uranium one would need to make one, and, totally unbelievable, which area of a nuclear power reactor should be attacked to incur the highest number of casualties. And you are not the only one. All over the press and the Internet, people are publishing all the material they can get their hands on, just to be first. Don't you know that there are people out there...
...terrorist mastermind could insert plans for blowing up a nuclear reactor in, say, the nose of a puppy on a pet-adoption website. Operatives in the field, told which nose to look at, could then check for their marching orders. Steganography is a fast, cheap, safe way of delivering murderous instructions. "It avoids the operational security issues that exist anytime conspirators have a physical meeting," says Matthew Devost of the Terrorism Research Center. Terrorist watchers suspect al-Qaeda may be hiding its plans on online porn sites because there are so many of them, and they're the last place...
...defenses. Eleven states have already called up the National Guard to help in that effort. The FAA also issued an 11.5-mile no-fly zone for small planes (though it is in effect for only about a week), and F-16 fighter pilots are at the ready. While most reactors were built to withstand the impact of a small aircraft, a 1982 study concluded that a commercial airplane flying at high speed could pierce the concrete dome that protects the reactor core...
Currently, Decker’s major issue is fighting for more protective measures for the nuclear reactor at MIT, although the city manager has said that the reactor is only for research and that city security should not be discussed in public council meetings. Last week, Decker pushed for an executive session at tonight’s council meeting to discuss the reactor’s safety...