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...federally outlined Technology Alert List includes a list of study areas that could threaten national security if abused. The list is used to identify which visa applicants to isolate for further scrutiny, Casey explained...
...spite of restrictions that some fear may threaten academic freedom, however, the relationships between most U.S. research institutions and the government is far from antagonistic...
...Bush Administration issued its National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction. This document reiterated a line that had been used on other occasions over the previous year by President Bush: “We will not permit the world’s most dangerous regimes and terrorists to threaten us with the world’s most destructive weapons.” This strong language (“We will not permit…”) is meant to signal Washington’s determination to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction—especially nuclear...
...than it was a year ago; the best hope right now is that the security situation doesn't become appreciably worse. Such deterioration is precisely what the resurgent Taliban will try to achieve in the coming months, and moves to hold national elections in June next year - which could threaten the hold of the warlords - may raise the trouble quotient nationally. The resurgent Taliban is unlikely to muster a serious bid for power any time soon, but its revival is a sharp reminder that Afghanistan could be plagued with instability for years...
Once the website was finished, she said, the administration claimed it could threaten student’s privacy and ordered it reconstructed, leading to cost overruns on the project and further criticism...