******************************************************** ChemBio Weapons and WMD Terrorism News - December 10, 2004 ******************************************************** -------------------------------- BIO - PREP/DEFENSE -------------------------------- 1A) "Companies to Spend Millions to Develop Device That Monitors Water Systems" Associated Press December 7, 2004
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/10362203.htm "Two companies are teaming up with Sandia National Laboratory to develop a monitoring device that can detect biological agents - such as germs, toxins and bacteria - in water systems. The agreement was struck Monday between Sandia; CH2M Hill of Englewood, Colo., an engineering and construction firm; and Tenix Investments, Australia's largest defense and technology contractor. The two companies have agreed to spend tens of millions of dollars during the next 10 years to turn such a device into a viable product." 1B) "France Seeks International Group to Combat Bioterror" Global Security Newswire December 9, 2004 http://www.nti.org/d_newswire/issues/2004_12_9.html#2326C4BC "In an interview published today, French Health Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy proposed the creation of an international organization to coordinate the fight against biological terrorism, according to Deutsche Presse-Agentur. Such an organization would either be based in France or Canada, Douste-Blazy said. He also said he would discuss his proposal with health ministers from the world's top industrialized nations during a meeting on biological terrorism set to be held today in Paris." 1C) "Anthrax Building Cleanup Stalled by Tabloid Photos; Congress Proposes D.C. Mail Irradiation Center" Global Security Newswire December 9, 2004 http://www.nti.org/d_newswire/issues/2004_12_9.html#13E2C7BB "The completion of cleanup at the former Florida headquarters of a supermarket tabloid publisher that received tainted mail during the 2001 anthrax attacks is being delayed by photographs of Bat Boy and other tabloid staples, the Associated Press reported today. Attorneys for several photographers have informed cleanup contractor Bio-ONE that David Rustine's $40,000 purchase of the Boca Raton site and its contents did not include boxes of pictures kept in the building. The attorneys said that Rustine has no authority to destroy the photographs. . . which appeared in publications such as the Weekly World News, Star and National Enquirer. No one is willing to pay Bio-ONE to decontaminate the files in the boxes, which is costlier than simply destroying the boxes, said Bio-ONE Chairman John Mason. . . Meanwhile, Congress has allocated $507 million for a mail irradiation building to be located at Washington, D.C.'s Brentwood postal facility, site of two anthrax-related deaths in 2001, AP reported. The new facility would speed delivery time for mail sent to federal agencies in Washington, which has been rerouted to New Jersey for irradiation ever since the 2001 attacks." -------------------------------- CHEM - PREP/DEFENSE -------------------------------- 2A) "Anniston Incinerator Set to Process Sarin-Filled Artillery Shells" The Associated Press December 9, 2004 http://www.al.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-10/110262204529659 0.xml&storylist=alabamanews "Contractors have finished modifications to the Army's chemical weapons incinerator and were ready Thursday to begin destroying the first of thousands of 200-pound artillery shells filled with sarin nerve agent. The incinerator, which last month finished destruction of more than 42,762 sarin-filled rockets, is burning tons of Cold War-era weapons stored at Anniston Army Depot, located about 50 miles east of Anniston. Machinery in the incinerator had to be changed to process the shells, which are 8 inches long." -------------------------------- WMD - PREP/DEFENSE -------------------------------- 3A) "Terror Target List Way Behind" USA Today December 8, 2004 Mimi Hall http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-12-08-terror-database_x.htm "The Bush administration's effort to create a national database of potential terrorist targets such as dams, pipelines, chemical plants and skyscrapers is far behind schedule and may take years to finish. Members of Congress who have seen parts of the classified list being created by the Department of Homeland Security say it's a haphazard compilation that includes water parks and miniature golf courses but omits some major sites in need of security." 3B) "Details of Anti-Terror Provision" Associated Press December 9, 2004 http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Terror-Powers-Glance.html "Law enforcement and anti-terrorism provisions are included in the intelligence legislation passed by Congress. The measure . . . increases penalties for unauthorized possession of weapons of mass destruction and components for such things as radioactive 'dirty bombs,' smallpox virus, shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles and nuclear weapons. Maximum penalties would rise from 10 years in prison and $250,000 in fines to between 25 years and life and $2 million. Makes it a federal crime to perpetrate a terror hoax, such as a fake anthrax mailing, or make false reports about the death of someone in the U.S. armed forces." 3C) "China, EU to Increase Nonproliferation Cooperation" Global Security Newswire December 9, 2004 Mike Nartker http://www.nti.org/d_newswire/issues/2004_12_9.html#11DD760C "China and the European Union yesterday agreed to strengthen their cooperation in a number of areas related to arms control and nonproliferation. Increased collaboration was the focus of a seven-page joint declaration released today following a summit at The Hague between top Chinese and EU officials. The declaration was signed by Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Li Zhaoxing, EU Council of Ministers President Bernard Bot and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana. "The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their means of delivery poses a serious threat to international peace and security," says the declaration, which warns of the "real" threat of terrorists obtaining such weapons. Such a threat, the declaration says, adds "a renewed urgency of concerted and more focused actions and cooperation." The detailed nature of the declaration is an indication of the growing value China places on nonproliferation in its foreign policy, said Evan Medeiros, a China expert at the RAND Corp." 3D) "Britain and US Sign Security Deal" BBC December 9, 2004 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4081391.stm "A deal to share counter-terrorism information and technology has been signed by Britain and the US. The agreement sets up a framework for co-operation on research into chemical, biological and radiation decontamination equipment. The deal signed by US homeland security deputy James Loy and David Blunkett commits both countries to assess threats to critical infrastructure. It will allow for the exchange of experts as well as information. " 3E) "Singapore, US Forces Hold Bio-Chem Defense Demonstration" Xinhuanet December 9, 2004 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/09/content_2314832.htm "Singapore's Armed Forces (SAF) and their US counterparts launched on Thursday a bio-chemical defense demonstration in one of SAF's camps in the northern part of the island state. According to local media reports on Thursday evening, teams from SAF's Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosives Defence Group and the US 4th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team dealt with deadly sarin and ricin, home-made bomb anda package of radioactive Cobalt-60 in the demonstration. Being a part of the on-going International Symposium on Protection Against Toxic Substances held here from Nov. 4 to 10, the demonstration is the first of its kind between Singapore and US forces. More than 200 bio-chemical defense scientists from around the world, who came to the city state to attend the symposium, observed the demonstration." 3F) "War Injections Linked to Illnesses" Syndey Morning Herald December 7, 2004 Julie Robotham http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/War-injections-linked-to-illnesses/2004/ 12/06/1102182230128.html?oneclick=true "The more immunizations that Australian Gulf War veterans received before the 1991 conflict, the more likely they are to suffer physical symptoms afterwards, researchers have found. The study of more than 80 per cent of Australia's Gulf War deployment also suggests those who took tablets to protect against nerve gas and biological agents are more likely to suffer joint, skin, vision, sinus and psychological problems, compared with defense personnel who did not serve in the Gulf. The Monash University research, sponsored by the Australian Defense Force, is the first attempt in Australia to cross-reference the symptoms experienced by individual Gulf veterans against the specific medicines and chemicals they were exposed to." 3G) "Kazakhstan, U.S. Broaden Non-Proliferation Cooperation" Interfax-Kazakhstan December 9, 2004 http://www.interfax.com/com?item=Kaz&pg=0&id=5776681&req= "Kazakhstan and the United States have signed an amendment to their agreement on cooperation in the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. "The amendment ensures larger U.S. financing for Kazakh projects in the non-proliferation of biological weapons," says a Thursday press release from the Kazakh Embassy in the United States. The amendment will upgrade bilateral cooperation "in the non- proliferation of biological weapons and the threat of bio-terrorism," the press release reads. It is planned to build a laboratory and a system for monitoring infectious diseases in Kazakhstan under the agreement and within the framework of the Nunn-Lugar program. The system will help to detect, diagnose and respond to natural outbreaks of infectious diseases and possible epidemics caused by terrorist acts. 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