The doomsday clock moves two minutes closer to midnight.
In February 2007 the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced that, on the advice of an impressive gathering of world-renowned analysts and scientists, the Bulletin's famous doomsday clock minute hand was to be moved two minutes closer to midnight, from 11:53 to 11:55. (1) ********** ...

The expansion of the Biological Weapons Convention: the history and problems of a verification regime.
I. INTRODUCTION The threat of biological warfare is real. The September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. and the letters contaminated with anthrax that have killed five Americans and infected many others, show the willingness of terrorists to murder large numbers of people arbitrarily....

The facts; there are over 27,000 nuclear weapons in the world. Thousands are deployed on land, at sea and in the air, posing the constant threat of nuclear war and radioactive contamination.
THE WEAPONS An atomic explosion is a chain reaction in which atoms are split. This releases colossal amounts of energy, and particles that collide with more and more atoms causing an exponentially growing chain reaction. This process is called fission. The most powerful fission explosion is achieved...

Dangerous Reactions: the Aftermath of an Attack. (Note from a Worldwatcher).
Many people have said that the obliteration of the World Trade Center marks a turning point--a day after which the world will never be the same. But in the comments of political and military leaders during the hours when the rubble was still smoking, there was little sign of...

Freelance marksmanship: top guns: honing your shooting skills on public ranges: what you need, and what you need to know.
Marksmanship is a prerequisite for a successful military force and this requires adequate time behind the trigger, something the Canadian Forces cannot always provide. Freelance marksmanship opportunities are increasingly being sought by CF members as a way to supplement their military training. The subject of freelance marksmanship...

Calvert Social Index(TM) Pending Actions.
BETHESDA, Md., June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The Calvert Social Research Department has submitted the following recommendations regarding actions within the Calvert Social Index. The recommendations are pending review by the Calvert Social Index Committee ("Index Committee"). ADDITIONS: First Tennessee National Corporation (FTN) is...

Calvert Social Index(TM) Pending Actions.
BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Calvert Social Research Department has submitted the following recommendations regarding actions within the Calvert Social Index. The recommendations are pending review by the Calvert Social Index Committee ("Index Committee"). The Index Committee is set to meet on September 21, 2001...

The evolutionary dynamics of the movement to ban landmines.
In an attempt to demonstrate the vitality and significance of the transnational, nonstate realm of world politics, in this article, we examine the global mine-ban movement during the period 1991-2002. In doing so, we make two claims: The first is that, at least in the case of the mine-ban...

Incapacitating biochemical weapons; promise or peril?
9780739114391 Incapacitating biochemical weapons; promise or peril? Ed. by Alan Pearson et al. Lexington Books 2007 306 pages $49.95 Paperback JZ5830 Based on a June 2005 symposium, this collection explains historical,...

The border war: Mexico is quietly waging war on our Southern border with the complicity of elements in our government who seek to meld the nations of this hemisphere into a regional superstate. (Immigration).
Robert Maupin and his daughter Denise share an unwanted distinction: They are probably the only American citizens to be detained and forcibly disarmed, at gunpoint, on U.S. soil, by Mexican soldiers. The incident, which took place in 1985, is not the only time the Mexican military illegally entered our...