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• Best’s Review Webinar on Insurance and Catastrophes

  New catastrophe models, research and data are advancing insurers' understanding of the risks they face from natural and man-made catastrophes. A panel of experts will discuss recent

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• Lexington Insurance Homeland Security Series: WMD terrorism

  Brian Finlay discusses the threat posed by WMD terrorism on Lexington Insurance Homeland Security Series. Click here to watch the podcast. 

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• Presidential Inbox 2009: The First 100 Days

  The first 100 days of any administration are filled with tough choices and breaks from past policies. This administration is no different. In the lead-up to the election, Stimson experts

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• Finding a Solution to Bioterror

  In an interview with FLYP online magazine, Brian Finlay discusses the state of US security against bioterrorism, the likelihood of another attack, and US capabilities to respond to such an

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• Nuclear Terrorism: US Policies to Reduce the Threat of Nuclear Terror

  The Partnership for a Secure America (PSA) has released a WMD Report Card, examining US Government programs to prevent nuclear, chemical, and biological terrorism. In 2005, the 9/11 Public

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• Against All Odds: Preventing Terrorists from Getting Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons

  By Brian Finlay and Dr. Elizabeth Turpen

  The Challenge

  A weapon of mass destruction (WMD) in the hands of terrorists poses a grave threat to the security of the United States. While this is

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• Preventing Nuclear Terrorism Seven Years After 9/11

  In its final report to the American people, the Commission responsible for investigating the terrorist attacks of September 11th found that, “The greatest danger of another catastrophic

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• Are We Safer?

  The impending closure of the FBI's investigation of the anthrax-laced mailings of 2001 has generated new interest in the question: Are we safer today than we were when anthrax was

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• Fighting Terrorism at a Store Near You

  Brian Finlay discusses the commercial opportunities available to private businesses willing to engage former Soviet Union WMD specialists.

   

  

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• The Proliferation Security Initiative: Too Much, Too Soon

  The threat of WMD terrorism continues to loom large over American national security, as evidenced by a recent National Intelligence Estimate warning of the resurgence of al Qaeda. Al

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• USIC AND THE INITIATIVES FOR PROLIFERATION PREVENTION

  The following report pertains to a multiyear effort by the Stimson Center to engage all major stakeholders in a process of rethinking and improving the full spectrum of US nonproliferation

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• National Security Implications Related to the Personal Importation of Prescription Drugs

  Given the extraordinary cost of prescription drugs in the US relative to other countries, the number of ordinary citizens seeking lower-cost medicines in Canada and elsewhere has

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• Regulating Access and Control of Dangerous Pathogens: Implications for the Pharmaceutical Industry

  Seven days after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, anthrax spores were spread through the US Postal Service to a variety of news services and public

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• Russian Roulette-Canada’s Role in the Race to Secure Loose Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons

  In the Spring 2006 edition of International Journal, Brian Finlay discusses the threats posed by unsecured weapons of mass destruction. He describes the Canadian Government's current

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• Venture Capitalist.gov: Courting the Ultimate Angel Investor

  President Bush has asserted repeatedly that the greatest national security threat facing our country is the possibility of a nuclear, biological, or chemical weapon in the hands of a

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• The Race to Secure Russia’s Loose Nukes: Progress Since 9/11

  Four years after a bipartisan Task Force recommended an acceleration of programs to secure Russia's vulnerable nuclear weapons and materials by 2009-2011, the United States has failed to

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• Tougher Measures Needed on Terror Weapons BUSH CONGRESS SHOULD ACT

  Brian Finlay and Charles Ferguson discuss the threats of proliferation and terrorism. They call for enhanced programs to fight these threats and for the elimination of bureaucratic red

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