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Department of Homeland Security

Be Informed: Nuclear Blast

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Backgrounder: Nuclear Power Plant Emergency

Food and Drug Administration

Bioterrorism Act of 2002

Other National Research Council Reports On Homeland Security

Science and Technology for Army Homeland Security: Report 1 (2003)

Tracking and Predicting the Atmospheric Dispersion of Hazardous Material Releases: Implications for Homeland Security (2003)

Transportation Security Biotechnology Research in an Age of Terrorism: Confronting the "Dual Use" Dilemma (2003)

Information Technology for Counterterrorism: Immediate Actions and Future Possibilities (2003)

Biological Threats and Terrorism: Assessing the Science and Response Capabilities: Workshop Summary (2002)

Making the Nation Safer: The Role of Science and Technology in Countering Terrorism (2002)

Countering Terrorism: Lessons Learned from Natural and Technological Disasters (2002)