Homeland Security Archives | Issues in Science and Technology https://issues.org/issue/18-2/ The best minds on the most important topics. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 20:15:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://issues.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-issues-favicon-32x32.png Homeland Security Archives | Issues in Science and Technology https://issues.org/issue/18-2/ 32 32 Weighing Our Woes https://issues.org/editorsjournal-13/ Tue, 01 Jan 2002 05:00:00 +0000 http://dev.issues.org/editorsjournal-13/ Weighing Our Woes
The horror of September 11 is difficult to absorb. We all looked in disbelief as the tape of the buildings collapsing was played over and over and over again.… Read More

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]]> Forum – Winter 2002 https://issues.org/forum-24/ Tue, 01 Jan 2002 05:00:00 +0000 http://dev.issues.org/forum-24/ The Kyoto Protocol
I have to congratulate you on publishing Richard E. Benedick’s essay on Kyoto and its aftermath (“Striking a New Deal on Climate Change,” Issues, Fall 2001). Many of… Read More

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]]> Revamping the CIA https://issues.org/goodman/ Tue, 01 Jan 2002 05:00:00 +0000 http://dev.issues.org/goodman/ The terrorist attacks have once again exposed wide-ranging flaws in the agency’s operations.
One week after the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center, national security adviser Condoleeza Rice… Read More

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]]> From the Hill – Winter 2002 https://issues.org/hill-20/ Tue, 01 Jan 2002 05:00:00 +0000 http://dev.issues.org/hill-20/ Marburger confirmed as science advisor; OSTP moves questioned
New science advisor John H. Marburger III, confirmed by the Senate on October 23, has taken steps that have increased anxiety among some members… Read More

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]]> The Ethanol Answer to Carbon Emissions https://issues.org/lave/ Tue, 01 Jan 2002 05:00:00 +0000 http://dev.issues.org/lave/ When the United States gets serious about the threat of global climate change, it should turn to ethanol to power cars.
The moment is fast approaching when the United States will have… Read More

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]]> Preparing for and Preventing Bioterrorism https://issues.org/p_hamburg/ Tue, 01 Jan 2002 05:00:00 +0000 http://dev.issues.org/p_hamburg/ Strengthening the U.S. public health infrastructure is the key to enhancing the nation’s safety.
The tragic events of September 11th, followed by the recent anthrax incidents, have made us painfully aware of… Read More

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]]> Real Numbers: The Uninsured: Myths and Realities https://issues.org/realnumbers-8/ Tue, 01 Jan 2002 05:00:00 +0000 http://dev.issues.org/realnumbers-8/ Much of what Americans think they know about people without health insurance is wrong. National polling data and market research reveal that the popular wisdom is that the number of uninsured people… Read More

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]]> Keeping National Missile Defense in Perspective https://issues.org/wilkening/ Tue, 01 Jan 2002 05:00:00 +0000 http://dev.issues.org/wilkening/ If we’re going to pursue this strategy, let’s do so in a realistic way that minimizes the economic and political costs.
The United States is in the midst of its third major… Read More

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]]> Archives – Winter 2002 https://issues.org/archives-18/ Tue, 01 Jan 2002 05:00:00 +0000 http://dev.issues.org/archives-18/ Photo: Carnegie Institution of Washington
Andrew Carnegie and George Ellery Hale
The Carnegie Institution of Washington was born a century ago in January 1902 with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie… Read More

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]]> Regulatory Challenges in University Research https://issues.org/wynes/ Tue, 01 Jan 2002 05:00:00 +0000 http://dev.issues.org/wynes/ Federal regulations must be streamlined and coordinated so that society’s values can be upheld without impeding science.
The body of federal regulations designed to ensure that university research adheres to generally accepted… Read More

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