Pentagon Explores 'Human Fear' Chemicals
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Military researchers are working to uncover and harness a "human fear" scent. The pheromone could lead to smell-based terrorist sensors and new means to harness "contagious" stress.
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A device used by the Army to dispose of old chemical munitions can also be used to destroy biological weapons, according to a report released by Sandia National Laboratories.
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UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 30-- United Nations weapons inspectors stumbled upon evidence of Saddam Hussein's elusive weapons of mass destruction -- a vial of potentially lethal chemical gas that was put in a U.N. storage box more than ten years ago and forgotten, officials announced Thursday.
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The Pentagon on Friday insisted it is ready to respond to a chemical, biological or nuclear attack inside the United States, rejecting an independent panel's criticism of its preparations.
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Because of widespread availability of raw materials for chemical terrorism, many experts believe the odds for a chemical attack are relatively high, compared with biological or nuclear terrorism.
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Men may have developed a psychology   that makes them particularly able to engage in wars, a   scientist said on Friday.
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The Pentagon's way-out researchers want to use a screen of directed sound to turn noisy tanks and Humvees quiet and stealthy. In Danger Room.
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"Cues from chatter" gathered around the world are raising concerns that terrorists might try to attack the domestic food and drug supply, particularly illegally imported prescription drugs, acting Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Lester M. Crawford says...
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Blocking a molecule in the brain may "cure" post-traumatic stress disorder, say US researchers.
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By Stephen Speckman Deseret Morning News  Citing a worldwide threat to the security of the United States from hostile nations, the Army wants to renovate Dugway Proving Ground's old Baker Laboratory to increase defense testing against biological agents.
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US scientists investigate whether robots could be used instead of animals for testing chemicals.
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By Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Sep. 20--One of the most egregious pieces of unfinished business from 9/11 is the continuing vulnerability of chemical plants to terrorist attack.
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The U.S. military's reserves and National Guard forces are not prepared to meet catastrophic threats at home and face an "appalling" shortage of forces able to respond to chemical, biological or nuclear strikes on U.S. soil, according to a congressional commission report released today.
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Don't squash that bug! Cockroaches, beetles, spiders and worms may be the U.S. government's next line of defense in the war on terror.
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Danish authorities found chemicals that could be used to make bombs when they raided an immigrant neighborhood and arrested terror suspects, the country's top intelligence official said Wednesday.
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Scientists studying the things that make people nervous or scared are reporting breakthroughs they say will lead to more effective treatment of anxiety disorders.
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DALLAS _ Scientists say the Bush administration is developing a chemical testing program that favors the chemical industry when it comes to judging whether certain substances in the environment might cause cancer, infertility, or harm to babies in the womb.