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Govt Subpoenas ACLU to Recover Classified Document

Updated Below: Government attorneys reached deep into their legal bag of tricks to devise a subpoena (pdf) against the American Civil Liberties Union demanding “any and all copies” of a…

12.14.06 | 2 min read
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CRS on Reliable Replacement Warhead, and More

In considering the future of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, the government must decide between two basic courses of action, explains a new report (pdf) from the Congressional Research Service:…

12.14.06 | 1 min read
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Polonium and the History of Space Nuclear Power

Updated Below When the New York Times mentioned in passing recently that polonium-210 had once been used to power U.S. spacecraft, it caused a furrowing of the brow among the…

12.14.06 | 3 min read
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JASON on Engineering Microorganisms for Energy Production

A recent report from the secretive JASON scientific advisory group considers the feasibility of using microorganisms to produce fuels as a metabolic product, such as hydrogen or ethanol. “Microorganisms present…

12.14.06 | 1 min read
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Army Defines Legitimate and Questionable Intel Activities

Updated Below A recently updated U.S. Army regulation (pdf) defines the parameters of legitimate military intelligence activities and outlines procedures for identifying “questionable” intelligence operations. Among the permissible activities, for…

12.12.06 | 2 min read
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