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One man was shot, another arrested - both of Pakistani orign - in the pre-planned, intelligence-led British police anti-terror raid in Forest Gate, East London early Friday. The police officers were armed and wore protective clothes. The area has a large Muslim immigrant population, early Friday. Security and health department personnel took part in the raid. The man shot is not in danger. London police say the raid was not directly linked to last year's July 7 attacks on London transport. UK security agencies estimate that the number of militants affiliated to al Qaeda at large in UK has quadrupled...

Chinese Scientist Sentenced Over Iridium BEIJING - A Chinese nuclear scientist has been given a suspended death sentence for planting radioactive materials in the office of a business rival, sickening the man and 74 other people, official newspapers reported Monday.   Nuclear medicine researcher Gu Jiming stashed a case containing pellets of iridium 192 above ceiling panels at a hospital in the southern city of Guangzhou, the Beijing Evening News reported. Soon after the victim — identified only by his surname, Liu — began complaining of fatigue, loss of appetite, headaches and vomiting, the paper said. A medical checkup two...

Here is an article from the Army Portal website that may interest some: Wall Street Journal June 2, 2003 U.S. Air Force Investigates Radiological Waste Burial By Peter Waldman, Staff Reporter Of The Wall Street Journal The U.S. Air Force is investigating whether radioactive waste is buried at more than 80 former and current air bases across the country, including the site of a new federal prison in central California. Air Force health experts believe the radioactive material, generated by nuclear-weapons maintenance in the 1950s and 1960s, poses "no immediate public health risk as long as these burial sites are...

<p>WASHINGTON — An Al Qaeda (search) attack against U.S. interests at home or abroad using chemical, biological or radiological weapons remains a possibility, the FBI (search) warned Wednesday.</p> <p>In its latest weekly bulletin to 18,000 state and local law enforcement and government agencies, the FBI said Al Qaeda and sympathetic terrorist groups "continue to enhance their capabilities to conduct effective mass casualty attacks" using these weapons.</p>

<p>The NYPD is on the lookout for individuals armed with "conventional or improvised weapons" who may unleash a devastating attack on the city by concealing deadly chemicals in light bulbs or fire extinguishers, The Post has learned.</p> <p>A four-page alert issued by the NYPD's counter-terrorism unit to cops over the weekend warns officers to keep their eyes peeled for "unusual conditions and activities" that may be a prelude to an attack.</p>

<p>Al Qaeda's latest threat of terrorist attacks is focused on operations in three areas: the continental United States, the Persian Gulf region or Southeast Asia, according to intelligence officials.</p> <p>Intelligence from both the FBI and CIA indicates that al Qaeda is preparing to conduct a major attack that will cause mass casualties, like the September 11 attacks, according to officials.</p>

U.S. Postal Service equipping workers with potassium iodide pills in event of radiological emergency. WASHINGTON - The latest equipment for American postal workers: potassium iodide pills to protect against thyroid cancer in the event of a radiological emergency. The U.S. Postal Service said Monday that it was purchasing nearly 1.6 million pills for distribution to workers. "It's a proactive approach regarding the safety, health and well-being of employees nationwide," said Sue Brennan, Postal Service spokeswoman. She would not say how much they paid for the pills. Potassium iodide is the only medication for internal radiation exposure. It has just one...

   Radiological attack: 'Manhattan would be uninhabitable for years' By Geoffrey Lean 16 June 2002 Internal linksA dirty bomb from Pakistan? Or a dirty trick from Washington?Radiological attack: 'Manhattan would be uninhabitable for years' If a "dirty bomb" were to be set off in New York, every building in Manhattan and for miles around might have to be demolished, concludes one of the United States' most distinguished scientific bodies.The Federation of American Scientists, which cites 52 Nobel prizewinners among its sponsors, says a bomb made using just one piece of radioactive cobalt could make the city uninhabitable for decades,...

The recent Mujahir announcement has really put this issue on the table. I've just finished a very comprehensive look at "dirty bombs," including their history, uses, and connection to 4th Generation Warfare. It's intended to be a fairly definitive primer, much more detailed than you've seen at news sites like CNN.