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Tuesday Emerging Threats

From my UPI Emerging Threats beat. Click on headlines to read full story.

Air Force provisional command goes active
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (UPI) — The U.S. Air Force’s provisional new nuclear operations command unit Global Strike Command was activated Monday by top officials.

Report: Progress in Liberia could unravel
BRUSSELS, Jan. 13 (UPI) — Progress on securing Liberia could unravel if international attention continues to wane, according to a report from the International Crisis Group.

Report calls for securing medical devices
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (UPI) — A new report calls on officials to secure widely used medical devices in the United States for fear that terrorists could seize the equipment to build a bomb.

Meeting to address concerns over pirates
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 13 (UPI) — Top officials from 24 countries are expected to descend on U.N. headquarters to discuss countering the growing threat of piracy off the Somali coast.

B61 nukes enter U.S. stockpile
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (UPI) — The National Nuclear Security Administration says the B61 nuclear bomb has returned to the U.S. active nuclear weapons stockpile.

Tuesday Security Industry

From my UPI Security Industry beat. Click on headline to read full story.

BAE marks 1,000th CV90 delivery
OERNSKOELDSVIK, Sweden, Jan. 13 (UPI) — BAE Systems recently delivered a CV90 infantry fighting vehicle to the Netherlands, marking a milestone for the company.

DTRA contracts for nuclear tech analysis
MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 13 (UPI) — The U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency has contracted Alion Science and Technology to support the agency’s nuclear threat detection programs.

KAI contracts GD for gun systems
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 13 (UPI) — Korea Aerospace Industries has contracted U.S. company General Dynamics to support the production of a light trainer aircraft with its gun systems.

Army awards deal for Biometrics Task Force
ASHBURN, Va., Jan. 13 (UPI) — Telos Corp. has been contracted by the U.S. Army to provide the Defense Department with biometrics infrastructure support.

Oshkosh delivers MRAP variant proposal
OSHKOSH, Wis., Jan. 13 (UPI) — Answering a call for a highly mobile mine resistant ambush protected vehicle, Oshkosh Corp. says it has submitted a proposal to the U.S. Army.

ESI releases mobile military shelters
ATLANTA, Jan. 13 (UPI) — U.S. company Emergency Shelters International announced the launch of a mobile shelter system designed to support military operations in remote environments.

Canada contracts for military vehicles
WARRENVILLE, Ill., Jan. 13 (UPI) — The Canadian Department of National Defense has contracted Navistar Defense for the company’s off-the-shelf military vehicles.