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Wednesday Emerging Threats

From my Emerging Threats beat. Click on headlines to read stories I published under the UPI byline.

Army manual: Focus on root causes critical
WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) — A new U.S. Army field manual calls on troops to address an insurgency’s root problems and suggests military solutions alone cannot solve them.

Kazakhstan to address corruption
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, May 6 (UPI) — Kazakh security authorities Wednesday concluded a seminar to discuss implementing anti-corruption methods that meet international standards.

Spent nuclear material focus of meeting
VIENNA, May 6 (UPI) — The International Atomic Energy Agency is planning to host a multinational meeting in Vienna to address the safety and security of spent nuclear material.

U.N.: Future peace threatened in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 6 (UPI) — The head U.N. representative in Nepal is warning that future peace in the country may be threatened in the wake of recent political tensions.

U.N. aid units threatened in eastern Chad
N’DJAMENA, Chad, May 6 (UPI) — U.N. agencies in the volatile east of Chad are increasingly threatened by rebel groups, making the delivery of aid in the region a growing difficulty.

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Wednesday Security Industry

From my Security Industry beat. Click on headlines to read stories I filed under the UPI byline.

Navy, Bioject partner on vaccine
PORTLAND, Ore., May 6 (UPI) — The U.S. Navy has announced a partnership with Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. to develop a needle-free technology for a malaria vaccine.

Army licenses Sarnoff’s TerraSight tech
PRINCETON, N.J., May 6 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has signed a licensing deal with Sarnoff Corp. to use the company’s video exploitation and analysis technology.

AS&E scanner maintenance contract renewed
BILLERICA, Mass., May 6 (UPI) — The U.S. government has renewed a contract with American Science and Engineering Inc. to provide maintenance services for its mobile X-ray screening system.

Sourcefire, SRA sign reseller agreement
COLUMBIA, Md., May 6 (UPI) — U.S. company Sourcefire has reached a deal with SRA International Inc. for the company to resell its intrusion-prevention technology to government agencies.

i2 launches intrusion-protection platform
MCLEAN, Va., May 6 (UPI) — U.S. company i2 Inc. has launched its new intelligence platform designed to help the defense and homeland-security communities counter terrorist threats.

GD to support Abrams tanks
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., May 6 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has contracted General Dynamics to provide engineering studies and other technical support services for Abrams tanks.

Air Force awards cryptologic deal
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 6 (UPI) — General Dynamics has been contracted by the U.S. Air Force to update information-security capabilities, modernizing the security of sensitive information.

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