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September 26, 2001

  • Critical Infrastructure--Other
    The President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection was set up in July 1996 under President Clinton's Executive Order 13010.
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  • Cropdusters Grounded
    Cropduster flights resumed Sept. 25, 2001. The FBI had ordered cropdusters grounded nationwide temporarily in late Sept. 2001.
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  • Building Design and Construction
    The WTC victims were killed not just by terrorists, but by the buildings themselves.
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  • Levees and Flood Control Works
    There are places along the Mississippi River (e.g. New Orleans) where many people live in areas that would normally be flooded, were it not for levees or other flood control works.
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  • Chemical Terrorism
    Various nations have developed and produced chemical weapons -- substances whose main use is to harm people -- such as nerve gas or mustard gas.
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  • Other Chemical Hazards
    While petrochemical plants get the most attention, statistics from the Chemical Safety Board suggest that media overlook three quite common and widespread hazards: chlorine, ammonia, and propane
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  • Chemical Plants
    U.S. chemical plants are vulnerable to acts of terrorism.
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  • Bioterrorism and Bioweapons
    Following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, many experts have become more concerned that terrorists may maliciously spread biological agents such as anthrax or smallpox.
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  • Oil and Gas Pipelines
    Because of their length, ubiquity, and remoteness, pipelines can be nearly impossible to defend.
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  • Dam Safety
    The Bureau of Reclamation announced laconically Sept. 12 that it had stepped up security at Hoover, Glen Canyon, and Grand Coulee dams.
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