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National Defense June 2006 Harold Kennedy	U.S. Steps Up Efforts to Keep WMD Out of Enemy Hands Amid concerns about terrorist attacks against the U.S. and its allies, the U.S. government is increasing its efforts to keep enemies from acquiring and using weapons of mass destruction. Some of these efforts, however, are raising hackles even at home.
National Defense June 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Weighing the Costs of Security A smorgasbord of legislation and policy directives aimed at patching up security at U.S. ports in recent years has resulted in expenditures of billions of dollars worth of protective systems and technologies.
National Defense June 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Air-Ground Coordination in the Battlefield Found Lacking Lack of direct communications between pilots in the cockpit and troops on the ground in Iraq impede close-air support operations, says a Navy air wing commander.
National Defense June 2006 Jean & Erwin	For Navy, More Unmanned Aircraft on the Horizon An unmanned combat aircraft that can operate from carrier decks would be of great utility to the Navy, but it appears to be unaffordable, at least for the time being, said a naval aviation expert.
National Defense June 2006 Stew Magnuson	Gas Tankers Prompt Tight Security Escorting LNG tankers in and out of America's harbors is serious business. The Coast Guard provides security to Boston Harbor, among others, for ships carrying fuel from Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean amid fear of a USS Cole-type terrorist attack.
National Defense June 2006 Harold Kennedy	Intelligence Sharing: `Still a Battle' According to the National Counterterrorism Center, despite efforts since 9/11 to improve the gathering and analysis of government and military intelligence, getting agencies to pool information is still difficult.
National Defense June 2006 Robert H. Williams	Trash Yields Millions for Defense Department The Pentagon's precious metals recovery program is salvaging significant quantities of gold, silver, platinum and palladium from old computers, sparkplugs, film, batteries and cast off electronics.
National Defense June 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Army to Curtail Procurement of Precision-Guided Weapons The Army needs to reevaluate its precision-guided munitions programs, and identify which of its current weapons should continue to receive funding. Contractors worried about declining sales should try to find ways to consolidate production lines across all military services.
National Defense June 2006 Stew Magnuson	First Armed Ground Robot Readied for Deployment A concept touted by science fiction novelists for decades, the first armed ground robots may roll into the field as early as this month, according to Army and industry officials.
National Defense June 2006 Stew Magnuson	High-Tech Weapons Mix Targets Urban Hazards As the Pentagon continues to invest in technologies to neutralize roadside bombs, rocket propelled grenades remain a potent threat. More than 100 soldiers have been killed since operations in South East Asia began.
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