Nov 05 Watch Risk Assessment: Pakistan The war on terrorism has raised the scary issue of terrorists getting their hands on the ultimate weapon, a nuclear bomb. Gwen Ifill examines the who has control over the nuclear weapons during a time of increasing instability in Pakistan. Continue watching
Nov 02 Ashcroft Defends Threat Warnings Attorney General John Ashcroft defended Thursday's advisory warning of possible terrorist attacks on the West Coast. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch Nuclear Safeguards Betty Ann Bowser reports on the state of security at U.S. nuclear power plants. Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Bridge Scare Spencer Michels has the story of the latest terrorist threats on bridges in eight western states. Continue watching
Nov 01 Bin Laden Alleges ‘Crusader War’ Against Islam Alleged terrorist Osama bin Laden today issued a letter calling on Pakistan's Muslim population to defend Islam against what he calls a Christian crusade, Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television reports. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch Mayor Anthony Williams of Washington, D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams of Washington, D.C. discusses the city's response to terrorism and anthrax health threats. Continue watching
Oct 31 New York Hospital Worker Dies of Inhalation Anthrax A 61-year-old New York woman died of inhalation anthrax Wednesday morning, the fourth fatality from the disease in a month. Continue reading
Oct 30 Postal Service Responds to Anthrax Threat Postmaster General John Potter today defended the postal service's handling of the anthrax situation in testimony before the Senate. Continue reading
Oct 29 Non-Postal Worker in New Jersey Tests Positive for Skin Anthrax A New Jersey woman today became the first non-postal employee in the state to be diagnosed with cutaneous anthrax, the less serious "skin" form of the disease. Continue reading
Oct 29 Anthrax Traces Found in Supreme Court, State Dept. Buildings Trace amounts of anthrax were found today in the on-site mail rooms of the State Department and the Supreme Court, as well as inside buildings that house the Food and Drug Administration and the Voice of America. Continue reading