Numbers

December 2006

By Joseph Straw

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The number of intelligence fusion centers in the U.S. in 2006, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The centers, run by states or major cities, serve as multijurisdictional hubs for terrorism-related information collection, analysis, and dissemination.

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Next year, the University of Maryland will integrate multiple databases to provide one database for terrorist incidents from 1970 to 2007. Researchers and government employees can now access online two databases that cover incidents from 1970 to 1997 and 1998 to 2004 until the new database is ready.

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