Morning Security Briefing: India Beefs Up Security, Yemen Collapsing, Terrorism's Toll in Pakistan, al Qaeda Still Wants WMDs

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By Matthew Harwood

Created 01/26/2010 - 10:23

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♦ As the memory of Mumbai endures, India bolsters security for its 60th Republic Day [1].

♦ The BBC weighs how Western governments should respond to the terrorist threat emanating from a fragile Yemen [2].

♦ A new study from Harvard details al Qaeda's attempts to acquire nuclear weapons [3] and whether the threat persists today.

♦ The Pakistani government tells Parliament that approximately 2,000 people have been killed in terrorist attacks [4]since April 2009.

♦ Hackers target friends of employees at Google and other tech companies [5]in the hopes of indirectly hitting their mark: the employees.

♦ As the memory of Mumbai endures, India bolsters security for its 60th Republic Day [1].

♦ The BBC weighs how Western governments should respond to the terrorist threat emanating from a fragile Yemen [2].

♦ A new study from Harvard details al Qaeda's attempts to acquire nuclear weapons [3] and whether the threat persists today.

♦ The Pakistani government tells Parliament that approximately 2,000 people have been killed in terrorist attacks [4]since April 2009.

♦ Hackers target friends of employees at Google and other tech companies [5]in the hopes of indirectly hitting their mark: the employees.

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[1] http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j2mlLapF4_wtQZdIOE-NJyZGpOwA
[2] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8480370.stm
[3] http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/files/al-qaeda-wmd-threat.pdf
[4] http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\01\26\story_26-1-2010_pg7_36
[5] http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c18091ee-09ee-11df-8b23-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html?nclick_check=1