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October 2010 News

1. U.S. alert after 'terrorist threat' paralyzes skies By Jules Crittenden and Donna Goodison The Boston Herald 30 October 2010 -- Joseph Trevithick, a research associate at GlobalSecurity.org, said, "There is a vulnerability, the fact that they could get a device with explosive material on a plane."
2. Far more troops survive IEDs in Afghanistan By Tom Vanden Brook USA Today 20 October 2010 -- Improved battlefield treatment shows the military has adapted to the IED threat, just as insurgents have learned to build bigger bombs to blow up armored trucks and troops, said John Pike, a military analyst and director of Globalsecurity.org.
3. Roadside Bombs Less Lethal for Today's Troops By Katie Drummond AOL News 20 October 2010 -- "We learn and they learn," John Pike, the director of GlobalSecurity.org, told the Australian Associated Press.
4. Tobyhanna Army Depot slashes 150 jobs because of Iraq War drawdown By Steve McConnell The Scranton Times Tribune 19 October 2010 -- But a substantial U.S. military presence - including a recent troop surge - in Afghanistan could help sustain employment, said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a defense policy think tank in Alexandria, Va.
5. Israel says Hamas has anti-aircraft missiles By Aron Heller The Associated Press 18 October 2010 -- Some versions of the Strela are shoulder-fired and are designed to target planes, helicopters and drones at ranges of around two and a half miles (four kilometers), according to the military information website GlobalSecurity.org.
6. Training up on MRAPs By Spc. Sharla Lewis Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System 18 October 2010 -- According to the website, Globalsecurity.org, MRAPs are a family of vehicles that generally incorporate a "V"-shaped hull and armor plating designed to provide protection against mines and improvised explosive device.
7. WikiLeaks' Biggest Document Dump Yet Coming Monday: What to Expect By David Knowles AOL News 15 October 2010 -- According to GlobalSecurity.org, SigActs, as they are known, refer to "all incidents reported to Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) through daily Significant Activity Reports."
8. North Korean ruler's son disowns dynasty UPI 13 October 2010 -- Kim Jong Nam was born in 1971 to Song Hye Rim, considered to be Kim Jong Il's second wife, the intelligence Web site globalsecurity.org said.
9. U.S. intelligence agencies 'wasted' billions By Shaun Waterman The Washington Times 12 October 2010 -- "It's a good way of systematically drawing the attention of lawmakers" to problematic programs, said John Pike of the Virginia-based think tank GlobalSecurity.org.
10. N. Korea pressing forward on nuclear program, report says By John Pomfret The Washington Post 07 October 2010 -- Earlier this week, ISIS and GlobalSecurity.org reported that North Korea had also resumed construction activity at its Yongbyon nuclear facility, where the country produced plutonium.
11. Japanese-American Army units from World War II honored CNN 06 October 2010 -- Inouye was a second lieutenant in 1945 when he led his platoon in an attack on enemy positions in Italy, sustaining injuries that required the amputation of his right arm, according to GlobalSecurity.org.
12. World's Military Projects Still Dominate Space By Jeremy Hsu Space.com 06 October 2010 -- "If we want to blow somebody up, we have to go to the other side of the planet, and need lots of space support to do so," said Pike, who was not involved in compiling the report.
13. MILITARY: Local troops enter 10th year of war in Afghanistan By Mark Walker North County Times 06 October 2010 -- "Five years up to Sept. 11, al-Qaida would have a spectacular attack every year or two," Pike said Wednesday in a telephone interview.
14. Terrorism: The Midterm Game Changer By Chad Pergram FOX News 04 October 2010 -- "(Politicians) will only make noise about it to the point the question might be on the test," said John Pike, who studies terrorism and runs the website GlobalSecurity.org.