Feb 23, 2007 11:52 AM

How to Handle a Chlorine Bomb

Kris Alexander is a Captain in the U.S. Army, with experience in intelligence, homeland security, hazardous materials, and weapons of mass destruction. His March, 2005 story for Wired, “We Need Spy Blogs,” has quietly become one of the most influential articles on intelligence matters in recent years. Everyone here at the DANGER ROOM is beyond […]

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