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DHS Chief Calls for Reverse Manhattan Project

David Needle writes in internetnews.com:

Technology is a crucial tool in the fight against terror, Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff told a Silicon Valley audience Thursday. "There is no element more important than technology [to our safety]."

In line with his assertions, Chertoff said the Administration is asking Congress to approve the new position of Assistant Secretary for Cyber and Telecommunications Security.

Chertoff said the new Assistant Secretary will play an integral role in working with technology companies to improve the safety of the country's infrastructure. As one example, Chertoff said, "We have to unleash private industry to help improve our border security."

The security chief said a nuclear attack on this country would be "uniquely damaging." He said President Bush supports a "reverse Manhattan project for the 21st century" designed to invest in nuclear detection technology.

posted by Fergie @ 7/29/2005 08:34:00 AM