Iran’s nukesLooking for Evidence of the Construction of Iran’s New Centrifuge Assembly Plant: New Possible Preparations Identified By David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian Published 29 October 2020 This summer, Iran decided to construct a new underground centrifuge assembly plant, following the destruction of the above ground one at the Natanz enrichment site on

Iran’s nukesUN Watchdog Confirms New Construction at Iran’s Natanz Nuclear Facility Published 28 October 2020 The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog agency said that Iran has begun construction of an underground centrifuge assembly plant near its nuclear facility at Natanz. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi said in an October 28 interview in Berlin

InfrastructureBridges with Limb-Inspired Architecture Can Withstand Earthquakes, Cut Repair Costs Published 27 October 2020 Structural damage to any of the nation’s ailing bridges can come with a hefty price of billions of dollars in repairs. New bridge designs promise more damage-resistant structures and, consequently, lower restoration costs. But if these designs haven’t been implemented in

CyberwarFrom Cold War to Gray War: Internet Conflict Intensifying By Jamie Dettmer Published 27 October 2020 A former top security adviser to Boris Johnson has revealed that Britain has launched recently a series of covert cyber-based attacks on Russian leaders and their interests to “impose a price greater than one they might have expected” for

SurveillanceEU Uses Chinese Technology Linked to Muslim Internment Camps in Xinjiang By James Franey Published 27 October 2020 In the fight against coronavirus, the EU is using thermal cameras produced by Chinese tech giant Hikvision. The firm has been linked to the oppression of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in China’s Xinjiang province. Two EU institutions

InfrastructureExtending Concrete Structure’s Lifespan with Carbon Textile Published 27 October 2020 Researchers have developed an effective structural strengthening method using a noncombustible carbon textile grid and cement mortar, which can double the load-bearing capacities of structurally deficient concrete structures and increase their usable lifespan threefold. The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology(KICT) has announced

Infrastructure protectionU.S. Puts Sanctions on Russian Research Institution Tied to Malware That Targets Industrial Systems Published 26 October 2020 The United States has placed sanctions on a Russian government research institute connected to the development of computer malware capable of targeting industrial safety systems and causing catastrophic damage. The United States has placed sanctions on a

ExtremismThe Evolution of Domestic Terrorism in the United States Published 26 October 2020 White supremacists and other far-right extremists accounted for two-thirds of domestic terrorist attacks and plots so far in 2020, but those by antifascist and other leftist groups are rising, according to a new report on U.S. political violence. The Center of Strategic

ExtremismGreek Court Orders Neo-Nazi Leaders to Jail By Anthee Carassava Published 26 October 2020 The leader and founder of Greece’s neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party has turned himself in after a court ordered him and other senior members of the party to serve more than 13 years in prison for acting as a criminal organization under

CybersecurityHuge, Sophisticated Black Market for Trade in Online “Fingerprints” Published 26 October 2020 Security on the internet is a never-ending cat-and-mouse game. Security specialists constantly come up with new ways of protecting our treasured data, only for cyber criminals to devise new and crafty ways of undermining these defenses. A thriving black market for user