An Act to Combat International Terrorism: Hearings Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, Second Session, on S. 2236

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1978 - Terrorism - 1190 pages
"A bill to strengthen federal policies and programs and international cooperation to combat international terrorism".

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Page 309 - byproduct material' means (1) any radioactive material (except special nuclear material) yielded in or made radioactive by exposure to the radiation incident to the process of producing or utilizing special nuclear material...
Page 309 - source material" means (1) uranium, thorium, or any other material which is determined by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of section 61 to be source material; or (2) ores containing one or more of the foregoing materials, in such concentration as the Commission may by regulation determine from time to time. aa. The term "special nuclear material...
Page 378 - ... (8) It is the policy of the United States to use export controls to encourage other countries to take immediate steps to prevent the use of their territories or resources to aid, encourage, or give sanctuary to those persons involved in directing, supporting, or participating in acts of international terrorism.
Page 309 - special nuclear material' means (1) plutonium, uranium enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235, and any other material which the Commission, pursuant to the provisions of section 51, determines to be special nuclear material, but does not include source material; or (2) any material artificially enriched by any of the foregoing, but does not include source material.
Page 906 - crude fission bomb' we mean one that would have an excellent chance of exploding, and would probably explode with the power of at least 100 tons of chemical high explosive. This could be done using materials and equipment that could be purchased at a hardware store and from commercial suppliers of scientific equipment for student laboratories.
Page 359 - ... (2) Whoever willfully and maliciously, or with reckless disregard for the safety of human life, imparts or conveys or causes to be imparted or conveyed false information, knowing the information to be false, concerning an attempt or alleged attempt being made or to be made, to do any act which would be a crime prohibited by subsection (i), (j...
Page 916 - Yes, well, there are a lot of bleeding hearts around who just don't like to see people with helmets and guns. All I can say is, go on and bleed...
Page 379 - The United States Executive Directors of the institutions listed in subsection (a) are authorized and instructed to oppose any loan, any extension of financial assistance, or any technical assistance to any country described in subsection (a) (1) or (2), unless such assistance is directed specifically to programs which serve the basic human needs of the citizens of such country.
Page 125 - ... free institutions may have to admit that he cannot read English, but he will insist that he can interpret the Statue of Liberty, and he will know that the lofty promises of that monument cannot be reconciled with the monumental crudities of Ellis Island decisions, superinduced by statutory mandate. The question may be asked: What has all this to do with '-Americanization?
Page 379 - ... engages in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights...

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