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Universal Detection Technology Receives Purchase Order From Burbank Fire Department for Bioterrorism Detection Kits
Market Wire
Posted: 2008-02-06 07:04:08
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/06/08 -- Universal Detection Technology ( www.udetection.com ) (OTCBB: UDTT) (FRANKFURT: PO8), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats and provider of counter-terrorism consulting and training services, announced today that it has received a purchase order from the Burbank Fire Department for its bioterrorism detection kits.
This and more recent sales of UDTT's biological weapons detection kits come at the heels of a congressionally commissioned report released on Thursday which, according to the Washington Post, reported that the US military's lack of "sufficient[ly] trained, ready forces available" to respond to nuclear, biological or chemical attacks "is an appalling gap that places the nation and its citizens at greater risk." More recently, on Sunday, the Los Angeles Times touched on more troubling news regarding Al Qaeda's regenerated capabilities to do research and development on weapons of mass destruction. Despite claims by Pakistani officials in 2006 that an elusive Egyptian terrorist, believed to be an expert in chemical weapons had been killed in US air strikes, "current and former US intelligence officials now believe that the Egyptian, Aby Khabab Masri, is alive and well and in charge of resurrecting Al Qaeda's program to develop or obtain weapons of mass destruction."
"It is now widely believed that Al Qaeda has regenerated at least some of the robust research and development efforts lost when the US attacked Afghanistan and that it is now once again trying to obtain weapons of mass destruction," said Mr. Jacques Tizabi, UDTT's Chief Executive Officer. "We at UDTT have constantly warned about the deadly and devastating effects of such an attack for years. It is only through constant assessment and enhancement of our safety and security protocols and technologies that we, as a nation, can stay ahead of the threat. We need to expect the unexpected and do all in our power to equip our men and women in uniform as well as on our streets with devices and technologies that can potentially save their lives and countless others. We are delighted to see that more and more agencies are showing interest in our counter-terrorism technologies and we welcome the Burbank Fire Department as a user of UDTT's detection kits."
The City of Burbank located north of downtown Los Angeles has a population of 105,000 and is home to several major Hollywood studios such as ABC , NBC , Nickelodeon, The Walt Disney Company, and Warner Bros. The Bob Hope Airport which services 4.9 million travelers per year with seven carriers offering over 70 flights daily is also located in the City of Burbank.
UDTT is a supplier of counter-terrorism services and technologies to private and government organizations. The Company owns the license to a patented technology developed at NASA's JPL and utilized in UDTT's BSM-2000 used for autonomous monitoring of the air for presence of airborne bacterial spores such as anthrax. UDTT also supplies detection kits for detection of up to 5 bioterrorism agents. Among the Company's other products are radiation detection systems, educational material & training DVDs, and antimicrobial chemicals .
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