- GlobalSecurity.org
Infobox Website
name = GlobalSecurity.org
caption = Screenshot of GlobalSecurity.org fromApril 12 ,2007
url = [http://www.globalsecurity.org/ GlobalSecurity.org]
commercial = No
type = News Site
language = English
registration = No
owner =
author = John Pike
launch date = 2000
current status = Active
revenue = Online AdvertsGlobalSecurity.org, launched in 2000, is a
public policy organization whose mission is to be a reliable source of background information and developingnews stories in the fields of defense,space , intelligence, WMD, andhomeland security . Offering its information products through itswebsite , the organization's editorial office is located in Alexandria,Virginia , USA. The current Senior Fellow on Homeland Security isAndrew Fois .The website provides news and analysis on
weapon s systems and industry, comprehensive guides and directories of military and space related programs, entities, and facilities. GlobalSecurity.org also emphasises primary political documentation—legislation , political debates, hearings, and reports—materials that may or may not be availableonline elsewhere, but which GlobalSecurity.org states that it processes andcollate s to make more accessible to its readers.The website is freely accessible to readers and its income is based on
online advertising . The website specifically targets "Subject Matter Experts", "Senior Leaders", "Junior Staff and Interns", "Concerned Citizens", and "News Reporters"; the latter stated to be the site's most important online target audience.Independent reviews
Forbes.com has a review of the site and lists it in their "Best of the web" directory. [cite web
url=http://www.forbes.com/bow/b2c/review.jhtml?id=6093
publisher=Forbes
title=GlobalSecurity.org
work=Best of the Web
accessdate=2006-11-09]History
GlobalSecurity.org, created in 2000, was originally a fork of http://www.fas.org, the website of the
Federation of American Scientists , the former employer of GlobalSecurity.org's principal, John Pike. It uses some of Pike's content originally on the FAS site. [cite web
url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/copyright.htm
publisher=GlobalSecurity.org
title=Copyright
date=2005-04-05
first=John
last=Pike
authorlink=John E. Pike
accessdate=2006-09-17]References
External links
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/ GlobalSecurity.org]
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