OKLAHOMA CITY: AFTER THE BOMB : Clinton’s Anti-Terrorist Plan

Highlights of President Clinton’s new anti-terrorism measures:

Hire 1,000 new agents, prosecutors and other federal law enforcement and support personnel to investigate, deter and prosecute terrorist activity.

Require within a year that microscopic particles be placed in certain raw materials used in making bombs to make it easier for police to trace the source of explosive devices after detonation.

Study whether common materials used in bombs, such as fertilizer, can be made non-explosive. Also find ways to make it easier to detect explosive materials before explosions.

Allow military involvement in domestic criminal cases involving chemical, biological and other weapons of mass destruction. Current law limits the military involvement to nuclear cases.

Allow court-approved warrants for a wider range of electronic surveillance.

Weapons for Sale

Bombing suspect Timothy J. McVeigh advertised a military-style launcher in a 1993 issue of The Spotlight, a publication that features articles sympathetic to the militia movement. The Anti-Defamation League reported that McVeigh, using the alias “T. Tuttle,” offered launchers that fire 37mm flares that can be modified for explosive use. The ad listed a Kingman, Ariz., address for responses. McVeigh reportedly used a post office box when he resided in Kingman.