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US Working On Satellite Defenses In The Shadow Of Chinese Test
Washington (AFP) March 9, 2007The US military has been quietly working on an array of defenses against attacks on its satellites, including tiny new satellites that could one day be armed for wars in space, analysts say. That may explain the muted US response to China's anti-satellite test two months ago. Washington Dodgers 
Washington DC (UPI) March 9, 2007It's springtime for the U.S. Congress, and the Washington Dodgers are batting 1.000 in the exhibition season. No, I'm not talking about baseball. I have just enough interest in sports to know that the Dodgers used to play in Brooklyn and Washington's baseball team used to be the Senators. Why India Will Sit Out Any Iran Expeditions 
Manipal (UPI) India, March 9, 2007Iran's ongoing effort to master uranium enrichment technology may lead to U.S. air and missile strikes designed to cripple its reprocessing capacity. The risks and rewards of such an action have been extensively detailed, but there is also a small part of the overall mosaic often undiscussed-- India's response. |
Dialogue Of The Deaf Over ABM Plans
Washington (UPI) March 8, 2007The United States has launched its diplomatic offensive to try and improve relations with Russia, especially on the thorny issue of building ballistic missile defense facilities in Central Europe. But it is proving to be a dialogue of the deaf. US Missile Shield A Threat To Europe Unity Claims Chirac 
Brussels (AFP) March 9, 2007The US anti-missile shield project, which is strongly opposed by Russia, risks creating "new lines of division in Europe," French President Jacques Chirac warned Friday. "The project raises numerous questions which require consideration before they are answered," the French leader told a press conference following a summit of EU heads of state and government in Brussels. US Army Developing Better Access To Intelligence Data Through Distributed Common Ground System 
Baltimore MD (SPX) Mar 11, 2007A team led by Northrop Grumman has developed and demonstrated technology for users of the U.S. Army's battlefield networks that allows access to actionable intelligence from virtually anywhere. |
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Abe Suggests Further North Korea Sanctions If No Progress
Washington (AFP) March 11, 2007Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned Sunday that Japan might impose more sanctions on North Korea and brushed off concerns that its tactics could be isolating Tokyo from close ally Washington. In an interview on national Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), Abe said resolving a long-running row over kidnappings was integral to six-party talks aimed at reining in the communist state's nuclear weapons programme. Silver Linings In War Clouds 
Washington (UPI) March 8, 2007Word from Saudi insiders who were privy to recent talks in Riyadh between King Abdullah and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is encouraging, but it will almost surely disappoint those who favor bombing Iran's nuclear installations. Speaking off the record, one Saudi topsider confided the Iranian president had flown back across the Gulf "a much chastened and worried man." The Iraq Economic War 
Washington (UPI) March 8, 2007Late last month the U.S. Department of Defense sent out an email asking for Army Reserve soldiers and civilian employees to volunteer for service in Iraq with the Department of State's Provincial Reconstruction Teams. The skill sets required were: agri-business, business specialists, economics, city management, city management/engineering, governance, industry specialist, medical, rule of law and veterinarian. |
Harris Gets Follow-On Production Contract For Military Tactical Communications System
Melbourne FL (SPX) Mar 07, 2007Harris Corporation has received a four-year, $33.5 million follow-on contract from ViaSat, Inc. for additional hardware for integration into the Multifunctional Information Distribution System terminals that provide U.S. military forces with secure, jam-resistant digital tactical communications. The follow-on award brings the overall value of the contract to Harris to $140 million. South Korea Unveils Underwater Tank 
Seoul (AFP) March 2, 2007South Korea on Friday unveiled what it calls the world's best tank, capable of fording shallow rivers, defending itself against missiles and firing "smart" projectiles. The XK2 Black Panther is a main battle tank of "the highest technical level all over the world," said its developer, the state-run Agency for Defence Development. Coalition Strikes Taliban Linked To Anti-Aircraft Weapons 
Kabul (AFP) March 10, 2007The US-led coalition said it carried out a precision air strike Saturday on a Taliban militant who had been helping to move anti-aircraft weapons in southern Afghanistan. The coalition did not say how many people may have been killed in the strike on a "Taliban weapons facilitator" in Helmand province, with a battle damage assessment still under way. |
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