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Taiwan Tests Defences Against China
Suao (AFP) Taiwan, May 16, 2007Taiwan on Wednesday tested its defences in live-fire drills simulating an invasion by rival China as part of the island's biggest ever wargames, the defence ministry said. The scenario being played out during the manoeuvres -- part of five-day wargames codenamed "Han Kuang 23" -- was that a fleet of Chinese warships were found crossing the middle of the Taiwan Strait approaching northern Taiwan. ... more Regional Navies Launch Joint Exercises 
Singapore (AFP) May 16, 2007Navies from around the Asia-Pacific region began a series of exercises in Singapore Wednesday to enhance cooperation as sea security takes on increased importance, defence officials said. Eighteen warships from countries belonging to the Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) are participating in the exercises, Singapore's defence ministry said in a statement. After dealing with "realistic ... more Hopes Rise For North Korea Nuclear Deal 
Seoul (AFP) May 16, 2007Hopes rose Wednesday that North Korea will finally start shutting down its nuclear programme after Pyongyang said that a long-running financial dispute blocking progress was close to settlement. The statement by the reclusive regime that it had started transferring 25 million dollars from a frozen account in Macau to another elsewhere was the clearest sign yet of movement to implement a February ... more Origins Of Shock And Awe 
Washington (UPI) May 16, 2007Recently, my name has been in the press on matters not related to my professional activities. I will deal with those issues separately. But, intentionally or not, these accounts have also misrepresented my professional standing. Specifically, numerous statements and media reports have credited me with being a "neoconservative," a strong supporter of the Bush administration's Iraq policies and a ... more Northrop Grumman's Airborne Signals Intelligence Payload Embarks On Performance Phase Of Flight Test Program 
Palmdale CA (SPX) May 17, 2007Northrop Grumman Airborne Signals Intelligence Payload (ASIP), a next generation signals intelligence sensor for the U.S. Air Force, has successfully completed the engineering checkout and calibration testing phase of the ASIP U-2 flight test program and has successfully embarked on the performance testing phase. ASIP delivers enhanced signals intelligence capabilities to the warfighter. I ... more |
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Fairfax VA (SPX) May 17, 2007Fairfax VA (SPX) May 17, 2007 General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded a Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Spacecraft Accommodation study contract by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The contract, awarded through the Rapid Spacecraft Development Office (RSDO), is valued at $600,000 with a four-month period of performance. Fo ... more TXU Wholesale Adds To Wind Energy Portfolio With 209-MW Deal 
Dallas TX (SPX) May 17, 2007TXU Wholesale has announced that it has increased its portfolio of wind power contracts with a 209-megawatt (MW) agreement with Airtricity, a world-leading renewable energy company based in Dublin, Ireland. Under terms of the five-year contract, Airtricity will provide the wind power generated by its Roscoe Wind Farm, currently under construction about 45 miles southwest of Abilene in West Texas ... more Gas Union Of Three 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) May 17, 2007Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan for two reasons. First, he wanted to set up a partnership of the three countries to build a gas pipeline north of the Caspian Sea. And second, he needed to prevent an anti-Russian alliance of European countries in the energy sector. In my opinion, he achieved both these goals. Kazakhstan, a major player and a major influe ... more Bill Clinton Unveils Energy-Saving Plan For 15 Cities 
New York (AFP) May 16, 2007Former US president Bill Clinton on Wednesday announced a five-billion-dollar program to make buildings in 15 of the world's largest cities more energy efficient and help combat global warming. The so-called energy efficiency building retrofit program involves Clinton's private foundation, four of the world's largest energy service companies and five of the biggest banks. "Climate change i ... more US Senator Lugar Says Russia Wants Arctic Energy Reserves 
Washington DC (RIA Novosti) May 17, 2007U.S. Senator Richard G. Lugar said Russia is aspiring to take control over potential energy reserves in the Arctic Ocean at the expense of U.S. interests. The senator, known for his anti-Russian statements, urged the U.S. authorities to join the struggle for the polar oil and gas resources by ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The issue has acquired importance i ... more |
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Reston VA (SPX) May 16, 2007Mobile Satellite Ventures LP and joint venture partner Mobile Satellite Ventures (Canada) have announced that MSV has contracted with ILS International Launch Services for the launch in 2009 of one of two high-powered, next-generation satellites, designed to provide seamless, transparent and ubiquitous broadband wireless coverage of North and Central America to consumer electronic devices. ... more Bush Picks New General To Act As War Czar Of Iraq And Afghan Campaigns 
Washington (AFP) May 15, 2007President George W. Bush has chosen army Lieutenant General Douglas Lute to take up the new position of war "czar" to oversee the conflicts in Iraq and Afganistan, a US official said Tuesday. "Lieutenant General Douglas Lute will be the assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan policy," the senior administration official said. Meanwhile, the W ... more Iran Claims To Be Making Steady Progress In Enriching Uranium 
Vienna (AFP) May 15, 2007Iran has made progress in enriching uranium despite UN sanctions against this strategic work, UN nuclear inspectors have learned, diplomats told AFP Tuesday. The news shows Iran is moving towards meeting the claim made in April by its President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that Tehran had achieved an "industrial scale" of enrichment. Enrichment is the process that makes fuel for nuclear power react ... more Proposed Cuts Endanger Future Combat System Warns Pentagon 
Washington (AFNS) May 16, 2007Proposed cuts to the Army's Future Combat Systems endanger a program that would improve military capabilities today and in the future, said Army Lt. Gen. Stephen M. Speakes, the service's director of force development and deputy chief of staff. News reports say Congress proposes $876 million worth of cuts for the Future Combat Systems in the fiscal 2008 budget request. The total Future Combat Sy ... more North Korea Says Work To Transfer Bank Funds Under Way 
Seoul (AFP) May 15, 2007North Korea said Tuesday that work is under way to settle a banking row which has blocked international efforts to prevent it making nuclear weapons, raising hopes of progress after months of delay. A foreign ministry spokesman promised to start shutting down atomic plants under UN supervision as soon as millions of dollars in cash frozen overseas under US-inspired sanctions is successfully tran ... more
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