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Iran Nuke Issue Off Limits In Iraq Talks As Bolton Labels Process A Farce
Tehran (AFP) May 20, 2007Iran said on Sunday its nuclear standoff with the West will be strictly off the agenda when Iranian officials hold rare talks this month with US diplomats in Baghdad over Iraq. "We do not want there to be any connection between the nuclear talks and the discussions on Iraq," foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini told reporters. "If there is someone who wants to connect the nucle ... more US Says Kim Serious About Ending Nuke Program But Nothing Banked 
Washington (AFP) May 17, 2007North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il seems serious about wanting to abandon his nuclear weapons program as he faces pressure to revive the Stalinist state's impoverished economy and maintain popular support at home, a US State Department expert said Thursday. "I don't think the nuclear weapons are the deal and end all of Kim Jong-Il's national security strategy, I think it is much broader than that," ... more Air Force Secretary Sets Sights On Space 
Peterson AFB CO (AFPN) May 21, 2007"Setting the strategic conditions for victory starts right here in (Air Force) Space Command," said Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne as he visited here May 7. Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, the AFSPC commander, met with the secretary for an office call and several briefings, focusing on the command's mission as well as current training initiatives. "Space is approaching a $200 billion g ... more Political Geography Is A Changing World 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 21, 2007An interview with Nikolai Zlobin, director of the Russia and Eurasia Project at the World Security Institute (U.S.) Mr. Zlobin, what do you think about Russian-Armenian political and economic relations? I believe these relations reflect the current situation in the CIS and the character of the national leadership in both countries; their views on domestic foreign policy and th ... more A New Defense Structure Critical For US Military Complex 
Washington (UPI) May 17, 2007A leading think tank with the ear of the Pentagon says the U.S. Defense Department must embrace a new strategy for the future, one that recognizes the importance of stabilizing other governments. The Rand Corp. traces this new strategy to the U.S. policy set forth by President George W. Bush in his second inaugural address when he declared it to be the role of the United States to "end tyranny." ... more |
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Boulder CO (SPX) May 21, 2007GeoOptics is an international consortium formed to deploy and operate CICERO, which will consist of 100 micro-satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) performing Global Positioning System and Galileo atmospheric radio occultation (GNSS-RO). CICERO will deliver critical data on the state of the Earth's atmosphere and ionosphere in near real time to forecasters and researchers worldwide at an accuracy ... more It Takes People Power To Overcome Disasters 
Washington (UPI) May 18, 2007Efforts to prepare for public health disasters are leaving out a critical component, experts say: the individual citizen. "Citizens have to get involved," said Maurice Ramirez, co-founder of Disaster Life Support of North America, a company that educates officials and the public about disaster preparedness and recovery. "We need to make people be prepared and it's just not happening," Rami ... more International Cooperation Boosts EarthCARE 
Noordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) May 21, 2007With the design consolidation phase soon to start for ESA's EarthCARE mission, scientists and engineers from around the world recently met to discuss preparations for a mission that is being implemented with the cooperation of Japanese partners to address the need for a better understanding of how the interactions between clouds, aerosols and solar radiation regulate climate. The workshop, ... more Live Earth's Hot Air, Burn Oil Instead 
London (AFP) May 19, 2007Rock legend Roger Daltrey blasted the forthcoming Live Earth event, saying burning more oil would do more to find solutions to climate change problems, in comments published Saturday. The Who's singer questioned the value of the July 7 concerts and said a better idea would be to "burn all the oil" to force world leaders into action. "The last thing the planet needs is a rock concert," Daltrey to ... more Improving Security Through Satellite Telecommunications 
Paris, France (SPX) May 18, 2007Two companies are implementing an ESA-supported project to introduce an innovative solution for alarm monitoring and video surveillance via satellite to meet the increasing demand for security systems from the government and corporate market. The two companies are UK based satellite operator Orbit Research Ltd. and the German company MediaMobil Communication GmbH. They announced their inte ... more |
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New York (UPI) May 16, 2007The recent conference on Iraq, held in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheik and attended by more than 50 countries representing half of the world's population, seems at first glance to underscore "the great interest so many countries have displayed" over the future of that torn country. But, perhaps we should lay it on the line and ask, Who really cares about Iraq itself? I submit that each nation repre ... more Clues In The Rubble Of A Peshawar Bombing 
Washington (UPI) May 16, 2007A clue in the rubble of a suicide bombing in the town of Peshawar in northwest Pakistan Tuesday suggests that the bomber had a message to send to U.S. allies in Pakistan. "Those who spy for America will face this same fate," read a note attached to the severed legs of the bomber, according to reports from numerous news services. Pakistan has seen a spate of suicide attacks this year and a ... more Most Americans Believe Iraq War Has Harmed US 
Washington (UPI) May 16, 2007A new poll of Americans shows that a large majority believe the U.S. war in Iraq has damaged American moral authority in the world, and they consider it a serious problem. The poll, commissioned by a new self-proclaimed bipartisan foreign-policy think tank, suggests that despite a deeply split and partisan Washington, a large number of citizens in both parties consider themselves "moderate ... more Taiwan Showcases Its Military Firepower 
Taipei (AFP) May 17, 2007Taiwan's military on Thursday staged extensive anti-aircraft landing and airport defence drills as part of the island's largest ever wargames, the defence ministry and television stations said. Broadcast images showed eight heavily laden F-16 fighters strafing marked targets with rockets and bombs 10 kilometres (six miles) off the coast in southern Pingtung county, in a simulated amphibious atta ... more South Korea Endorses 2.7 Billion Dollar Submarine Project 
Seoul (AFP) May 17, 2007South Korea has endorsed a 2.7 billion dollar project to develop its own technology to build 3,000-ton submarines, military officials said Thursday. The project was approved late Wednesday at a meeting chaired by Defence Minister Kim Jang-Soo, a ministry spokesman said. "The project, which starts this year, is aimed at acquiring independent technology for the construction of 3,000-ton subm ... more
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