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US Pushed Hard Against Taiwan Nuclear Effort In 1970s
Washington (AFP) June 15, 2007The United States pushed aggressively to discourage suspicious nuclear research in Taiwan in the 1970s, though Taipei is an ally, newly declassified documents show. The documents, published Friday by the independent National Security Archive, "shed new light on the challenges of persuading a government, in this instance a dependent ally, to abandon suspect nuclear activities even in their early ... more North Korean Funds Transfer Delayed In Moscow Due To Technical Issues 
Tokyo (AFP) Jun 18, 2007Technical problems in Russia are holding up the transfer of North Korean funds linked to a nuclear disarmament deal, top US nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill said Saturday. Hill, currently in Mongolia, told reporters that the technical problems occurred as the funds were sent to a Russian bank, Japan's Kyodo News reported. However Hill said he believed that the problems would be ... more Former Cold War Foes Fail To Agree On Arms Treaty Review 
by Jean-Michel StoulligVienna (AFP) June 15, 2007 NATO member states and countries from the former Soviet bloc wrapped up Friday a four-day review of a key arms control pact without a final agreement. Both sides said however that they would maintain a dialogue. Anatoly Antonov, head of the Russian delegation, reflected growing tensions between Russia and the United States when he accused NATO countries of continuing ... more Boeing-Led Team Responding To TSAT Space Segment Request For Proposals 
St. Louis MO June 14, 2007Boeing and its best-of-industry TEAM TSAT are preparing a response to a U.S. Air Force Request for Proposals issued for the development and production of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Space Segment. "As the only member of industry who has designed and delivered an operational space-based network, SPACEWAY, we stand ready to deliver a compliant, low-risk approach to ... more Israeli Newly-Launched Spy Satellite Begins Sending Photos Back 
Jerusalem, Israel (XNA) Jun 18, 2007The Ofek-7 spy satellite, which was successfully launched three days ago, on Thursday, began transmitting images back to authorities in Israel, local Ha'aretz said. Israeli security sources were quoted as saying that they are pleased with the performance of the satellite as all of its operating systems are functioning as planned. The Ofek-7, which means "horizon" in Hebrew, was produced ... more |
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New Orleans (AFP) June 16, 2007Brass bands and jazz, crawfish po-boys and gumbo still rule in the French Quarter, where tourists flock in search of New Orleans cultural icons. But venture outside the city's historic center, into neighborhoods being rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, and the music of choice is more likely to have a Latin beat, while lunch is a stuffed tortilla. An influx of Latino workers from ... more Russia Needs 92 Billion Dollars To Develop Eastern Gas Deposits By 2030 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 18, 2007A program to develop gas deposits in East Siberia and the Far East will require 2,400 billion rubles (about $92 billion) in investment by 2030, an official of Russia's industry and energy ministry said Friday. At its meeting June 15, the government commission for the fuel and energy complex discussed a program to create a single system of gas production, transportation, and supply in East ... more Russia Steps Up Efforts To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emission 
Moscow (AFP) June 16, 2007Russia is to intensify efforts to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in order to stay in compliance with the Kyoto treaty as its economy rebounds from the economic collapse of the early 1990s, the country's deputy economic development minister said. The 1990s dramatic drop in economic production made Russia's Kyoto targets more achievable, but Moscow hopes to begin to improve remaining ... more Call For Spain To Switch Fully To Renewables 
Madrid (AFP) June 16, 2007Some 4,000 environmental campaigners gathered in Barcelona on Saturday to press the government to commit Spain to switch fully to renewable energy sources by 2050, Greenpeace said. Greenpeace in February began a campaign to urge Spain to boost use of renewables, although the country is already a European leader in the field. Eva Salana, spokeswoman for the environmental pressure group ... more Australia Weighs In To Make The Perfect kilogram 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jun 18, 2007Australian scientists and optical engineers will be making a perfect sphere that may one day re-define the kilogram - and tomorrow they're taking delivery of the cylinder of silicon from which it will be made. The kilogram is one of seven base units in the International System (SI) used in science, commerce and everyday life. However, it is the only one still defined by a physical object ... more |
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Hong Kong (AFP) June 14, 2007Officials in Macau confirmed Thursday the transfer of more than 20 million dollars in North Korean assets from one of the territory's banks, paving the way for Pyongyang to honour its pledge to disarm. Macau finance minister Francis Tam Pak Yuen "confirmed that Banco Delta Asia has, according to the instruction of its North Korean client, transferred more than 20 million dollars out of Macau," ... more China Criticises Irresponsible Comments By Pentagon Official 
Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2007China on Thursday criticised what it called "irresponsible" comments by a US defense official who said the nation's military transformation should raise alarm bells overseas. Pentagon official Richard Lawless had said Beijing's lack of military transparency was forcing the United States to "prepare for the worst" and was causing unease over China's intentions towards its rival Taiwan. ... more Iraqis Trapped In A US Web As Senator Calls European Efforts Weak 
Washington (UPI) June 14, 2007It has become fashionable for senior Bush administration officials and their last-ditch supporters among U.S. pundits to blame Iraqis -- from top political leaders to ordinary people -- for the mess their country is in. What could be called the latest Krauthammer Doctrine states in its simplest and harshest version: "We gave you freedom -- but you messed it up." Instead, what Bush ... more NGC Lab To Develope Prototype For Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 15, 2007Northrop Grumman has created a prototypical Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS), residing in a Huntsville laboratory, that could potentially save the U.S. Army both time and money in building a fully operational system. IBCS will be an Army transformational program that will establish a network-centric system-of-systems solution for integrating ... more Russia Confirms Arrest Of Space Official For Spying In Austria 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 15, 2007A Russian national detained by Austrian police on allegations of spying is an employee of the Russian Space Agency, an agency's spokesman said Thursday. "We confirm that a [Russian] citizen arrested in Vienna is an employee of the Russian Federal Space Agency," Igor Panarin said. A popular Austrian daily, the Kurier, said Wednesday that police in the town of Gmunden in northern Austria had ... more
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