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US See No Breakthrough Despite Iranian Nuclear Pledge
Washington (AFP) Jun 26, 2007The United States said Monday it did not expect a breakthough in the nuclear dispute with Iran despite a pledge by Tehran to develop a blueprint with the UN atomic wathdog to resolve the crisis. After the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it would send inspectors to Iran "as early as practicable" to develop an action plan for resolving issues over its sensitive nuclear program, Wash ... more North Korea Agrees To Come Clean On Nukes As The Money Hits Bank Account 
Washington (AFP) June 25, 2007Nuclear-armed North Korea has agreed to come clean with its controversial highly enriched uranium program that had triggered the nearly five-year atomic standoff with Washington, US envoy Christopher Hill said Monday after a surprise visit to Pyongyang. "We had a very good discussion about it, I am not going into the specifics of it except to say that they acknowleged that this issue must be res ... more GOP And Dems In Iraq Denial 
Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2007Republicans and Democrats alike remain in denial in their political policymaking on Iraq. That denial looks likely to play havoc with both parties in the U.S. national elections next year. Despite more moderate rhetoric about possible eventual troop withdrawals, President George W. Bush and his top policymakers appear to remain committed to maintaining the U.S. military presence in Iraq for the ... more KVH Receives Order For Fiber Optic Gyros For US Military Simulators 
Middletown RI (SPX) Jun 26, 2007KVH Industries has received a $1.1 million order for its DSP-3000 fiber optic gyros (FOGs) from a U.S. military customer. KVH's compact, highly accurate FOGs will be used for real-time image synchronization and stabilization in military training simulator systems. Shipments for this order are expected to be completed in the near-term. "Our DSP-3000 FOGs, with their precise and instant meas ... more Canada Needs A New Space Policy Says Canadian Defence And Foreign Affairs Institute 
Calgary, Canada (SPX) Jun 26, 2007In order to meet Canada's national security challenges in the 21st century, the government must develop and implement a truly independent national space policy and strategy and devote much greater attention and resources to space, says a new study released by the Canadian Defence And Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI). The study was prepared by James Fergusson, CDFAI Fellow and Director, Centre f ... more |
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Washington (AFP) June 25, 2007US charitable giving hit a record 295.02 billion dollars in 2006 as Americans topped the philanthropic effort from major disasters a year earlier, a survey showed Monday. A report by Giving USA Foundation showed a third straight year of charity giving growth fueled in part by mega-gifts from billionaires life Warren Buffett, but also from mainstream Americans, who donated roughly two percent of ... more Scientists Call For Global Push To Advance Research In Synthetic Biology 
Oxnard CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2007With research backgrounds ranging from materials engineering to molecular biophysics, seventeen leading scientists issued a statement announcing that, much as the discovery of DNA and creation of the transistor revolutionized science, there is a new scientific field on the brink of revolutionizing our approach to problems ranging from eco-safe energy to outbreaks of malaria. That research ... more Asia Urged To Innovate To Stay Competitive 
Singapore (AFP) June 25, 2007From China to Singapore, Asia must nurture a culture of innovation if the region is to emerge as a formidable global player, the World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia was told Monday. With the Cold War over, nations around the world are now in a race for knowledge, and technology can mean the difference in who remains on top, business leaders said. "Innovation comes from countries that h ... more Putin Pushes For Long-Term Energy Contracts For Black Sea States 
Istanbul (RIA Novosti) Jun 26, 2007Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday the energy markets of Black Sea littoral states should be stabilized by long-term contracts. "A secure energy supply is an increasingly important factor for progress. In this context, we propose broader use of long-term contracts as a means of strengthening the stability of Black Sea energy markets," the president said at a summit of the 12 members of ... more Schwarzenegger Hails Energy And Inclusiveness Of Sarkozy 
Paris (AFP) June 25, 2007California governor and sometime film star Arnold Schwarzenegger hailed Monday in Paris the inclusiveness of new French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his impact on international relations. "I've come back here at least a hundred times," said the man who became famous as the Terminator, after a half-hour meeting with Sarkozy. "But it's the first time I'm here as the governor of the great state of ... more |
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Norfolk VA (SPX) Jun 24, 2007Satellite tracking software freely available on the Internet and some textbook physics could be used by any organization that can get hold of an intermediate range rocket to mount an unsophisticated attack on military or civilian satellites. Such an attack would require modest engineering capability and only a limited budget. That is according to researchers writing in Inderscience Publishers' I ... more Iran Says Zero Chance Of US Attack 
Tehran (AFP) June 23, 2007A top Iranian security official said on Saturday that there was "zero chance" of a US attack on Iran to thwart its nuclear ambitions, the state IRNA news agency reported. "There is about zero possibility of a US military attack on Iran," deputy interior minister Mohammad Baqer Zolghadr said. The United States has never ruled out a military option to halt Iran's controversial nuclear drive, ... more US Troops Kill Al Qaeda Terrorists In Iraq 
Baghdad (AFP) Jun 22, 2007US helicopters fired missiles at suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen in Iraq on Friday, killing 17 in a widening operation northeast of Baghdad aimed at dislodging them. A top US commander, meanwhile, said the military could reduce troops by early 2008 on the back of an improving Iraqi security force. The helicopter strike took place near the town of Khalis in Diyala province, where 10,000 US and Ir ... more North Korea Prepared To Shut Reactor As Bush Searches For Foreign Policy Success 
Seoul (AFP) Jun 24, 2007Seoul (AFP) Jun 24, 2007 US envoy Christopher Hill said Friday he had "useful and positive" talks on a rare visit to North Korea and the regime was prepared to shut down the reactor at the heart of its nuclear programme. Hill -- the most senior US official to visit the communist state in nearly five years -- said they had agreed on the need to swiftly implement a February agreement on disarmame ... more Euro-BMD Bad For US 
Washington (UPI) Jun 22, 2007The Bush administration has announced its intention to build a national missile defense complex in Europe to supplement current deployments of the system's components, including interceptor sites in Alaska and California. This decision is premature, misguided, wasteful of billions of dollars and damaging to U.S. relationships with our European allies and Russia. National missile defense, n ... more
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