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Rumors Of Another Syria-Israel War
Washington (UPI) July 09, 2007Well-informed sources in Washington fear a confrontation between Syria and Israel may happen this summer. The sources say that Syrian intelligence is abuzz with activity reports of an imminent Israeli attack across the Golan Heights, while others believe it is Syria that is gearing up for war. Dennis Ross, a former senior U.S. Middle East peace negotiator, was quoted by an Israeli newspape ... more Facing Realities In Iraq 
Washington (UPI) July 09, 2007A year and a half later than they should have, but still better late than never, top U.S. military commanders in Iraq are finally waking up to the political and social reality of the splintered, militia-controlled society they are dealing with. As we wrote in these columns more than 11 months ago, on Aug. 6, 2006: "Since the Feb. 22 al-Askariya bombing, the security situation has been infinitely ... more Partitioning Iraq Softly 
Washington (UPI) July 09, 2007If the U.S. troop surge in Iraq fails to pay dividends, the only thing left to do is to break the country up into three autonomous regions, some experts now say. The only way out of what is considered to be a full-fledged civil war is a "soft partition" that would split Iraq up into Kurdistan, "Shi'astan" and "Sunnistan" and to share oil-revenues, Michael O'Hanlon, a senior fellow at the Brookin ... more Lynch's Case For The Iraq Surge 
Washington (UPI) July 09, 2007A top U.S. general in Iraq predicted disaster Friday if surge forces are brought home too quickly. "It would be a mess," said Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, which is conducting operations just south of Baghdad in known insurgent sanctuaries. "Those surge forces are giving us the capability we have now to take the fight to the enemy, and the enemy only respond ... more Neither Peace Nor War In Afghanistan 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) July 10, 2007The NATO mission in Afghanistan is clearly experiencing a crisis, even after forecasts did not come true of developments that would have been fatal to the present-day Afghan leadership and also to ISAF, NATO's International Security Assistance Force. These forecasts warned about a Taliban revival and warlords from among the current authorities' sworn enemies consolidating in the southern a ... more |
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Ames IA (SPX) Jul 11, 2007Line up 250 billion of Victor Lin's nanospheres and you've traveled a meter. But those particles - and just the right chemistry filling the channels that run through them - could make a big difference in biodiesel production. They could make production cheaper, faster and less toxic. They could produce a cleaner fuel and a cleaner glycerol co-product. And they could be used in existing biodiesel ... more Kazakhstan To Buy Westinghouse Stake From Toshiba 
Tokyo (AFP) Jul 07, 2007Kazakhstan is to pay 486.3 million dollars to buy a stake in US nuclear reactor firm Westinghouse from its majority owner Toshiba, news reports said Saturday. The Japanese giant will sign an agreement this month to sell a 10-percent stake in Westinghouse to state-run uranium firm Kazatomprom for slightly more than 60 billion yen, the Nikkei newspaper said. By forging ties with uranium-rich ... more Lockheed Martin Reaches Major Milestone For The Mule Robotic Vehicle Engineering Evaluation Unit 
Dallas TX (SPX) Jul 10, 2007The Lockheed Martin Multifunction Utility/Logistics and Equipment (MULE) robotic vehicle's Engineering Evaluation Unit (EEU) recently reached a major milestone in demonstrating autonomous navigation over complex obstacles, such as steps and gaps. The EEU autonomously climbed a 30-inch step and bridged a 70-inch gap without operator intervention, using only parametric descriptions of the obstacle ... more NASA Harnesses Power Of Virtual Worlds For Exploration And Outreach 
Washington (USINFO) Jul 10, 2007NASA has created two islands in the popular real-time virtual world called Second Life, where anyone interested in space travel or technology can explore, discover and contribute to the space agency's mission. One island, called CoLab, for the Collaborative Space Exploration Laboratory, was established in 2006 by the NASA Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley as a virtual learning ... more Global Missile Defense System Could Be Created By 2020 Says Ivanov 
Petropavlovsk, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jul 10, 2007A global missile defense system proposed by Russia could be created by 2020, a Russian first deputy prime minister said Sunday. "We are proposing to create a single missile defense system for all participants with equal access to the system's control," Sergei Ivanov said in a televised interview with the Vesti Nedeli program on Rossiya television channel. Ivanov said the proposal applied b ... more |
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Huntsville, AL (SPX) Jul 10, 2007The University of Alabama in Huntsville unveiled its newest laboratory that will add to the university's capabilities in assisting the U.S. Army in determining the durability of the equipment used by American soldiers. A new laboratory in UAH's Von Braun Research Hall contains the Highly Accelerated Life Testing chamber, which can produce environments that accelerate the life cycle of various pa ... more US Navy Awards Raytheon Contract For Open-Architecture Ship Self Defense System 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Jul 10, 2007Raytheon has been awarded a $16.9 million Naval Sea Systems Command contract to equip multiple surface ships with the open-architecture Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) Mk 2. "SSDS provides the Navy with its first line of defense, the most advanced detect-to-engage capability to protect and defend the fleet," said Upinder Dhinsa, vice president of Maritime Mission Systems at Raytheon Integrated D ... more DRS Tech Gets Contract To Supply Marine Corps With Rugged Tablet Computers 
Parsippany NJ (SPX) Jul 10, 2007DRS Technologies has received a $5 million award as part of a previous contract to provide military rugged tablet (MRT) computers and peripheral equipment for the U.S. Marine Corps' Target Location Designation Handoff System (TLDHS) program. DRS received the order from Stauder Technologies in St. Peters, Missouri. For this contract the company's DRS Tactical Systems business unit in Melbourne, F ... more NetFires Conducts Successful Warhead Demonstration For Precision Attack Missile 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 10, 2007NetFires LLC, a joint venture between Raytheon Missile Systems business and Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, successfully demonstrated the ability of its Precision Attack Missile warhead to penetrate a fortified bunker target, a key program requirement. The Precision Attack Missile is part of the Non Line-of-Sight-Launch System currently under development for the U.S. Army's Future Com ... more China Tells Local Authorities To Address Social Instability 
Beijing (AFP) Jul 10, 2007China has ordered local authorities to address the root causes of rising public discontent, state media reported on Saturday, in an apparent sign of growing concern over social stability. Local officials have been told they will be denied promotions unless they minimise social unrest in their areas, Xinhua news agency quoted a top Community Party official as saying. "Officials who perform ... more
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