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Korea Nuke Talks To Resume As IAEA Expects Smooth Shutdown And Oil Flows North
Beijing (AFP) Jul 13, 2007Six-nation talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programme will resume here next week in an effort to build on recent positive developments, China's foreign ministry said Thursday. "The heads of delegations of the six-party talks will resume discussions in Beijing on July 18 and 19," ministry spokesman Qin Gang told reporters. He said China, the traditional host of the talks, and t ... more Russia Gives Up Ukraine Missile Radars, US Says Azerbaijan No Substitute For Poland 
Moscow (AFP) July 12, 2007Russia plans to abandon two missile defence bases in Ukraine, including one 700 kilometers (430 miles) away from a planned US radar site that Moscow opposes, a top Russian daily reported Thursday. The Russian government has submitted a draft bill to the lower house of parliament that would end an agreement under which Moscow finances the bases for around 1.3 million dollars (940,000 euros) per y ... more Protonex Receives Additional Funding To Advance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Power Systems 
Southborough, MA (SPX) Jul 13, 2007Protonex Technology has received an $800,000 extension to a previously awarded contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to optimize performance of its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) propulsion system, ProCore UAV. The advanced version of the system is expected to enable longer flight times and increased payload capability of small unmanned aircraft. Under this extended program ... more Who Needs War In The Middle East 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 13, 2007Now that a year has passed since the start of the Lebanese-Israeli war, or strictly speaking, Israel's war against the Shiite group Hezbollah, many in the Middle East are worried about the likelihood of new hostilities, mainly between Syria and Israel. A resumption of bilateral peace talks, however, is on the agenda. Will there be war or peace? Let's get one thing straight from the very st ... more US Spy Master Says Intrigue Over The Kremlin Successor Deepens 
Washington (RIA Novosti) Jul 12, 2007A senior U.S. intelligence analyst said political maneuvering in Russia is intensifying as the country approaches presidential elections in March 2008. Speaking before U.S. lawmakers, Thomas Fingar, National Intelligence Council deputy director for analysis, gave an analytical assessment of the current situation in Russia as part of a report about global security threats facing the United State ... more |
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Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Jul 13, 2007Opinions people have about innovations are influenced by the context in which they form their opinion. For example, opinions about a novel energy source like biomass are influenced by thoughts regarding other energy sources. The less knowledge, interest or time people have, the stronger this effect. Sustainable energy options must therefore be promoted in the right context says Dutch researcher ... more Illinois-Based Study Of Energy Crops Finds Miscanthus More Productive Than Switchgrass 
Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 13, 2007At the annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists in Chicago (July 7-11, 2007), scientists will present findings on how to economically and efficiently produce plant crops suitable for sustainable bioenergy. Improving the production of such biomass is important because it should significantly ease and eventually replace dependence on petroleum-based fuels. Biomass is plant materi ... more Russia Declares Its Independence In Space 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 12, 2007On July 15, 1957, the Soviet Union started building a ballistic missile base in the Arkhangelsk Region in northern Russia. The first unit of R-7 intercontinental ballistic missiles was deployed at the base, initially commanded by Colonel Mikhail Grigoryev, throughout the late 1950s. This is how the Plesetsk space center came into being; and the decision to site it in northern Russia was influenc ... more VMU-2 ScanEagle Birds-Eye View Stops Illegal Oil Siphoning 
Al Asad, Iraq (AFNS) Jul 12, 2007In the Marine Corps reconnaissance is an important part of any mission, knowing the enemy and the situation before making a move is essential. Sometimes that reconnaissance is also used to stop illegal activities. Recently the Marines of Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 observed an oil tanker near a remote northern highway siphoning oil from a pipeline. "ScanEagle 1 was tasked to ... more Japan Fury Over ABM Leaks By US Navy 
Washington DC (UPI) July 11, 2007Japanese defense officials are furious that the U.S. Navy leaked details of a successful, top-secret missile defense exercise last week to the media, the Japan Times reported Wednesday. The newspaper said the Japanese Defense Ministry had wanted the details of the July 6 exercise to be kept tightly secret. Ironically, the exercise was a complete success, the newspaper said. It was to confi ... more |
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Washington DC (UPI) July 11, 2007China now has an arsenal of at least 400 nuclear weapons and an arsenal of 20 intercontinental ballistic missiles and other delivery systems to carry them, a report said this week. "At this time, reports have placed the number of deployable nuclear weapons China possesses at 400. Of these, around 20 are deployed in the intercontinental ballistic missile configuration," GlobalResearch.ca reported ... more Bulava ICBM Breakthrough 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) July 11, 2007Russian Space Agency head Anatoly Perminov recently congratulated Yury Solomonov, general designer of the Moscow Heat Technology Institute, on the successful submarine launch of a new sea-based strategic missile, the Bulava, which was developed by his institute. The launch was part of a series of flight tests. Such publicity given to an event so ordinary and routine may seem strange, but only at ... more Japan Unable To Intercept Missiles Fired At US 
Tokyo (AFP) July 10, 2007Japan said Tuesday it was technically unable to shoot down a missile fired over its territory at the United States, even as it moves to be legally able to do so. The admission came as the US military said it held its latest exercise with Japan aimed at improving coordination in the event of a missile launch. North Korea lobbed a missile over Japan's main island in 1998. "The missile system ... more Rats Not Welcome As They Flee Flooded Homes In China 
Beijing (AFP) July 11, 2007Two billion rats that have fled their flooded homes are on the march in central China, destroying farmland and posing a health risk to humans, state press reported Wednesday. The rats have spread out across 20 counties in central Hunan province, gnawing on crops and roots as they search for new homes, the China Daily said. Locals have launched a massive counter-attack, beating rats to death with ... more South Pacific US Slated To Be The World Model For Renewable Energy 
Vancouver WA (SPX) Jul 09, 2007The Vancouver-based Trimodal Group announced it has agreed to provide a comprehensive, renewable energy program to be executed in conjunction with South Pacific International, Inc., a Nevada corporation. SPI has agreed to assist Trimodal Group in jump-starting the program and upgrading elements for the benefit of the island communities. Trimodal has developed a comprehensive portfolio of p ... more
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