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USS Enterprise Arrives In Gulf
Manama (AFP) Aug 01, 2007The USS Enterprise aircraft carrier arrived in Gulf waters on Wednesday to conduct security operations and provide air support to ground troops operating in Afghanistan and Iraq, the US Navy said. The nuclear-powered Enterprise and its strike group have replaced the USS Nimitz and USS Stennis, which both left the region in July, a spokesperson told AFP. In January the United States said it plann ... more New Surveillance Camera Minimizes Danger In Iraq 
Fort Belvoir VA (SPX) Aug 03, 2007A new surveillance system that minimizes Soldiers' exposure to harm while providing continual observation in operating areas has been fielded in Iraq after just three weeks of design and manufacturing. The Army's Rapid Equipping Force developed the Rapid Deployment Integrated Surveillance System, or RDISS, to improve situational awareness for Soldiers at joint security stations and combat outpos ... more Gates Ends Mideast Tour With Call For Pressure On Iran 
Abu Dhabi (AFP) Aug 02, 2007US Defence Secretary Robert Gates ended a Middle East tour on Thursday with an appeal to key Arab states to join the United States in stepping up pressure on Iran to end its nuclear program. Gates said measures to enforce UN financial and trade sanctions were one avenue to squeeze Iran, but he also explored ideas for expanded military cooperation during three days of talks in Egypt, Saudi Arabia ... more Proposed US Resolution Expresses Concern Over Moscow CFE Withdrawal 
Washington (AFP) Aug 01, 2007A senior US legislator Wednesday introduced a resolution expressing strong concern with Russia's decision to withdraw from a key European arms control pact, the 1990 Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty. Democratic Congressman Alcee Hastings, Chairman of the US Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (the US Helsinki Commission), called Moscow's move "troubling" and said it reflec ... more The Free-Market Verities Of The International Arms Industry 
Washington (UPI) Aug 02, 2007Major U.S. high-tech military sales to nations such as Britain, Japan and Israel confirm a trend that was already evident in World War II: Free-market exports to friendly nations can prove decisive in the success of battle- and even war-winning weapons systems. It is easy to take for granted the continued high level of integration between U.S. companies and the armed forces of allied nations aro ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) Aug 02, 2007A powerful typhoon slammed into southern Japan Thursday, injuring three people, disrupting air and land traffic and cutting power to thousands of houses. Packing winds of up to 126 kilometres (79 miles) an hour and bringing heavy rains, typhoon Usagi was moving north over Kyushu island after landing shortly before 6:00 pm (0900 GMT) from the Pacific, the meteorological agency said. The storm sys ... more Britain To Apply For EU Aid After Floods 
London (AFP) Aug 01, 2007Britain is planning to request European Union emergency aid to help with reconstruction after flooding in central and western England at the beginning of the summer, a government minister said Wednesday. The EU emergency aid would be "a useful addition to the package of support we're already putting in place," said Communities and Local Government Minister John Healy, referring to 46 million pou ... more Group IV Semiconductor Accelerates Development Of Energy-Efficient Solid State Lighting 
Ottawa, Canada (SPX) Aug 02, 2007Group IV Semiconductor has announced that it received a substantial new round of investment led by Garage Technology Ventures Canada with Applied Ventures, a subsidiary of Applied Materials, and with existing investors including Khosla Ventures and BDC Venture Capital. These investments will further expand Group IV's aggressive program to use its revolutionary silicon-based nanofilm technology t ... more A Future Natural Gas Cartel 
Doha, Qatar (UPI) Aug 02, 2007The April 9 meeting in Doha, Qatar, of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum attracted intense media scrutiny. Pundits speculated that the hidden agenda of the meeting, the first in two years, was to explore the possibility of developing a natural gas cartel along the lines of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Such a cartel would have immense financial and political clout in the glo ... more Bridges Too Far As Infrastructure Ages Across The Old West 
Washington (UPI) Aug 02, 2007The collapse of an eight-lane interstate bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis that was under repair reminds us that 30 percent of America's almost 500,000 bridges are categorized as "deficient" and in "urgent need of repair." The Iraq and Afghan wars have cost more than half a trillion dollars so far. The two conflicts are running at the rate of $12 billion a month, or $400 million a ... more |
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Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Aug 02, 2007The Ariane 5 ECA for Arianespace's upcoming heavy-lift flight has been transferred to the Final Assembly Building at Europe's Spaceport, where the vehicle will be fitted with its dual satellite payload. This rollout marked a new milestone in preparations for the August 14 mission, and also underscored the flexibility of Ariane 5's launch infrastructure at the Spaceport in French Guiana. The nex ... more The New Face Of Identity Protection Is You 
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 02, 2007Trying to remember dozens of personal identification numbers (PIN), passwords and credit card numbers may not be necessary for much longer, thanks to a University of Houston professor and his team. Taking a radically new approach, UH Eckhard Pfeiffer Professor Ioannis Kakadiaris and his Computational Biomedicine Lab (CBL) developed the URxD face recognition software that uses a three-dimensional ... more Lockheed Martin Completes Key End-To-End Test Of Space Based Infrared System 
Sunnyvale, CA (SPX) Aug 02, 2007Lockheed Martin has announced that it has successfully completed a critical end-to-end test between the space and ground elements of the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS), a key milestone in preparation for launch and on-orbit operations of the program's first geosynchronous orbit (GEO) spacecraft. SBIRS will provide early warning of missile launches and support other missions simultaneously, ... more The Benefits Of Talking To Iran 
Moscow (UPI) Aug 02, 2007In time, things that once seemed impossible can become part of our everyday reality. Who would have imagined a hundred years ago that space travel would one day become so routine that only catastrophes are deemed front-page news? Though it took decades for space travel to develop, the nature of relations between Washington and Tehran has fundamentally changed in much less time. So far, the ... more Gulf War Illness Still Incurable 
Washington (UPI) Aug 02, 2007Many U.S. Gulf War veterans continue to suffer from mysterious illnesses more than 16 years after the conflict ended, several witnesses testified this week before a congressional committee. "One in four of those who served -- 175,000 veterans -- remains seriously ill," James Binns, chairman of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses, said at a House of Representatives Hea ... more
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