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Germans foil massive terror plot
Berlin (UPI) Sept. 5, 2007 German authorities arrested three men who planned to carry out massive, casualty-heavy bombings against U.S. institutions and other targets in Germany that could have been more deadly than the Madrid and London attacks, officials said Wednesday. German Chancellor Angela Merkel praised security authorities for their "great success," adding the arrest showed that "the terrorist threat in ... more Pentagon opposes disbanding Iraqi police 
Washington (AFP) Sept 5, 2007The Pentagon said Wednesday it opposed dismantling the Iraqi police, contrary to recommendations in a military report calling for a complete overhaul of the country's police forces. "We do not believe it is necessary to disband the national police force," said Defense Department spokesman Geoff Morrell. But Morrell acknowledged the problems cited in the report by a commission led by ... more NATO nations to increase efforts to tackle Afghan drug problem 
Brussels (AFP) Sept 5, 2007The 26 NATO nations told the UN drugs office on Wednesday that they would boost their efforts to counter the flood of heroin from Afghanistan but could not assume the Kabul government's role, a diplomatic source said. "We have agreed to try to do more to tackle the culture and the trafficking of opium, within our own competences," the source told AFP after a meeting of nations and bodies ... more Chinese hackers cyber-attacking British government networks 
London (AFP) Sept 6, 2007Chinese computer hackers are infiltrating British government networks, giving them access to secret information, according to media reports on Thursday. The reports in The Times and The Independent newspapers come a day after US President George W. Bush said he may bring up the issue of suspected Chinese cyber-attacks on the US defence department in a meeting with China's President Hu ... more A Sept. rollout for Iran war 
Washington (UPI) Sept. 5, 2007 White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card once famously said of the administration's 2002 campaign to get support for the invasion of Iraq, ''From a marketing point of view, you don't introduce new products in August.'' Now August is behind us, and -- right on schedule -- marketers both in the White House and among their supporters outside are rolling out their newest product, a public ... more |
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San Diego CA (SPX) Sep 06, 2007What looks like the head of a digital dandelion is a map of the Internet generated by new algorithms from computer scientists at UC San Diego. This map features Internet nodes - the red dots - and linkages - the green lines. But it is no ordinary map. It is a (mostly) randomly generated graph that retains the essential characteristics of a specific corner of the Internet but doubles the number ... more Oil and security for Iraq investors 
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 5, 2007 Security in Iraq is a major holdup to investment there, sometimes second only to the lack of a law governing Iraq's vast oil and gas reserves. Various security plans, by Iraqi and U.S. forces, are intended to break the cycle of violence, but little of the ambitions for Iraq's future will take hold until its citizens face fewer day-to-day threats to their lives. Inter- and ... more Australia And China Partner For A Low-Emission Energy Future 
Newcastle, Australia (SPX) Sep 06, 2007Australia and China today signed a partnership agreement that will pave the way for the installation of low-emission coal energy technology in Beijing next year. Signed by CSIRO Chief Executive, Dr Geoff Garrett, and Mr Li Xiaopeng, the President of China's state-owned energy enterprise, the China Huaneng Group, the agreement will see a post combustion capture pilot plant installed at the ... more India To Build Constellation Of Seven Navigation Satellites 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Sep 05, 2007India plans to build a constellation of seven geo-stationary satellites at a cost of Rs 1,600 crore to meet the navigational system requirements in cars, trains and aircraft. "Design (of the satellites) is more or less complete. We are in the process of building the first proto model," Secretary in the Department of Space G Madhavan Nair said. "First launch will take place around 2010. We ... more JCSAT-11 Satellite Ready For Launch From Baikonur 
Newtown PA (SPX) Sep 05, 2007The JCSAT-11 communications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the JSAT Corporation (JSAT) of Japan, is ready for its scheduled launch on Sept. 6 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard a Proton/Breeze M launch vehicle provided by International Launch Services. JCSAT-11 is a high-power hybrid satellite consisting of 30 active Ku-band transponders and 12 active ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Sept 4, 2007Several nations and groups are trying to break into the US military's computer system, the Pentagon said Tuesday after reports China's military had successfully hacked into the network. The Chinese military's cyber-attack was carried out in June following months of efforts, the London-based Financial Times reported Tuesday, citing unnamed current and former US officials. Officials had ... more Talks ongoing to bolster chemical arms ban 
Doha (AFP) Sept 4, 2007Talks are continuing with countries that are not yet party to a convention banning chemical weapons to persuade them to join, a legal adviser to the body monitoring the treaty said on Tuesday. "We are working to convince" these states to join the convention, Santiago Onate, adviser to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), told AFP in Qatar on the sidelines of a ... more Outside View: No Hamlets on BMD 
Moscow (UPI) Sept. 4, 2007 A mere mention of missile defense can today provoke truly Shakespearean passions. However, the famous question of the Prince of Denmark no longer applies to missile defense. Following the logic of scientific and technological progress, the defense programs will go ahead despite the seemingly unbeatable arguments of their opponents. The American plans to deploy 10 interceptor ... more Boeing Demonstrates FAB-T Interoperability With Milstar Satellite 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Sep 05, 2007Boeing has successfully demonstrated for the first time that its Family of Advanced Beyond line-of-sight Terminals (FAB-T) system can acquire an operational satellite and complete downlink data transmissions. During the Low Data Rate test, a FAB-T radio communicated with an operational Milstar satellite and completed a series of downlink tests, meeting program schedule commitments and laying ... more New LITENING Targeting System Demonstrated During USJFC's Bold Quest Exercise 
Rolling Meadows IL (SPX) Sep 05, 2007Northrop Grumman will demonstrate the latest generation of its LITENING Advanced Targeting (AT) pod, an advanced precision targeting and sensor system, during "Bold Quest," a U.S. Joint Forces Command-sponsored military exercise scheduled for Sept. 12-15 at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. Bold Quest is an advanced concept technology demonstration intended to test coalition combat ... more
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