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Russian general warns against space weapons
Moscow (AFP) Sept 27, 2007A Russian general warned on Thursday against other countries trying to dominate space by deploying weapons there, in comments partly aimed at the United States. "We don't want to fight in space but on the other hand we will not permit any other country to lord it over the cosmos," General Vladimir Popovkin was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying. Popovkin, the military's officer res ... more Analysis: A NICE foray into anti-terror 
Haifa, Israel (UPI) Sep 27, 2007 A $4 million security project won this month signals data analysis firm NICE Systems' foray into the anti-terrorism sector. The president of the company's Security Group, Israel Livnat, told United Press International in a telephone interview that expanding Raanana, Israel-based NICE's presence in the security market is a top concern. And this agreement, he said in a company statement, ... more BMD Focus: Optimistic realism -- Part 1 
Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2007 Is U.S. ballistic-missile defense making giant strides or is it becalmed? Are the prospects of shooting down incoming ballistic missiles negligible or are they impressively high? The answers aren't always clear-cut, which is why champions of the program and its critics can often draw radically different conclusions from the same data. The Sept. 23 issue of Defense News reported an upbea ... more NATO nations must share the burden in Afghanistan: general 
Kabul (AFP) Sept 27, 2007NATO nations must share the burden in Afghanistan, the alliance's top military commander said Thursday, repeating calls for more troops and a long-term commitment to the country. All NATO's nations signed up "very clearly and very consciously" to the mission to help stabilise Afghanistan and they had recognised it would be a long push, General Raymond Henault said. "There is a requiremen ... more US hopes for NKorea nuclear road map as talks resume 
Beijing (AFP) Sept 27, 2007US envoy Christopher Hill said talks on disarming North Korea which opened Thursday could produce a road map for declaring and disabling its nuclear programmes as early as this weekend. Hill described meetings as "positive," after he and delegates from China, the two Koreas, Japan and Russia held a series of bilateral discussions and a group meet as the talks resumed following a two-month br ... more |
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Mclean VA (SPX) Sep 28, 2007Northrop Grumman has completed the installation of a new computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system for improved emergency response for the City of Los Angeles. Northrop Grumman's Information Technology (IT) sector led the seven-year migration of the Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) legacy CAD system to an enhanced emergency command control communications system. The implementation included a ne ... more France unveils blueprint for green revolution 
Paris (AFP) Sept 27, 2007Green taxes on gas-guzzling cars, lower speed caps on highways and eco-labels on supermarket food: French campaigners and businesses on Thursday unveiled a blueprint for a green revolution ahead of a high-profile environmental summit. Big business, trade unions, government and environmental groups have been pulled together for the first time to draw up a green master plan, to be put to a pub ... more Analysis: Nigerian rebels end cease-fire 
Miami (UPI) Sep 27, 2007 Nigeria's leading militant group threatened to resume attacks on foreign and domestic oil and gas operations following a four-month cease-fire intended to allow the new president to make good on vows to reform the petroleum sector and root out corruption. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta earlier this week sent a communique to media stating its intention to resume att ... more Analysis: TAP pipeline a fantasy 
Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2007 Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, armchair journalists and strategists have promulgated the concept that a new Great Game is afoot in Eurasia. This time, the prize is not land but access to the Caspian's vast hydrocarbon reserves, estimated by the U.S. Energy Information Administration at proven reserves of 17 billion to 49 billion barrels of oil; proven natural gas reserves are e ... more Dell Is First Major Computer Company To Go Carbon Neutral 
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 28, 2007Dell has become the first major computer manufacturer to commit to neutralizing the carbon impact of its worldwide operations, a significant extension of its global climate policy and environmental stewardship. "Never before in the history of business have we seen such a critical need to build a worldwide community dedicated to improving the environment," Michael Dell, the company's chairman and ... more |
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Moscow (UPI) Sep 26, 2007 Due to the recent reshuffle in Russian corridors of power, it appears the defense minister will have to put off his visit to China, planned for this September, until spring. This is the second delay of such a visit. The first one happened in late March 2007, after Sergei Ivanov stepped down as defense minister and was appointed first deputy prime minister. His successor, Anatoly Serdyuk ... more The Sukhoi Su-35 Packs A Punch 
Moscow (UPI) Sep 25, 2007 The Sukhoi Su-35 fighter aircraft -- NATO reporting name, Flanker -- that was unveiled at the MAKS-2007 aerospace show in the town of Zhukovsky near Moscow this August is to perform its maiden flight in the near future. The test-flight program is to involve two more Su-35 prototypes, now being assembled at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Manufacturing Association in the Russian Far Eas ... more Boeing Awarded 50 Million Dollar Contract To Upgrade Saudi AWACS Fleet 
St Louis MO (SPX) Sep 27, 2007Boeing has been awarded a $49.2 million contract, including options, to upgrade communications aboard Saudi Arabia's fleet of five E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. The U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., awarded the contract under a foreign military sales agreement. The enhancement, known as Link 16, is a secure, jam-resistant, ... more Pakistan Rejects Bhutto Plan For UN Access To Khan 
Islamabad (AFP) Sept 26, 2007Pakistan's government Wednesday condemned ex-premier Benazir Bhutto for saying she would let the UN quiz the disgraced father of the country's nuclear bomb if she regained power. Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and hardline Islamists also criticised Bhutto for saying that she would allow UN inspectors, but not Western powers, to question scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan. Khan in 2004 a ... more Pentagon Wants Another 190 Billion For Wars In Iraq And Afghanistan 
Washington (AFP) Sept 26, 2007US Defense Secretary Robert Gates asked Congress Wednesday for nearly 190 billion dollars for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2008, the biggest funding request yet in the six-year-old "war on terror." Heckled by anti-war protesters, Gates told the Senate Appropriations Committee that the funding was needed to cover the cost of keeping extra troops in Iraq through July and to provide bett ... more
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