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Outside View: Iran nuke questions 
Moscow (UPI) Oct 1, 2007 Everyone is used to the escapades of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He was expected to surprise the world again at the 62nd U.N. General Assembly session in New York, and he made quite a performance. In a fit of fiery eloquence, Ahmadinejad felt all but a messiah and warned the powers that be: "If the world powers listen to my advice, they will live in peace and security. If no ... more Cyberspace Expert Briefs AFA Conference Attendees 
Washington DC (AFPN) Oct 02, 2007"The first battle in the wars of the future will be over the control of cyberspace," said Dr. Lani Kass at the Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 26 in Washington. Ms. Kass, a special assistant to the Air Force chief of staff, has long been an expert on cyberspace and regularly advises Air Force leaders on operations in that domain. "If we don' ... more Lockheed Martin Completes Proof Testing Of RATTLRS Vehicle 
Palmdale CA (SPX) Oct 02, 2007Lockheed Martin has completed proof pressure testing of the Revolutionary Approach To Time-critical Long Range Strike (RATTLRS) vehicle. This testing validates the vehicle's structural integrity and is a crucial step in the development of the flight demonstration vehicle. RATTLRS is a supersonic, science and technology missile flight demonstrator sponsored by the Office of Naval Research. ... more Israel Air Force to Be Equipped With Elbit Systems Lizard Laser-Guided Bombs 
Haifa, Israel, September 30, 2007Elbit Systems Ltd. has been selected to equip the Israel Air Force (IAF) with its Lizard laser-guided bombs. Contract value is several $Millions and the initial supply of the systems to the IAF has already begun. Lizard, a sophisticated new generation laser-guided bomb incorporates decades of Elbit Systems in-house technological expertise. The system which will be used for air-to-surface attack ... more Bush wants diplomatic end to 'Iran problem' 
Washington (AFP) Oct 1, 2007US President George W. Bush wants a peaceful end to "the Iranian problem," the White House said Monday after a fresh report that the United States is looking at possible military options. "The president has said that he believes there is a diplomatic solution that we can use to solve the Iranian problem. And that's why we're working with our allies to get there," said Bush spokeswoman Dana P ... more |
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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 02, 2007Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) have successfully taken high definition moving images through the KAGUYA (SELENE) for the first time. The KAGUYA is a lunar explorer launched on September 14 (Japan Standard Time, JST) from the Tanegashima Space Center. The images were taken by the KAGUYA's onboard High Definition Television (HDTV), which was deve ... more Japan gets extra seconds to brace for quakes 
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 1, 2007Shunsuke Kobayashi's mind blanked for a couple of seconds as a quake alarm rang through the house, making him freeze on the spot before he came to his senses and dived under a table. "Quake of magnitude 6.5 to hit in 15 seconds: 10, nine, eight, seven...," a calm female voice announced until the sound of crashing furniture and splitting glass filled the room. While Japan is used to freq ... more Tourism set to suffer from the climate change it generates: UN 
Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Oct 1, 2007A booming worldwide tourism industry could prove its own worst enemy by contributing to the global warming that threatens some of the planet's most prized destinations, UN agencies warned Monday. If no measures are taken, tourism's impact on climate change is set to more than double in the next 30 years, according to advance data from a report by the UN tourism, environment and weather agenc ... more Rolls-Royce Announce Biofuel Flight Demo With Air New Zealand And Boeing 
Seattle WA (SPX) Oct 02, 2007Boeing, Air New Zealand and Rolls-Royce have announced a Memorandum of Understanding to conduct a biofuel demonstration flight designed to help accelerate the development of viable and sustainable alternative fuels for commercial aviation uses. Boeing is exploring second-generation biofuel feed stocks and processes that have the potential to reduce greenhouse gases throughout their entire lifecy ... more Engineered Eggshells To Help Make Hydrogen Fuel 
Columbus OH (SPX) Sep 27, 2007Engineers at Ohio State University have found a way to turn discarded chicken eggshells into an alternative energy resource. The patented process uses eggshells to soak up carbon dioxide from a reaction that produces hydrogen fuel. It also includes a unique method for peeling the collagen-containing membrane from the inside of the shells, so that the collagen can be used commercially. L.S. ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Sept 28, 2007Satellite pictures show ethnic minority Karen villages burnt to the ground in Myanmar, US researchers said, unveiling images taken months before the military regime's latest crackdown on dissents. Patches of scorched earth corresponding to settlements reportedly destroyed are visible in the high-definition photographs taken by satellites zooming in on the secretive state in late April and an ... more Boeing Completes Eight-Hour Flight of A160T Hummingbird 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Sep 28, 2007Boeing has successfully flown its A160T Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft Sept. 26 for eight hours while carrying a 1,000-pound payload. During its longest flight to date and the program's 42nd flight overall, the aircraft reached an altitude of 5,000 feet near Victorville, Calif. The half-ton payload simulated the delivery of critical supplies to the battlefield. Future payloads will include a co ... more Bringing Optimistic Realism To Missile Defense Part Two 
Washington (UPI) Sep 28, 2007 Many critics of the U.S. ballistic-missile defense program claim Missile Defense Agency tests of Ground-based Mid-course Interceptors against intercontinental ballistic missile targets have been unrealistic because they have not so far factored in decoys, MIRV-ed warheads, or maneuverable ICBMs such as the latest Russian designs. However, it has to be remembered that the GBI program is ... more Analysis: New defense intelligence policy 
Washington (UPI) Sep 28, 2007 A new Pentagon policy directive for U.S. military intelligence mandates information-sharing with U.S. domestic agencies and foreign partners and recognizes the leading role of the new director of national intelligence. Although both have been longstanding priorities for the Bush administration, the new directive, drafted in the office of the undersecretary of defense for intelligence, r ... more Commentary: Blogowar 
Washington (UPI) Sep 28, 2007 Journalism of verification in the blogosphere has been displaced by a journalism of assertion where rumors become facts and where facts are censored by omission. Hardly surprising then that 200 million Americans, two-thirds of the population, concede they don't understand foreign policy issues. And only one-third say they understand major domestic issues. TV comedian Jay Leno's Jaywalking inte ... more
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