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Korean leaders open summit amid nuclear hopes
Seoul (AFP) Oct 3, 2007The leaders of South and North Korea opened summit talks Wednesday aimed at ending half a century of hostility amid signs of progress in international efforts to shut down the North's nuclear programme. With a slight smile on his face, reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il shook hands with President Roh Moo-Hyun before the meeting at the guest house in Pyongyang where Roh is staying. ... more Japan may scale down naval mission for Afghanistan 
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 3, 2007Japan said Wednesday it may scale down a naval mission supporting US-led forces in Afghanistan to try to resolve a row with the opposition that helped bring down the previous government. Lawmakers are to debate whether to halt the refuelling of foreign supply ships in the Indian Ocean so Japan is not seen to be providing indirect support for military activities outside of the Afghanistan the ... more Better basic services will ease Iraq violence: US commander 
Washington (AFP) Oct 2, 2007A top US commander said Tuesday the Iraqi government has to deliver basic services more effectively to sustain the kind of marked drop in casualties that Iraq saw in September. The US military death toll last month fell to 63, the lowest since September 2006 when 61 were killed, and the number of civilian casualties dropped by half compared to the previous month, according Iraqi government s ... more Counter-measures to be added to US missile defense tests: general 
Washington (AFP) Oct 2, 2007The Pentagon will incorporate counter-measures in its next major missile defense test for the first time in years, after a successful intercept last week, the general who heads the program said Tuesday. Critics of the system have long contended the interceptor's so-called "kill vehicle" could easily be spoofed with simple decoys because of the difficulty of distinguishing a warhead from othe ... more BMD Watch: GBI hits ICBM in test success 
Washington (UPI) Oct 2, 2007 The U.S. Missile Defense Agency Friday announced a successful intercept test Friday of its Ground-based Midcourse Defense Interceptor to defend the United States from the threat of intercontinental ballistic missiles. "The interceptor was launched from the Ronald W. Reagan Missile Defense Site, located at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. ... more |
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Islamabad (AFP) Oct 2, 2007Pakistan's political chaos will not hinder efforts to rebuild after the 2005 earthquake that killed 73,000 people, even if the government is toppled, the top general involved in relief said. The Islamic republic has been embroiled in months of crisis ranging from opposition to President Pervez Musharraf to Islamist violence, raising fears that victims of the October 8 quake could be forgotte ... more Urban revolution hits Silicon Valley capital 
San Jose, California (AFP) Oct 2, 2007Silicon Valley's capital city San Jose is undergoing an urban development revolution calculated to keep it as the thriving heart of a region renowned for technological innovation. The city is working to reverse a trend in which promising startups take root in suburbs and neighboring cities such as Mountain View, Sunnyvale, and Cupertino -- the homes of Google, Yahoo and Apple respectively. ... more Reflections On Space Progress In The 50 Years Since Sputnik 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 02, 2007The space age began 50 years ago this October, when the former Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik, sparking a U.S.-Soviet space race. Scientists and engineers gathered at the California Institute of Technology Sept. 20 and 21 to talk about space milestones of the past and future exploration. Mike O'Sullivan reports, they say the next 50 years should be even more exiting than the ... more Spaceflight Shown To Alter Ability Of Bacteria To Cause Disease 
Tempe AZ (SPX) Oct 02, 2007Space flight has been shown to have a profound impact on human physiology as the body adapts to zero gravity environments. Now, a new study led by researchers from the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University has shown that the tiniest passengers flown in space-microbes-can be equally affected by space flight, making them more infectious pathogens. "Space flight alters cellular and ... more Analysis: Bioterror book warns of hazards 
Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2007 The threat of terrorists using biological agents to attack the United States has preoccupied Barry Kellman, a professor of international law and director of the International Weapons Control Center at the DePaul University College of Law for the past decade. Kellman is special adviser to Interpol on prevention of bio-crimes, a program he initiated. He describes bio-violence -- the possi ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2007 It is reasonably clear that, contrary to the White House's claims, the "surge" had little or nothing to do with the improved situation in Anbar province in Iraq. That security there has improved is a fact; a Marine friend who just returned told me the whole province is now quiet. If we look past the Bush administration's propaganda and ask ourselves what really happened, we may find something ... 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 Northrop Grumman And SAIC Pursue MASINT/AGI Contract 
Reston VA (SPX) Oct 02, 2007Defense industry leaders Northrop Grumman Corporation and Science Applications International Corporation announced the formation of an industry-wide team to bid on the Measurement and Signature Intelligence/Advanced Geospatial Intelligence (MASINT/AGI) program competition for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The MASINT ... 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 Successful Image Taking By The High Definition Television 
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
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