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Poland's Iraq mission to end in 'current form': incoming PM
Warsaw (AFP) Nov 5, 2007Poland's new government plans to end the country's role in the US-led coalition in Iraq in its "current form" next year, prime minister-designate Donald Tusk said in an interview published Monday. Speaking to the daily Gazeta Wyborcza, Tusk said it was important that the United States recognise that his pro-business Civic Platform had won power with a pledge to "end the mission in Iraq at le ... more NKorea starts disabling nuclear facilities 
Seoul (AFP) Nov 5, 2007North Korea on Monday started an unprecedented disabling of its nuclear programme under the supervision of a US team of experts, US officials said. The nine experts had begun work on plutonium production facilities at the Yongbyon complex in North Korea, said Tom Casey, a State Department spokesman speaking in Washington. The team led by Sung Kim, the head of the department's Korea desk, ... more US, Pakistan to keep up joint Afghan border ops: Pentagon 
Washington (AFP) Nov 5, 2007Washington and Islamabad will keep up joint military operations along the border with Afghanistan despite the turmoil rocking Pakistan, US defense officials said Monday. "As far as I know, with respect to our borders operations coordination, our military operations, that continues. That said, I wouldn't want to speculate for the future," said Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman. "We are rev ... more Lockheed Martin's Guided MLRS Unitary Rockets Successful In Anti-Jamming Tests 
Dallas TX (SPX) Nov 06, 2007Lockheed Martin successfully conducted two Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary rocket Phase II Product Qualification Test flights recently at White Sands Missile Range, NM. These "GPS2 jamming" tests demonstrated both GMLRS rocket performance while in a GPS jamming environment at long range, as well as the functionality of the warhead using the Point Detonating fuze within the j ... more China, US agree to deepen military dialogue, but concerns remain 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 5, 2007China and the United States agreed Monday to open a defence "hotline," deepen dialogue on nuclear issues, and increase military exchanges, but US concerns over the rapid Chinese military build-up remain. In talks with Defence Minister Cao Gangchuan to kick off his two-day China trip, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates also sought to persuade Beijing to back tougher economic sanctions against ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Nov 5, 2007 The new Israeli Missile Defense Association is challenging the prevailing American consensus against pouring resources into laser, or directed-energy systems, to safeguard against thousands of small short-range, artillery-type rocket projectiles. The U.S. consensus is both deep and broad: It includes the leadership of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force ... more Cutting-Edge Combat Training Prepares Soldiers For Future Fights 
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 06, 2007Today's soldiers are better prepared for battle thanks to revolutionary mission-specific training, an Army officer said today. "It's not your father's national training center," Army Col. Robert Abrams said. "It is a full-spectrum-capable training center that is as close a replication of today's fight that we're in and is certainly postured for future fights." Abrams is deputy commander o ... more Military Matters: The 'Long War' trap 
Washington (UPI) Nov 5, 2007 As the presidential debaters wallow their sorry way through a sea of inanities, leaving in their wake 600 million glazed eyes, a novel thought occurs: What if some mad cur introduced a real question to one of them? At the very least, it would be fun to watch the puppets' strings snap. Each party has a single candidate who is not a Pinocchio: Ron Paul for the Republicans and Dennis Kucinich for ... more GD Awarded 54 Million Dollars For Development Of Advanced Submarine Technologies 
Groton CN (SPX) Nov 06, 2007General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $53.7 million U.S. Navy contract modification to develop advanced submarine technologies for current and future undersea platforms. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics. Under the terms of the modification, Electric Boat will perform Concept Formulation (CONFORM) studies in a wide range of technology areas including manu ... more Anger rises in flood-stricken southern Mexico 
Villahermosa, Mexico (AFP) Nov 5, 2007Anger and despair rose Monday as victims of southern Mexico's disastrous floods, some perched on rooftops, complained of chaotic aid distribution and looting. Hundreds of people in Villahermosa, the capital of the flood-stricken state of Tabasco, refused to comply with orders to evacuate, fearing their homes or businesses could fall victim to looters, who have been using boats to gain access ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 06, 2007The fact that German Lufthansa's Russia-based subsidiary has stopped using Russian air corridors for transit flights may aggravate tensions between Russia and the European Union. It is clear that we are in for a "transit war." Germany's air traffic regulator has issued a temporary ban for Aeroflot-Cargo's freight jets to land in the cargo hub near Frankfurt; this followed a hike in transit tarif ... more EU debates common energy strategy 
Prague (AFP) Nov 5, 2007European representatives gathered Monday in Prague to discuss if a "nuclear energy renaissance" was feasible to cut the European Union's dependence on imported energy. "This discussion is necessary to confront our shortfall," Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said, calling on France, Finland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Italy and the Baltic countries to support a "nuclear energy renaissance." ... more New Computer Program Automates Chip Debugging 
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Nov 06, 2007Fixing design bugs and wrong wire connections in computer chips after they've been fabricated in silicon is a tedious, trial-and-error process that often costs companies millions of dollars and months of time-to-market. Engineering researchers at the University of Michigan say it doesn't have to be that way. They've developed a new technology to automate "post-silicon debugging." "Today's ... more Analysis: Chinese arms and African oil 
Hong Kong (UPI) Nov 5, 2007 China has been promoting arms-for-oil deals with Africa as the continent is becoming one of its major sources of oil. Since last year, top Chinese leaders and military officers have made frequent visits to Africa. And at the Zhuhai Air Show under way this week in southern China's Guangdong province, military delegations from African countries including Sudan, Angola and Zimbabwe have made freq ... more China To Rule The World Economy 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 06, 2007The China-Russia Friendship Year is finishing early this month with great pageantry. Economic contacts underlying the galas are asymmetrical-Russia has silently accepted the role of China's sales outlet and raw material supplier. The two countries' political and business leaders are gathering in Moscow, November 6, for a second bilateral economic forum to take stock of mutual interests. Chinese ... more
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