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Ebadi urges Iran to moderate nuclear stance
Tehran (AFP) Nov 19, 2007Iranian Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi on Monday spoke out in a rare public criticism of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's nuclear policy, urging him to obey UN resolutions and soften his stance to avert the mounting threat of war. "We believe that using nuclear energy is every nation's right but we have obvious rights other than nuclear energy including security, peace and welfare," the 2003 Nob ... more US Saudi arms package faces fight in Congress 
Washington (AFP) Nov 19, 2007Lawmakers are striking a note of alarm over reported US plans to sell sophisticated satellite guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, as part of a 20 billion dollar arms sale. A coalition of 188 members of the House of Representatives warned that if the technology fell into the "wrong hands" it could harm US forces in the Middle East and threaten Israel. "Any sale of JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Muni ... more Walker's World: Iran's baby bust 
Washington (UPI) Nov 19, 2007 The most dramatic demographic shift in human history appears to be taking place in today's Iran. Thirty years ago, as the shah was being driven into exile and the Islamic republic was being established, the fertility rate of Iranian women was 6.5 -- the average number of children born to an Iranian woman of childbearing age. Today, the fertility rate has collapsed to European levels and ... more Pentagon draws up plans for Pakistani fighting corps 
Washington (AFP) Nov 19, 2007The Pentagon plans to train and equip an expanded paramilitary force in Pakistan's tribal areas in a major effort to counter the growing strength of Al-Qaeda and Taliban forces, officials said Monday. US Army troops will be used to train the Pakistani Frontier Corps at a new center in the tribal areas that border Afghanistan, said Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell. The efforts come ... more Military Matters: NYPD alert to threat 
Washington (UPI) Nov 19, 2007 Like most militaries, most police departments are not famous for their intellectual attainments. Fortunately, that is beginning to change. Police are starting to understand that they, not the military, are on the front line of fourth-generation war, and they need to think about what that means for them. Until now, the leading police agency in thinking about 4GW has been the Los Angeles ... more |
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Canberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 20, 2007The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) completed Exercise ASWEX 07 today; a bilateral exercise involving naval and air force elements from Australia and New Zealand. ASWEX 07 was conducted off the coast of Western Australia from 5 to 16 November 2007. ASWEX 07 is a significant bilateral exercise, improving Fleet interoperability and ties between Australia and New Zealand. This exercise is focused on co ... more Mantech To Acquire McDonald Bradley 
Fairfax VA (SPX) Nov 20, 2007ManTech International has signed a definitive agreement to acquire McDonald Bradley for $76.5 million in cash. MBI is a secure information sharing and IT solutions provider to the federal government with a focus on the Department of Defense (DOD), Intelligence Community and Homeland Security markets. Over 60 percent of the company's revenue is derived from DOD, Intelligence and Homeland Security ... more Raytheon Wins USAG Paveway Contract 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Nov 20, 2007With the award of $36.1 million, Raytheon has won the majority share of U.S. Air Force competitive contracts for Paveway II laser guided bomb components for fiscal year 2007. This is the third consecutive Air Force majority share award for Raytheon, setting a benchmark for affordability and performance in the precision-guided weapons market. The $36.1 million contract calls for Raytheon to ... more Lockheed Martin To Develop New Expendable Mine Neutralization System For US Navy Mine Hunter-Killer Ships 
Syracuse NY (SPX) Nov 20, 2007Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $11 million System Development and Demonstration (SD and D) contract by the U.S. Navy to develop and integrate a new Expendable Mine Neutralization System (EMNS) for the Navy's Mine Counter Measures (MCM-1) Avenger-class ships. The EMNS will be a new surface mine countermeasures system designed to protect carrier and expeditionary strike groups by rapidl ... more India brushes off Pakistan anger over glacier treks 
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 19, 2007India's defence minister on Monday brushed off Pakistani anger over New Delhi's decision to allow trekkers to visit its side of a hotly disputed Himalayan glacier in Kashmir. Speaking to the Indian parliament, A.K. Antony said treks to the Siachen glacier should not derail the nuclear-armed rivals' slow-moving peace process. "The area (of the expedition) falls within the state of Jammu a ... more |
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Singapore (AFP) Nov 19, 2007Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday reiterated his commitment to ensuring food and product safety, as his country tries to keep dangerous goods from reaching store shelves around the world. "We take product quality and food safety seriously and we will work to uphold the interests of both Chinese and foreign consumers," Wen said in a wide-ranging speech on the economy at the National Univer ... more Portable Electricity, Life-Like Prosthetics On The Way 
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 20, 2007The technology that makes a cell phone vibrate is the same technology that provides more natural movements to prosthetic limbs. A University of Houston research team is working on recreating and enhancing this technological effect, which, if successful, could result in better prosthetic movements and also provide instant electrical power for soldiers and others through the simple act of walking. ... more Tsunami-Recording In The Deep Sea 
Bremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Nov 20, 2007In order to extend alert times and avoid false alarms, a new seafloor pressure recording system has been designed to detect tsunamis shortly after their development in the open ocean. The project is directed by scientists of the working group 'Marine Observation Systems' at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, part of the Helmholtz Association. Successful testing of the re ... more OPEC Promises Expensive Oil 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 19, 2007On November 17-18, Saudi Arabia will play host to the third summit in the 47 long-year history of the omnipotent oil cartel - the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). On the eve of the summit, OPEC has been subjected to a massive attack led by oil consumers, who demand that it should immediately increase oil production. The price of oil may surpass the record of $100 per bar ... more Russia Will Supply A Third Of European Gas 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 19, 2007At the 20th World Energy Congress in Rome on November 11-15, Russian representatives confirmed that they have chosen Europe as a priority market of energy supplies for many years ahead. Gazprom, for instance, intends to increase its share in the European gas market from the current 26% to 33% by 2015. It seems that Russia is not particularly worried about the EU initiative to protect its domesti ... more
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