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US reviewing plans for violence-hit Afghanistan
Washington (AFP) Dec 17, 2007The Pentagon confirmed Monday that the US military and its NATO partners were reviewing plans for Afghanistan, rocked by its bloodiest year since 2001 amid a fierce Taliban resurgence. The sharp rise in violence in Afghanistan contrasts strongly with the improvement in security in Iraq, where some 160,000 US forces are concentrated. Defense Secretary Robert Gates "encouraged NATO to take ... more PKK threatens retaliation after Turkish raids 
Ankara (AFP) Dec 17, 2007The separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) threatened retaliation on Monday following Turkish air strikes on its bases in northern Iraq at the weekend. "Our people have every right to defend themselves and to retaliate. This right is sacred and our people will do what is required," the PKK said in a statement carried by the Firat news agency, considered to be a rebel mouthpiece. The P ... more Bush seeks more pressure on Iran after Russia moves 
Fredericksburg, Virginia (AFP) Dec 17, 2007US President George W. Bush said Monday that Russian deliveries of nuclear fuel to Iran only fed the need for the world to clamp down more firmly on Tehran's home-grown atomic work. And the US State Department announced consultations Tuesday with five other powers on a draft UN Security Council resolution imposing tougher sanctions on the Islamic republic for refusing to freeze uranium enric ... more India speeding up nuclear missile production 
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 14, 2007Nuclear-armed India said on Friday it was ready to jump-start production of long-range nuclear missiles which can hit targets deep in China or Pakistan. V. K. Sarswat, the chief of India's missile development project, said the assembly lines were in place to speed up the production of the precision rockets. Military insiders told AFP the announcement was a response to reports of growing ... more Russian sub test fires ballistic missile: navy spokesman 
Moscow (AFP) Dec 17, 2007A Russian submarine on Monday successfully test-fired a new ballistic missile from the Barents Sea to the far east of the country, a navy spokesman said. The Sineva missile was launched from the submerged submarine "towards the Kura test ground in Kamchatka," navy spokesman Igor Dygalo told AFP. "The head section of the missile reached the test ground on time," he said. Russian telev ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Dec 17, 2007 Russia's ability to sell vast quantities of tough, durable, modern weapons systems to nations around the world is rooted in the military experience and consequent design experience of its arms industry -- one very different from that of the United States. For decades, U.S. military supremacy in war, as well as its prosperous and remarkably growing dynamic economy and society in peaceti ... more Northrop Grumman And L-3 To Work Together In Bid For US Navy's EPX Aircraft 
El Segundo CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2007Northrop Grumman submitted a proposal with L-3 Communications for the U.S. Navy's EPX aircraft program in a world-class collaboration of industry leaders. The EPX platform will provide a transformational, multi-intelligence capability delivering strike targeting information to the warfighter. The Navy envisions EPX as a shore-based, manned aircraft providing intelligence, surveillance, reco ... more Recreating Iraq 
Washington (UPI) Dec 17, 2007 This column is a product of the Fourth Generation War seminar, whose earlier products include the Field Manual FMFM 1-A, Fourth Generation War. The seminar, which I lead, is composed of U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army officers, mostly captains. Recent U.S. tactical successes in Iraq, especially the reduction in violence in Anbar province and in Baghdad, have led some people to assume t ... more ASU Researchers Use NASA Satellites To Improve Pollution Modeling 
Tempe AZ (SPX) Dec 18, 2007Detecting pollution, like catching criminals, requires evidence and witnesses; but on the scale of countries, continents and oceans, having enough detectors is easier said than done. A team of air quality modelers, climatologists and air policy specialists at Arizona State University may soon change that. Under a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, they have developed a new wa ... more Study Shows Urban Sprawl Continues To Gobble Up Land 
Columbus OH (SPX) Dec 18, 2007Despite reports to the contrary, urban sprawl has continued to grow significantly for the past several decades, new research suggests. A study of changing land use patterns in the state of Maryland found substantial and significant increases in sprawl between 1973 and 2000. The results are in contrast to a well-publicized study last year that concluded that the extent of sprawl remained roughly ... more |
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Dec 17, 2007 The latest U.S. National Intelligence Estimate that said Iran had abandoned its nuclear weapons quest four years ago was greeted in the Persian Gulf Emirates with a collective sigh of relief. Accurate or not didn't seem to matter. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, on a one-day visit to Abu Dhabi, made clear U.S. bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities would be a major strategic blunder. Therefore, ... more Columbus Announces Development Of Revolutionary System For Off-Road Navigation 
Las Vegas NV (SPX) Dec 17, 2007Columbus Geographic Systems (GIS) Ltd. has announced the start of development of the world's first comprehensive navigation solution, displaying both urban and off-road maps without the need to move between different software or change memory cards. Navigation systems are software developed for car computers and PDAs enabling travelers to find their location, plan their route, exchange rou ... more Fleet Management Solutions Launches GPS And Two-Way Satellite Asset Tracking Services In Australia 
San Luis Obispo CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2007Fleet Management Solutions announced that it has deployed systems into Australia, making that the 50th country where the company's GPS and all-satellite asset tracking services are in operation today. FMS is one of the few solutions in the market that allows a fleet manager to view, track and manage assets in a single system whether they are in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, the Libyan dessert or the Aust ... more NAVTEQ Transport Selected By WebTech Wireless For Quadrant Transportation Solution 
Chicago IL (SPX) Dec 17, 2007NAVTEQ has been selected by WebTech Wireless to supply NAVTEQ Transport truck attributes for Quadrant, WebTech Wireless' fleet management system. Quadrant provides users with GPS-based location information in real-time for efficient fleet management. Powered by NAVTEQ map data, Quadrant enables fleet managers and dispatchers to access detailed fleet operational data, both real-time and historica ... more Freightliner Improves Inventory Accuracy With New RFID Solution 
Mt Gilead NC (SPX) Dec 17, 2007Compsee and System Concepts have announced that Freightliner's Portland, Oregon Truck manufacturing plant deployed an RFID solution based on System Concepts' TraxWare Software Suite combined with Motorola/Symbol's RFID hardware utilizing the XR-400 series readers, along with a selection of metal mount RFID tags mounted on the mobile tugs and paper RFID 4" x 6" smart labels attached to inventory ... more
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