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US denies NKorean charges on denuclearization
Washington (AFP) Jan 22, 2008The United States on Tuesday denied charges it was failing to live up to its part of six-country deal aimed at North Korea's denuclearization. "The US has met and is meeting its commitments," Gonzalo Gallegos, a State Department spokesman, told reporters when asked to comment on the charges. Minju Josun, North Korea's cabinet newspaper, blamed Washington for the deadlocked denuclearizati ... more World powers agree on UN resolution on Iran: Germany 
Berlin (AFP) Jan 22, 2008World powers reached agreement Tuesday on a new UN Security Council resolution against Iran over its disputed nuclear programme, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said. "We agreed on the content of the next Security Council resolution," Steinmeier said after the meeting in Berlin of foreign ministers from the five permanent members of the Security Council -- Britain, China, Fra ... more Pentagon confident in armored vehicles despite first fatality 
Washington (AFP) Jan 22, 2008The Pentagon said Tuesday it was more confident than ever in the MRAP armored vehicle, even after a soldier's death in Iraq showed for the first time that they are vulnerable to roadside bombs. The soldier, a gunner who was partially exposed, was killed Saturday when a buried roadside bomb exploded with such force that it blew the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle into the air a ... more US hopeful of agreement soon with Czechs on radar 
Washington (AFP) Jan 22, 2008The Pentagon said Tuesday it is hopeful about reaching an agreement with the Czech Republic within weeks on stationing a radar on its territory for a US missile defense site in Europe. Geoff Morrell, the Pentagon press secretary, said talks with the Czech Republic "continue to go very, very well." "We are moving ever closer to an agreement with the Czech Republic. Hopefully, we'll have s ... more Iraq War See Widespread Use Of Unmanned Air Vehicles 
Fob Warhorse, Iraq (UPI) Jan 22, 2008The use of unmanned aerial vehicles to help snoop out enemy movements, uncover large caches of explosives and give U.S. commanders a 24/7 real-time view of their battlespace has come into its own in Iraq's counter-insurgency battle. The best-known UAV to the public is the Predator, which cut its teeth in the Balkans. Its variable-aperture camera can see through smoke and dust, while its ... more |
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West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jan 23, 2008Researchers at Purdue University are working with the state of Indiana to develop a system that would use a network of cell phones to detect and track radiation to help prevent terrorist attacks with radiological "dirty bombs" and nuclear weapons. Such a system could blanket the nation with millions of cell phones equipped with radiation sensors able to detect even light residues of radioactive ... more Rheinmetall To Supply Kodiak Armoured Engineer Vehicles To Sweden And The Netherlands 
Dusseldorf, Germany (SPX) Jan 23, 2008The Swedish procurement authority, FMV, and The Netherlands Ministry of Defence procurement authority have placed orders with Rheinmetall for the Kodiak armoured engineer (breaching) vehicle. The total value of the orders is approximately EUR100 million. Signed on January 16, 2008, the contracts include ten systems for the Dutch Army, and six for the Swedish Army. The vehicles will be delivered ... more Lockheed Martin's Halifax Class Frigate Modernization Team Demonstrates Advanced Command And Control System 
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Jan 23, 2008A Lockheed Martin led industry team today unveiled the Canadian Advanced Command and Control System (CanACCS-9LV) and demonstrated the team's readiness to lead the combat systems integration element of the Canadian Navy's Halifax Class Modernization Program, which will upgrade the nation's 12 multi-mission frigates. The proposed Saab-Lockheed Martin CanACCS-9LV system will provide the Cana ... more IAEA still awaiting explanation from Kyrgyzstan on radioactive seizure 
Vienna (AFP) Jan 22, 2008The UN atomic watchdog said Tuesday it was still waiting for information from the Kyrgyzstan government about an incident late last year involving radioactive material found on a train bound for Iran. "We've sent a formal request and we're still awaiting a response," a spokeswoman for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said. According to Kyrgyz authorities, Uzbekistan border ... more Olmert briefed on Israeli missile shield progress 
Jerusalem (AFP) Jan 22, 2008Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday visited Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, which has been tasked with developing missiles to counter short- and medium-range rockets, his office said. Israel already has the Hetz, a ground-to-air missile capable of intercepting long-range ballistic missiles. But last year the government decided to develop systems to provide complete coverage "a ... more |
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Tromsoe, Norway (AFP) Jan 22, 2008Global conservation group WWF called on Tuesday for a moratorium on all new oil exploration in the Arctic, insisting that the environmental risks to the sensitive eco system there were too great. "The WWF is formally calling for a moratorium on new oil and gas development in the Arctic," Neil Hamilton, director of the group's Arctic programme, said at a conference in northern Norway on envir ... more Analysis: Iraqis without fuel, power 
Washington (UPI) Jan 22, 2008You can't have one without the other, but with many of Iraq's power plants shut and refineries stopped, Iraqis have neither fuel nor electricity. Iraq's Electricity Ministry is blaming the Oil Ministry for cutting fuel supplies and Turkey for ending electricity imports. The Oil Ministry says continuous power to its refineries will lead to continuous supplies of fuel. ... more US subprime crisis could worsen China's bad loan problem: report 
Shanghai (AFP) Jan 22, 2008Chinese banks will see their non-performing loans increase due to the US subprime mortgage crisis and domestic economic cooling measures enforced by the government, state media reported Tuesday. "The non-performing loan ratio in the banking industry and risks of volatility in the capital market are both rising," the Financial News reported, citing Zhong Wei, an economist with Beijing Normal ... more Researchers Develop Darkest Manmade Material 
Troy NY (SPX) Jan 23, 2008Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Rice University have created the darkest material ever made by man. The material, a thin coating comprised of low-density arrays of loosely vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes, absorbs more than 99.9 percent of light and one day could be used to boost the effectiveness and efficiency of solar energy conversion, infrared sensors, and other devic ... more Kite-powered ship to cross Atlantic: designers 
Berlin (AFP) Jan 22, 2008The world's first cargo ship partially powered by a giant kite was to set sail on Tuesday from Germany to Venezuela, the company behind the project said. The MS Beluga SkySails is pulled along by a computer-controlled kite attached to the bows of the ship, assisting the engines and reducing fuel consumption by up to 35 percent depending on the prevailing wind conditions. The 160-square-m ... more
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