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Analysis: Experts: Ricin terror overblown
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 04, 2008Ricin has been a byword for terrorism in the mass media since Colin Powell used it to link Iraq-based terrorists to groups plotting attacks in Europe as part of the U.S. case for invasion in 2003. But the ricin in that incident turned out to be no more real than Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, and experts say that the toxin is so difficult to purify it is unlikely to ever be used ... more BioBlower Closer To Protecting Soldiers From Biological Attack 
Buffalo NY (SPX) Mar 05, 2008A powerful air sterilization technology developed at the University at Buffalo has killed every biological agent with which it has been challenged, including airborne spores, viruses and bacteria in independent tests conducted for the U.S. Department of Defense. A prototype produced by Buffalo BioBlower Technologies, a UB spin-off company, destroyed biological agents to a level of better ... more Feature: Persistence, luck pay off in Iraq 
Aitha, Iraq (UPI) Mar 04, 2008U.S. and Iraqi security forces chip away at al-Qaida's pool of IED makers and planters in Saladin province in nightly raids dependent on luck as well as good intelligence. Take, for example, two recent operations in the Tigris River Valley south of Mosul by U.S. troops working in support of a small detachment of Iraqi police and soldiers. The first, in the center of the village of ... more Iran still backing extremists in Iraq: US general 
Washington (AFP) March 4, 2008The former number two US commander in Iraq charged Tuesday that Iran is still training, funding and arming Shiite extremists in Iraq, with the aim of keeping a weak government in Baghdad. "I think we have to keep the pressure on them," said Lieutenant General Raymond Odierno, who until recently was second in command in Iraq in charge of day-to-day military operations. "What they ought to ... more Northrop Grumman Delivers Payload Module For Second Advanced EHF Military Communications Satellite 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2008Northrop Grumman delivered the payload module for the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency military communications satellite ahead of schedule to the Sunnyvale, Calif., facilities of Lockheed Martin, prime contractor for the Advanced EHF program. Delivery of this second payload module follows one year after the first payload module delivery, which was also delivered ahead of schedule. ... more |
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Jerusalem (AFP) March 4, 2008Israel has the necessary might and power to defend itself against any threat from arch-foe Iran, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday. "Israel certainly considers itself menaced by Iran," he said. "Israel possesses the might and the power to defend itself against any threat." He spoke after the Islamic republic was slapped with a third round of sanctions by the UN Security Council ... more Northrop Grumman Wins 239 Million USD USAF Weather Agency Contract 
Reston VA (SPX) Mar 05, 2008Northrop Grumman has been awarded the U.S. Air Force Weather Agency Systems Engineering, Management and Sustainment II contract to increase effectiveness, reliability, and performance, while reducing total cost of ownership for a variety of classified and unclassified Air Force weather systems. The $239 million cost-plus-award-fee contract includes a one-year base and four option ... more Thompson Files: Why Northrop and EADS won 
Arlington,VA (UPI) Mar 04, 2008Last week Northrop Grumman and its European partner EADS confounded expectations by beating incumbent Boeing for the contract to build the U.S. Air Force's next-generation aerial refueling tanker. The initial contract will be for 179 modified wide-body jets, but eventually the entire fleet of 600 Cold War tankers will need to be replaced, making this one of the biggest marketing coups ... more US needs nuclear weapons for rest of century: general 
Washington (AFP) March 4, 2008The commander of US strategic forces said Tuesday the United States will need nuclear weapons as a deterrent for the rest of the 21st century and should move now to field more modern weapons. Air Force General Kevin Chilton said new, more reliable nuclear weapons would enable the United States to reduce the large inventory of non-deployed weapons it keeps as a hedge. "As we look to the future ... more California's First Cow Power Project Opened 
Fresno CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2008Pacific Gas and Electric Company and BioEnergy Solutions have announced that their biogas-to-pipeline injection project in Fresno County has begun production of renewable natural gas derived from animal waste. It is the first project in California that will deliver pipeline-quality, renewable natural gas to a utility. "With nearly two million dairy cows in California, there is great potential ... more |
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Minneapolis MN (SPX) Mar 05, 2008Researchers at the University of Minnesota studying bacteria capable of generating electricity have discovered that riboflavin (commonly known as vitamin B-2) is responsible for much of the energy produced by these organisms. The bacteria, Shewanella, are commonly found in water and soil and are of interest because they can convert simple organic compounds (such as lactic acid) into ... more Sierra Club Comes Out In Favor Of The US Natural Gas Industry 
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 05, 2008The Sierra Club has come out for the U.S. natural gas industry, reports Oil and Gas Investor magazine. And, not for imported natural gas: it favors producing all that the U.S. can put out. That is because the Sierra Club would also like to see U.S. energy independence, says Carl Pope, executive director. Pope visited with industry leaders in Houston recently and spoke to Oil and Gas ... more Coming soon to Japan: remote control with a wink 
Tokyo (AFP) March 3, 2008Don't read to much into someone winking at you in Japan -- a researcher says he has developed a system that will soon let people run their iPods with the flick of an eye. The system, comprising a single-chip computer and a couple of infrared sensors, monitors movements of the temple and is so tiny that it can be built into the side of a pair of eyeglasses. Closing both eyes for one second ... more China to follow WTO rules in EU, US news financial spat: commerce ministry 
Beijing (AFP) March 4, 2008China said Tuesday it will comply with World Trade Organisation rules after the US and the EU filed a complaint at the global trade body over restrictions on foreign news providers. "We have taken note the US and EU have requested consultations at the WTO over the financial information service issue... China respects the choices of other members," the commerce ministry said in a statement on ... more China's New Carrier Rocket To Debut In 2014 
Beijing (XNA) Mar 04, 2008China's new generation of carrier rocket, the Long March 5, with a maximum payload capacity of 25 tons, will come into use in 2014, said an official with the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology on Sunday. The rockets will be made in Tianjin and launched in Hainan, said Liang Xiaohong, vice president of the academy and a member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political ... more
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