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Arlington, Va. (UPI) Mar 25, 2008 The growing rift between the Bush administration and Pakistan's new government over how to deal with militants operating in tribal areas along the Afghan border is a reminder that America's global war against terrorists depends heavily on the forbearance of host nations. If Pakistan decides it has had enough of America's presence in the region, conducting military operations in Afghanistan ... more The Politics Of KC-45A Part Two 
Washington (UPI) Mar 24, 2008 It might well be in the long-term U.S. national interest to have European allies that can finally build for themselves the large numbers of long-distance military transport aircraft and the large air refueling tankers to boost their range of rapid response military operations. That could make the major European nations far more effective partners for the United States in projecting ... more The ABM Deadlock Petrov Version Part One 
Moscow (UPI) Mar 25, 2008 Russia and the United States have completed talks on U.S. plans to deploy a third positioning anti-ballistic missile region in Europe. The talks were held in the two-plus-two format with the participation of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and their Russian counterparts Sergei Lavrov and Anatoly Serdyukov. Russian Foreign Minister ... more The ABM Deadlock Melamedov Version Part One 
Moscow (UPI) Mar 24, 2008 There was no breakthrough on Washington's controversial missile defense plans at the recent two-day Russian-U.S. talks in Moscow in the two-plus-two format of foreign and defense ministers. As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov put it after the talks on March 18, the sides have not reached agreement on the missile defense plans nor the control of strategic offensive arms, although ... more Taiwan plans drills simulating China invasion 
Taipei (AFP) March 25, 2008Taiwan's defence ministry Tuesday unveiled plans to hold annual war games simulating a Chinese invasion of the island, despite president-elect Ma Ying-jeou's pledge to ease tensions with Beijing. According to draft plans, this year's war games will begin with a computerised drill in April and peak in September with a large-scale live-fire military exercise, the ministry said. ... more |
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Wilmington MA (SPX) Mar 26, 2008Textron Defense Systems has announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has designated its Adaptable Radiation Area Monitor as a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology under the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act (SAFETY Act). ARAM is a state-of-the-art spectroscopic monitoring system which operates in fixed locations or within vehicles or ... more France And UK To Forge Deals On Nuclear And Defence Issues 
London, UK (SPX) Mar 26, 2008The leaders of France and Britain are to hold a joint meeting later this week expected to result in an agreement to promote nuclear power as well as further co-operation on defence, immigration and money markets. UK daily the Guardian reported last week that Paris and London are ready to sign a deal on constructing a new generation of power plants, a move that is expected to be signed off by ... more Fighter Production To Rise Over The Next Decade 
Newtown CT (SPX) Mar 26, 2008In a new analysis, Forecast International projects that fighter aircraft manufacturers will deliver 3,345 new fighters over the next 10 years. According to the study, "The Market for Fighter Aircraft 2008-2017," it is estimated that the total value of production for the fighter market during this timeframe will be worth $164.5 billion. The study notes that many nations are in the middle of ... more 16 National Religious Organizations Oppose New Nuclear Bomb Plant 
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 26, 2008Sixteen national religious organizations filed formal public comments opposing the administration's plans to build a new nuclear bomb plant that would be wasteful, unneeded, and dangerous, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers) announced. "As religious leaders in the United States, we firmly oppose the administrations multi-billion dollar plan to rebuild the nations nuclear ... more Walker's World: Farewell free markets 
Washington (UPI) Mar 24, 2008 The big backlash has come and the era of proudly free markets, privatization and deregulation is over. From all sides, even from former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan, that disciple of Ayn Rand, comes the cry that more regulation is needed of Wall Street finance. "State and federal regulators, under the oversight of Congress, need to act now -- together -- to create ... more |
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Springfield VA (SPX) Mar 25, 2008Raytheon has developed and demonstrated a rapid concrete breaking technology to advance capabilities for urban search and rescue teams in disaster situations. The Controlled Impact Rescue Tool, or CIRT, uses shock waves to pulverize concrete, which enables rescue workers to remove the material more quickly than using existing techniques. "This revolutionary approach decreased by 50 percent ... more OECD favours strong ties with China: chief 
Beijing (AFP) March 25, 2008OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria on Tuesday called for greater cooperation with China, and even suggested full membership of the organisation, although he insisted talks were not ongoing. "We do not see the OECD as important, pertinent for the world's development without having China very, very close to us, as a full member perhaps," Gurria told a press conference. "It depends on what ... more Startech Environmental Announces Plans For Its Carbonless Power System 
Wilton CT (SPX) Mar 26, 2008Startech Environmental has announced its plans to produce and market its Carbonless Power System for "Green Electricity" in stationary facilities. Startech Hydrogen, derived from processing waste in the Startech Plasma Converter, will be used as a pristine fuel to power the hydrogen-engine-generators from the Hydrogen Engine Center. The Company is scheduled to receive its first hydrogen ... more Findings Could Improve Fuel Cell Efficiency 
Durham NC (SPX) Mar 26, 2008A new type of membrane based on tiny iron particles appears to address one of the major limitations exhibited by current power-generating fuel cell technology. While there are many types of fuel cells, in general they generate electricity as the result of chemical reactions between an external fuel -- most commonly hydrogen -- and an agent that reacts with it. The membrane that separates ... more Spanish Ministers Applaud Ocean Power Technologies Project 
Pennington NJ (SPX) Mar 26, 2008Ocean Power Technologies is pleased to announce that it hosted a Ministerial visit by leading Spanish government officials to its facility in Santander, Spain. The purpose of the visit was to highlight the final assembly and testing of the PowerBuoy, which is to be installed about 5 miles off the coast of Santander in the Cantabrian region of northern Spain. The delegation was led by the ... more
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