May 06, 2008 Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense SpaceWar Advertising Kit
Outside View: Iran and ABMs
Moscow (UPI) May 5, 2008
On May 2, the foreign ministers of Russia, China, the United States, Britain, France and Germany met in London to discuss a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear problem. Sergei Kislyak, a Russian deputy foreign minister who has attended all the meetings on ballistic missile defense and Iran's nuclear problem, said before the meeting they expect progress from each such meeting. ... read more

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NATO secretary supports US missile shield
Prague (AFP) May 5, 2008
NATO secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Monday the alliance supports the installation of an American radar base in the Czech Republic as well as a missile shield for its allies. "We need to be pro-active as NATO on why we need a missile defence and this is why I'm in Prague today," Scheffer said at a missile defence conference. The Czech government is preparing to sign an ... more

Fungi Have A Hand In Depleted Uranium's Environmental Fate
Washington DC (SPX) May 06, 2008
Fungi may have an important role to play in the fate of potentially dangerous depleted uranium left in the environment after recent war campaigns, according to a new report in the May 6th issue of Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press. The researchers found evidence that fungi can "lock" depleted uranium into a mineral form that may be less likely to find its way into plants, animals, or ... more

Grand Challenge Vehicles Gear Up For Final Showdown
London, UK (SPX) May 05, 2008
A range of futuristic vehicles that could one day help UK forces to identify and avert threats on operations have been unveiled at an MOD event in London. The systems are currently being developed by teams from universities, schools and private business from across the UK, as part of the MOD's Grand Challenge competition. The challenge will culminate in August when vehicles battle it out ... more

IBM Joins The Lockheed Martin Team For FBI's Next Generation Identification Program
Bethesda MD (SPX) May 05, 2008
Lockheed Martin has announced that IBM will join its industry team to develop and maintain the Next Generation Identification (NGI) system for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)-the new multi-modal, state-of-the-art biometrics system to be used by state, local and federal authorities. As the prime contractor on the FBI's NGI program, Lockheed Martin will provide program management ... more

Joint Contracting Command Iraq Selects Proactive Communications For Task Force Iron Project
Killeen TX (SPX) May 05, 2008
Proactive Communications has announced an agreement with the Joint Contracting Command Iraq (JCC-I) for Task Force Iron - a military force operating in northern Iraq, consisting of soldiers from multiple units based in Germany and United States - to deploy a satellite Internet and voice solution. PCI's secure, integrated network provides a reliable communications channel that is critical ... more

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    Analysis: Is MeK still a terrorist group?
    Washington (UPI) May 5, 2008
    When a group commits violent acts with political or religious intent, it is designated by the U.S. State Department as a terrorist organization. It's a simple enough process. In contrast, when a group that has been placed on the U.S. terrorist list changes its policy and renounces terrorism, getting off the list becomes far more complicated. That is the case with the Mujahedin-e-Khalq, ... more

    Homeland Security: The week ahead
    Washington (UPI) May 5, 2008
    Democratic primaries in Indiana and North Carolina Tuesday mean that presidential politics is likely to dominate the news agenda this week. But among all the endless talk of demographics, victory margins and delegate counts, here are a few national and homeland security events and stories that might make the inside pages. Armed services subcommittees in the House will begin to mark up ... more

    Dogs of War: Insurance? What insurance?
    Washington (UPI) May 2, 2008
    Life in Iraq for private military contractors is dangerous. If they get killed their dependents in theory get insurance but there will be no letters from a military commander of the president, commending them for their service to the country. No chaplain shows up at their door to offer consolation. And in reality getting benefits out of insurers is as hard, if not harder, than it is ... more

    Commentary: From riches to rags
    Washington (UPI) May 5, 2008
    Globalization was supposed to lift all boats, some faster than others. And the proliferation of democracies around the world would put the seal of good government on this peaceful process. But globalization has also spawned multiple uncertainties. Players improvise the rules as they go along. Hedge funds and derivatives have left government regulators in the dust. And the middle classes see ... more

    Zumwalt Readies For Production After Successful Navy Review
    Tewksbury MA (SPX) May 05, 2008
    Raytheon has successfully completed the mission system design readiness review for the Zumwalt-class destroyer program. The review confirmed that the mission system design for America's new multi-mission destroyer is mature and meets U.S. Navy requirements. To date, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems and the Zumwalt National Team have completed more than 2.7 million lines of softwa ... more

      milspace-comms:
  • Northrop Grumman Awarded DARPA Contract To Design Hybrid Optical/RF Communications Network

    milplex:
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    Myanmar says more than 10,000 killed in cyclone
    Yangon (AFP) May 6, 2008
    Myanmar said Monday more than 10,000 people died in the cyclone that battered the impoverished nation, whose secretive military rulers made a rare appeal for international help to cope with the tragedy. Reeling from the weekend disaster, which also left thousands missing, the Southeast Asian country once known as Burma - one of the world's poorest - warned that the staggering death toll ... more

    US: Myanmar junta failed to warn people on cyclone
    Washington (AFP) May 5, 2008
    US First Lady Laura Bush accused Myanmar's military rulers Monday of failing to warn their citizens in time about a killer cyclone and pressed the junta to accept US aid in the disaster's wake. "Although they were aware of the threat, Burma's state-run media failed to issue a timely warning to citizens in the storm's path," Bush said in an unusual appearance at the White House briefing room ... more

    Governments line up to offer aid to cyclone-hit Myanmar
    London (AFP) May 5, 2008
    The international community rallied to help the victims of the devastating cyclone in Myanmar Monday, answering a rare appeal from the military junta there for aid as the death toll passed 10,000. As Myanmar's authorities announced the revised toll from Tropical Cyclone Nargis, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon pledged to provide urgent humanitarian aid. "The UN will do ... more

    Weather Underground Launches Best Weather Map Available On The Internet
    San Francisco CA (SPX) May 06, 2008
    Weather Underground has announced the availability of its new interactive weather map. Sharing its namesake with the website, the WunderMap is an interactive visual display of weather information that is plotted and overlaid on a map interface. Users can choose from a variety of weather layers, including animated radar, current conditions, severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings, live web ... more

    Offshore EOR Crucial To Sustaining Future Oil Supply
    Tulsa OK (SPX) May 06, 2008
    A major campaign of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in offshore fields will be crucial for sustaining the world's future oil supply, according to renowned petroleum consultant Dr. Rafael Sandrea. Offshore fields have been the main source of growth for world oil production in recent years, as onshore oil output has been essentially flat during the last two decades, he noted. But less than a fou ... more

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