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Unmanned Aircraft Continue To Prove Worth On Modern Battlefield
Newtown CT (SPX) Sep 19, 2008"A clear winner in the recent Russo-Georgian War is unmanned aircraft," said Larry Dickerson, Unmanned Vehicles Analyst for Forecast International. "This fighting shows that even small conflicts are likely to see the participation of unmanned air vehicles," Dickerson said. Since the U.S.-led invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, interest in unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) has been steadily ... more US concerned about potential for instability in North Korea 
London (AFP) Sept 18, 2008US Defence Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged US concerns about the potential for instability in North Korea amid reports its leader suffered a stroke. But Gates, who said it was unclear how seriously ill Kim Jong-Il is, foresaw no repercussions on US military commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan, even if conflict erupts on the Korean peninsula. "In terms of our military forces it's ... more US Congress asked to approve Indian nuclear deal this month 
Washington (AFP) Sept 18, 2008The US Congress on Thursday began a series of meetings to consider a landmark civilian nuclear agreement with India, with a call from a senior senator to fast track endorsement of the deal this month. "It would be well advised to approve it this month...rather than waiting till next year," said Democratic Senator Chris Dodd, who chaired a meeting Thursday of the Senate foreign relations ... more Outside View: Russia vs. BMD -- Part Two 
Moscow (UPI) Sep 18, 2008 The U.S. Department of Defense's decision to deploy 10 Ground-based Mid-course Interceptors in Poland will expose the real interim and end goals of its plans for a global anti-ballistic missile system, which Washington started creating after it withdrew from the Soviet-American 1972 Anti Ballistic Missile Treaty in 2002. If the Pentagon chooses Turkey, it will be able to monitor not on ... more Russia test-fires new-generation strategic missile 
Moscow (AFP) Sept 18, 2008Russia said Thursday it had test-fired a new-generation strategic missile from a submarine, the latest launch of a multiple-warhead weapon designed to breach anti-missile shields. "A new-generation Bulava ballistic missile was successfully fired from the White Sea to the Kura testing site in Kamchatka" in Russia's far east, the Russian navy said in a statement. The Bulava, which the ... more |
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Los Angeles (UPI) Sep 18, 2008 Moscow's brutal military action to bring Tbilisi to heel should not excuse Georgia's own use of force to reassert control over South Ossetia. Clearly the Georgians learned little from recent history: In today's world, countries that attempt to hold on to rebellious provinces with longstanding grievances risk a long, bloody resistance and/or outside intervention by more powerful opponents. ... more Russia row shows NATO needs reality check: IISS 
London (AFP) Sept 18, 2008NATO would be making a major strategic error trying to expand in the face of Russian anger, a respected international think tank said Thursday. NATO must not play "Russian roulette" with the Kremlin as it considers how to respond to Moscow's "disproportionate" use of force in Georgia, said the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. The IISS questioned whether the US ... more NATO must do more to stem Afghan drug trade, UN official says 
Paris (AFP) Sept 18, 2008NATO needs to take more action in the fight against drug trafficking in Afghanistan, a senior UN official said Wednesday. Antonio Maria Costa, executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, said NATO forces should bomb production laboratories where more than 60 percent of Afghan opium is processed and then exported. "The international forces (in Afghanistan) could ... more N. Korea can restore nuclear programme within year: think tank 
London (AFP) Sept 18, 2008North Korea can put its nuclear programme back on track in less than a year, after the reclusive state stopped disabling atomic plants, a leading think tank warned Thursday. Uncertainty over the health of leader Kim Jong-Il means the reclusive nation's stalemate with Washington over its nuclear programme is likely to continue, added the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). ... more Internet group sues Bush for electronic eavesdropping 
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 18, 2008A non-profit Internet rights group on Thursday filed a lawsuit against President George W. Bush and others in his administration for the "massively illegal" surveillance of emails and telephone calls without court warrants. The suit was filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which took the administration to task for what it argued is "illegal surveillance of millions of ordinary ... more |
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Paris (AFP) Sept 18, 2008Bank of China has taken a one-fifth share in the Edmond de Rothschild Finance Company for 236 million euros (342 million dollars), a spokesman for the European banking group told AFP on Thursday. Bank of China, one of the four major Chinese banks, also acquired a further 10 percent stake through the issue of new shares in the Rothschild wealth management company. Rothschild's French hold ... more Frustration mounts over return to hurricane stricken Texas city 
Galveston, Texas (AFP) Sept 17, 2008Frustration mounted Wednesday over delays in returning to Galveston, the Texas coastal city hard-hit by powerful Hurricane Ike over the weekend, as the death toll caused by the storm continued to rise. Ike killed at least 50 people in the 11 southern and midwestern states, CBS News reported. Of those, at least 30 were killed in Texas, according to local news media. As of late Wednesday ... more Child traffickers arrested in India flood zone: police 
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 18, 2008Police in India's flood-hit north said Thursday they had stepped up operations and made several arrests to prevent an increase in child trafficking in the devastated region. The country's worst floods in decades have displaced nearly three million people and triggered mass migration from Bihar, which is among India's poorest states and a source of cheap migrant labour -- including children. ... more 1M barrels of emergency oil are moved 
Washington (UPI) Sep 18, 2008 The U.S. Energy Department has delivered more than 1 million barrels of emergency exchange oil due to supply disruptions caused by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Officials said the emergency oil was delivered along pipeline systems from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to various oil company refineries since Sunday. The deliveries included 678,000 barrels to the ConocoPhillips ... more New Carbon Material Might Store Large Quantities Of Renewable Energy 
Austin TX (SPX) Sep 19, 2008Engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have achieved a breakthrough in the use of a one-atom thick structure called "graphene" as a new carbon-based material for storing electrical charge in ultracapacitor devices, perhaps paving the way for the massive installation of renewable energies such as wind and solar power. The researchers believe their breakthrough shows ... more
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