June 04, 2009 Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense SpaceWar Advertising Kit
Russian defences can't reach N Korean missiles: expert
Moscow (AFP) June 2, 2009
Russian anti-aircraft defences would be incapable of reaching North Korean ballistic missiles, a former Russian air force commander told the Interfax news agency on Tuesday. "If North Korean missiles enter Russian air space, the S-300 anti-aircraft defence systems in the Russian Far East could not destroy them," General Anatolyi Kornukov said. "This system is not designed to destroy bal ... read more

Taiwan mulls halving troops on islands near China: report
Taipei (AFP) June 3, 2009
Taiwan is planning to halve the number of troops deployed on three island groups near China, a report said Wednesday, amid easing tensions between the once bitter rivals. The military is considering reducing the number of soldiers stationed on the Kinmen, Matsu and Penghu islands to fewer than 10,000, the Liberty Times said, citing unnamed top military officials. The move is aimed at ... more

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Sweden calls for rethink on EU battle groups
Paris (AFP) June 3, 2009
Sweden wants to examine the role of the European Union's military battle groups, which have never been deployed, when it takes over the bloc's rotating presidency in July, a Swedish diplomat said Wednesday. "On the military side, I would like to draw your attention to the use of battle groups -- a potentially very useful tool to the support of international peace and security," said Sweden ... more

Slip-up lays bare US secret nuclear sites: NYT
Washington (AFP) June 3, 2009
The US government accidentally made public a secret report detailing its nuclear sites, programs and even exact locations of nuclear stockpiles, The New York Times reported Wednesday. "The federal government mistakenly made public (the) 266-page report," the Times reported, noting that the blunder was revealed Monday in an online newsletter about federal secrecy. "That set off a debate ... more

North Korea starts assembling long-range missile: report
Panmunjom, South Korea (AFP) June 3, 2009
North Korea appears to have begun assembling a missile believed capable of striking US soil, a report said Wednesday as tensions rose along the land and sea border with the South. The communist regime of ailing North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has defied international criticism of its second nuclear test by firing a volley of short-range missiles and threatening to attack the capitalist South ... more

UN NKorea resolution won't include embargoes: Russia
Moscow (AFP) June 3, 2009
The UN Security Council resolution expected to be adopted after North Korea's nuclear test should not include any "economic embargoes" against Pyongyang, Russia's UN envoy said Wednesday. "Our task is that the introduction of economic embargoes against North Korea not be included in this resolution," Vitaly Churkin told reporters in a video conference from New York. North Korea's nuclear ... more

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    ENERGY NEWS
    Indonesia plans $40 bn energy projects in 2025: minister
    Jakarta (AFP) Mar 4, 2025
    Indonesia plans more than 20 energy projects worth around $40 billion this year, its energy minister said Tuesday, as it tries to increase domestic refining capacity. ... more
    EU vows to slash red tape but stick to climate goals
    Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 26, 2025
    The EU on Wednesday proposed paring back its environmental rules to give businesses breathing room faced with US and Chinese competition - while still vowing to decarbonise Europe's economy. ... more
    Japan sets new 2035 emissions cut goal
    Tokyo (AFP) Feb 18, 2025
    Japan Tuesday pledged to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent in the next decade from 2013 levels but climate campaigners said the target fell short of what was needed under the Paris Agreement to limit global warming. ... more

    TECH SPACE
    KP Labs Unveils Smart Mission Lab to Revolutionize Space Technology Validation
    Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 05, 2025
    KP Labs has launched Smart Mission Lab, an innovative platform aimed at transforming the development and testing of AI models and onboard data processing for space missions. Supported by ESA InCubed ... more
    Goonhilly Provides Critical Communications for Lunar Mission, Advancing Moon Economy
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2025
    Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd continues to play a pivotal role in lunar exploration and infrastructure expansion, reinforcing its importance in humanity's return to the Moon. Goonhilly is delive ... more
    Spire Establishes Two-Way Optical Link Between Satellites in Orbit
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025
    Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR), a leading provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, has successfully demonstrated a two-way optical communication link between two satellites in o ... more

    ROBO SPACE
    Alibaba shares surge after launch of new DeepSeek competitor
    Beijing (AFP) Mar 6, 2025
    Alibaba shares surged more than seven percent in Hong Kong trade on Thursday after the Chinese tech giant launched an artificial intelligence model it says can compete with DeepSeek, this year's surprise tech star. ... more
    Christie's first AI art auction sees hits... and plenty of misses
    New York (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
    Christie's first auction of art made by artificial intelligence (AI) ended Wednesday with mixed results, providing scant clues as to the future of the new and controversial medium. ... more
    Amazon Prime Video tests AI-assisted dubbing
    San Francisco (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
    Amazon's Prime Video streaming service announced Wednesday it will begin testing AI-assisted dubbing to make its international content more accessible to viewers worldwide. ... more

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    McCain joins Obama's call for 'nuclear-free world'
    Washington (AFP) June 3, 2009
    Republican Senator John McCain on Wednesday joined his former rival President Barack Obama in calling for a nuclear-free world, a goal previously formulated by former president Ronald Reagan. During a lengthy speech on the Senate floor marking the unveiling of a statue of Reagan in the Capitol, the veteran Arizona lawmaker recalled how his "personal hero" had dreamed of a world free of ... more

    Iran not interested in Bolivian uranium: Tehran envoy
    La Paz (AFP) June 3, 2009
    Iran is not interested in mining Bolivia's uranium, and Israel talks about this only because it wants to thwart closer ties between Iran and Latin America, Tehran's envoy to La Paz said Wednesday. Israel suspects that the leftist governments in Bolivia and Venezuela are supplying uranium for Iran's controversial nuclear program, according to an Israeli foreign ministry document leaked to ... more

    Defense Focus: Land war threats -- Part 1
    Washington (UPI) Jun 3, 2009
    The two conventional land wars that were fought in the Northern Hemisphere over the past year were both small ones, almost tiny in geographical range and short in duration. But Russia's five-day war in Georgia in August 2008 and Israel's three-week incursion into Gaza in January 2009 taught the old, hard lesson that a country without adequate tanks, armor, combat aircraft and heavy arti ... more

    US military made mistakes in Afghan air strikes: officials
    Washington (AFP) June 3, 2009
    US soldiers and air crews made mistakes in carrying out deadly air strikes in western Afghanistan last month that killed dozens of civilians, US defense officials said Wednesday. A military investigation found that those involved in the May 4 operation in the Farah province failed to follow rules and tactical procedures designed to prevent civilian casualties, two officials, who spoke on ... more

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  • Obama taps Republican for top army post
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  • Iran China sign 5 bln dlr gas deal
  • Geithner gets China's support, but state press slams US debt levels
  • China state press slams US debt purchases
  • Analysis: U.S. still wants Azeri energy
  • Analysis: Kirkuk elections and Iraqi oil
  • ASEAN, South Korea agree to push for 'green growth'

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  • 'Space headaches' come out of the blue
  • Satellite poop trail leads way to Antarctic penguins
  • Satellite data to aid hurricane forecasts
  • US military made mistakes in Afghan airstrikes: NYT
  • US journalists to go on trial in NKorea amid nuclear tensions
  • US forces to deploy drones to spy on NKorea: general
  • US-Russia nuclear deal possible before Obama visit: Kremlin

  • Thompson Files: Pentagon follies
  • Sirens sound across Israel in 'doomsday' drill
  • Seven terror cells smashed in Muslim west China: state media
  • Russia, US pursue nuclear disarmament talks
  • Outside View: Pentagon reforms -- Part 6
  • NKorea may fire mid-range missiles: Yonhap
  • Israel's Barak seeks to heal rift in US trip
  • Defense Focus: Future wars -- Part 5



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