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 Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Jul 10, 2009 
Israel Aerospace Industries is pressing ahead with developing an advanced version of the Arrow anti-ballistic missile interceptor to counter the growing sophistication of Iran's ballistic missiles.
The Arrow-3, largely funded by the United States, is designed to destroy salvos of long-range Shehab and Sejil intermediate-range ballistic missiles that are currently deployed by the Islamic ... read more 
Islamabad, Pakistan (UPI) Jul 10, 2009 Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari reportedly admitted this week that his country created extremists groups to achieve short-term tactical objectives. The statement made Tuesday before a group of retired bureaucrats in Islamabad comes only days after Zardari's June 22 op-ed piece in The Washington Post saying: "If the Taliban and al-Qaida are allowed to triumph in our region, their ... more
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Yakuza leader pleads guilty in US court to conspiring to sell nuclear material Iran begins military drills near Natanz nuclear site: state media Iran to hold nuclear talks with 3 European powers January 13: local media Second Fukushima nuclear sample removal eyed for spring Bangladesh launches $5bn graft probe into Hasina's family France's most powerful nuclear reactor finally comes on stream Milei vows to promote nuclear energy in Argentina Swiss govt wants to lift ban on more nuclear power plants Trump can negotiate to stop Iran from getting nuclear bomb: Blinken 
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Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2009 Cyberattacks aimed at jamming South Korean Web sites continued Thursday with more private sites being targeted. Thursday's attacks hit one government and six commercial sites, although only two were affected for more than a few hours. At least 27 government and commercial sites in South Korea and the United States have been hit since the denial-of-service attacks began July 4. ... more 
Seoul (AFP) July 10, 2009This week's cyber attacks on South Korea and the United States came from 16 countries, Seoul's spy agency said Friday, highlighting the problems it faces in proving any North Korean involvement. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) told legislators the raids were tracked to 86 Internet protocol addresses in 16 countries including the United States, Japan, China and Guatemala, lawmakers ... more  
L'Aquila, Italy (AFP) July 10, 2009Prime Minister Gordon Brown says Britain could reduce its nuclear arsenal as part of a global disarmament deal to persuade Iran and North Korea to give up its nuclear ambitions. Speaking to reporters at the G8 summit in Italy, Brown said Britain may reduce its warhead numbers in return for Tehran and Pyongyang abandoning nuclear programmes. But he stressed Britain had no plans to ... more  
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 13, 2009The U.S. Army selected the Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture to provide life-cycle contract support for the Javelin anti-tank missile and command launch unit. The five-year $298.6 million contract has a fiscal year 2009 funded value of $34.9 million. It requires the Javelin Joint Venture to provide the U.S. Army with depot spares, repair support, training and data. "The ... more |
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How hard is it to prevent recurring blackouts in Puerto Rico?Boston MA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 Researchers at MIT's Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) have shown that using decision-making software and dynamic monitoring of weather and energy use can significantly improve ... more 
US emissions stagnate in 2024, challenging climate goals: studyWashington (AFP) Jan 9, 2025 US greenhouse gas emissions barely decreased in 2024, leaving the world's largest economy off track to achieve its climate goals, according to an analysis released Thursday, as the incoming Trump administration looks set to double down on fossil fuels. ... more 
Pace of German emissions cuts slows in 2024: studyBerlin (AFP) Jan 7, 2025 German greenhouse gas emissions fell again in 2024 but at a slower rate, due to lagging green investment by industry and households, according to a study published Tuesday. ... more 
  
A Sustainable Development Goal for Earth's OrbitLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 Scientists are advocating for the United Nations to establish a new Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) focused on protecting Earth's orbit and curbing the accumulation of space debris. Current ... more 
ReOrbit and Ananth Technologies Collaborate on GEO Satellite DevelopmentBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 ReOrbit, a prominent provider of software-driven satellites for secure communications, has formalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ananth Technologies, a leading Indian aerospace and def ... more 
Debris falling from the sky: more often, more riskParis (AFP) Jan 8, 2025 It is still not clear what exactly fell onto a Kenyan village last month, but such events are likely to become increasingly common given the amount of space debris drifting above the planet. ... more
  
RoboForce secures $10M to launch AI-powered robotic workforceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2025 RoboForce, a pioneering provider of robotic labor solutions, has announced the completion of $10 million in early-stage funding. Supported by prominent investors such as Nobel Laureate Myron Scholes ... more 
Passed the Turing Test living in Turing FuturesSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 03, 2024 A recent perspective published in the Nov. 13 issue of Intelligent Computing has highlighted how modern artificial intelligence systems have fulfilled Alan Turing's vision of machines capable of lea ... more 
Are we ready for the ethical challenges of AI and robotsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 03, 2024 Artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-enabled robots are rapidly integrating into everyday life, evolving from simple tools into entities that resemble human partners. This transformation brings criti ... more
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Bishkek (AFP) July 12, 2009The United States has no objections to Russia opening a second military base in Kyrgyzstan, a senior US diplomat said Sunday during a visit to the Central Asian nation. The comments came two days after a Kyrgyz government source said the country had agreed to let Russia open a new military base, a move that has been seen as a response to Kyrgyzstan's decision not to close a US airbase. ... more 
Tehran (AFP) July 11, 2009Iran on Saturday played down G8 concerns about its crackdown on protests after the June presidential election and its nuclear programme, saying it is working on a package to address international issues. "There has been no new message from the G8 which wrapped up its meeting last night," Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told reporters at a news conference. "They (world leaders) had ... more 
Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2009 The outgoing NATO SACEUR, or supreme allied commander Europe, would gladly forgo more NATO troops to fight Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan if allied countries dropped their caveats against their use in combat operations. Gen. John Craddock, the outgoing supremo, says these caveats "increase the risk to every service member deployed in Afghanistan and bring increased risk to mission success." ... more 
Kabul (AFP) July 12, 2009Mainly British and Afghan troops have killed up to 200 insurgents in a major assault on Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan launched three weeks ago, the Afghan interior ministry said Sunday. Thousands of NATO-led US Marines, British troops and Afghan security forces have been fighting their way into some of the most dangerous insurgent strongholds in the southern province of ... more |
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