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 Warsaw, Poland (UPI) Aug 27, 2009 
Washington may relocate the controversial missile defense system planned for Eastern Europe to the Balkans, Turkey or Israel, a Polish newspaper reports.
The U.S. plan included 10 long-range interceptor missiles in Poland and a radar station in the Czech Republic. That plan will almost certainly be scrapped, Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza reports. Washington is now looking for alternative ... read more 
Denver CO (SPX) Aug 28, 2009Warfighters will receive critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities sooner, now that the airborne test bed developed by Lockheed Martin has received its Experimental Airworthiness Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration. This Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory (AML) will be used to tailor advanced sensor combinations to resolve specific ... more
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Russia calls French nuclear comments a 'threat'
Polish PM hails Macron's 'very promising' nuclear comments Russia calls Macron nuclear comments a 'threat' Russia says Macron address 'detached from reality' Acquittal of Fukushima operator ex-bosses finalised Iran appoints new envoy to UN nuclear watchdog Macron proposes French nuclear extension, Ukraine troop deployment Nuclear monitor defends Ukraine plant visit via Russia-controlled territory Iran's former top diplomat Zarif resigns from VP post Italy breaks 'taboo' with push to revive nuclear 
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Islamabad, Pakistan (UPI) Aug 26, 2009 Despite a continuing flow of depressing reports from Pakistan about the safety and security of this strategically vital American ally, on the eve of President Asif Ali Zardari's first anniversary as president, the latest news, at least anecdotally, offers a glimmer of optimism. Predictions of dire outcomes leading to a failed government overthrown by an army coup are being replaced with signs ... more  
Tokyo (UPI) Aug 27, 2009 From early summer of 1945, Japan's defeat in the war against the allied nations led by the United States was a sure thing; it was only a matter of "when." Having experienced the Tokyo Air Raid in March -- in which U.S. bombs killed about 120,000 people, most of them civilians -- and the Battle of Okinawa in April, May and June -- in which 220,000 Okinawa people and military personnel ... more  
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Aug 28, 2009The U.S. Army's Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Sensor (JLENS) System, which uses aerostats to elevate sensors for long-range target detection and tracking for superior land-attack cruise missile defense, demonstrated its first flight during a ceremony in Elizabeth City, N.C. This flight reflects the maturity and operability of the JLENS platform - an aerostat platform ... more |
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Ulan Bator (AFP) Aug 26, 2009Russia has shaken up the production of a major new missile that repeatedly failed in test firings by replacing its chief constructor and factory, the country's top general said Wednesday. Russian chief of staff General Nikolai Makarov, in a rare public comment on the issue, admitted that the repeated failures of the Bulava sea-to-surface intercontinental missile had dealt a heavy blow to ... more  
New York (UPI) Aug 27, 2009 A powerful global software problem still mystifies top security experts eager to do away with it and trace its origins and purpose, observers say. The program is known as Conficker and it reportedly has exposed serious weaknesses as it used flaws in Windows to create a virtual, shadowy computer system in more than 200 countries, The New York Times reports. These so-called zombie ... more 
Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 26, 2009Pakistan's Taliban have threatened to avenge the death of their leader in a US missile strike, as experts warned Wednesday of possible attacks by a new leadership keen to prove its strength. Hakimullah Mehsud late Tuesday declared himself new chief of the feared Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militia, confirming for the first time that Baitullah Mehsud -- insurgent leader since 2007 ... more |
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