|
 
Seoul says it would strike N.Korea to thwart nuclear attackSeoul (AFP) Jan 20, 2010 South Korea would launch a pre-emptive strike against North Korea to thwart any nuclear attack by the communist state, Seoul's defence chief said Wednesday. "We would have to strike right away if we detected a clear intention to attack (South Korea) with nuclear weapons," Defence Minister Kim Tae-Young told a forum, according to Yonhap news agency. "It would be too late and the damage would be too big if, in the case of a North Korean nuclear attack, we had to cope with the attack." ... read more |
. |
 |
|
Free Space, Earth, Energy And Military Newsletters - Delivered Daily |
 
NASA designs one-person hovercraftHampton, Va. (UPI) Jan 20, 2009 NASA Wednesday unveiled its design for a one-person aircraft that would take off vertically, hover, and then cruise horizontally, U.S. officials said. The nearly silent 12-foot-tall Puffin would stand on end like a space ship, lift off vertically and then cruise horizontally with the pilot lying prone as if in a glider, NASA said in a release. The twin-engine Puffin was designed ... read more |
. |
|
| .. |
 
London (AFP) Jan 19, 2010The first former cabinet minister to give evidence to the Iraq war inquiry has insisted that Britain had always wanted a diplomatic solution to the crisis before the 2003 invasion. Former defence secretary Geoff Hoon's testimony Tuesday kicked off appearances from a series of ex-cabinet ministers before the eagerly awaited questioning of former prime minister Tony Blair on January 29. ... more  
Washington (AFP) Jan 20, 2010Lawmakers criticized Wednesday an internal Pentagon review into the deadly Fort Hood shooting for failing to discuss why the military promoted the suspect despite concerns over his behavior. Military and intelligence officials have come under fire for missing warning signs about US Army Major Nidal Hasan, a psychiatrist charged with turning his guns on fellow soldiers, killing 13 people and ... more  
Washington (UPI) Jan 20, 2009 The phrase "winning hearts and minds" is a simplistic and dangerous cliche reflecting a certain naivete in American thinking that everyone yearns to be like us. In the struggle against those who would pervert Islam and use that despicable version of a great religion as a tool for terror, winning hearts and minds should not be our center of gravity. The center of gravity is delegitimizing this ... more |
.. |
  Kuwait Air Defense Forces Conduct Patriot Test Firings   China's Baidu sues US web firm over hacker attack   Instant online solar energy quotes Solar Energy Solutions from ABC Solar |
.. |
|
|
Free Space, Earth, Energy And Military Newsletters - Delivered Daily |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2010 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
| Previous Issues | Jan 20 | Jan 19 | Jan 18 | Jan 16 | Jan 15 |
