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Britain reveals nuclear warhead levelsLondon (AFP) May 26, 2010 Britain's new government revealed Wednesday the planned size of its nuclear weapons stockpile, saying it will not exceed 225 warheads - a move cautiously welcomed by anti-nuclear campaigners. In an announcement coinciding with the end of a United Nations nuclear non-proliferation treaty conference in New York, Britain said it will retain up to 160 operationally available warheads. "We believe that the time is now right to be more open about the weapons we hold," Foreign Secretary William Hague ... read more |
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Camden AK (SPX) May 27, 2010Lockheed Martin dedicated the expansion of its state-of-the-art Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile production complex in Camden, AR. The company anticipates that the new facility will allow for continued production expansion and modest employment growth over the next several years. The new 72,000 square-foot PAC-3 All Up Round (AUR) II building is located on Camden Operations' c ... more  
Akron OH (SPX) May 27, 2010The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin a $3.93 million contract to develop a rifle-scope attachment to enhance soldiers' marksmanship capabilities. The Dynamic Image Gunsight Optic or DInGO system will enable soldiers to accurately view targets at varying distances without changing scopes or suffering a decrease in optical resolution. The system will ... more  
Washington (AFP) May 26, 2010NATO commanders expect the controversial brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai to "stand out of the way" and play a less important role in Kandahar province, a top general said Wednesday. The NATO-led mission's strategy in the pivotal Kandahar region aims to have Ahmed Wali Karzai, widely accused of corruption, gradually cede power to the governor of the province, Tooryalai Wesa, said Bri ... more |
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3D Model Of Blood Flow By Supercomputer Predicts Heart AttacksLausanne, Switzerland (SPX) May 27, 2010 EPFL Laboratory of Multiscale Modeling of Materials, in Switzerland, has developed a flowing 3D model of the cardiovascular system that should allow for predictions of certain heart diseases before they become dangerous. The supercomputer Cadmos, installed at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) in August of 2009, has bared one of its first fruits: the Laboratory of Multiscale Modeling of Materials has recently developed a computer program the accurately models the complex system of ... read more |
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