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Bomb attack survivor is new Iran atom chiefTehran (AFP) Feb 13, 2011 Iran has appointed nuclear scientist Fereydoon Abbasi Davani, who survived a bomb attack in November, as the country's new atomic chief, media reports said on Sunday. Abbasi Davani, reportedly a veteran of the eight-year Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s and a target of UN sanctions, replaces Ali Akbar Salehi who was endorsed as foreign minister last month. His appointment comes at a time when talks between Iran and the world powers over Tehran's controversial nuclear programme have failed. The ann ... read more |
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  British military to lose equipment worth �12 billion: report Britain's armed forces will lose equipment worth more than 12 billion pounds as part of wide-ranging government cuts targeting the country's public deficit, the Times newspaper reported Monday. ... more | .. |
  US committee: Counter China information drive Faced with aggressive public outreach by China, the United States must ramp up its own efforts and do a better job fighting Internet censorship, a Senate committee report says. ... more | .. |
  Iraq parliament approves eight new ministers Iraq's parliament approved eight new ministers on Sunday, filling some crucial posts in the premier's new cabinet but still leaving three sensitive security portfolios and the planning ministry vacant. ... more | .. |
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Swiss vote to keep army guns at home Switzerland, which has the highest rate of suicide by firearms in Europe, voted Sunday to hold fast to its long-standing tradition of letting citizens keep army-issue weapons at home. ... more | .. |
  Gantz named Israel military chief Israel on Sunday named Major General Benny Gantz as its military chief after months of bitter infighting between top generals, as the country faces a new political landscape in the Middle East. ... more | .. |
Long-awaited Philippine communist talks to start The Philippine government and communist rebels will begin peace talks in Norway this week, but analysts say recent deadly clashes show there is no chance of a quick end to the decades-long insurgency. ... more | .. |
  DSS Awards Raytheon Missile Systems' Tucson Site First Superior Security Rating Raytheon's Missile Systems' site in Tucson, Ariz., received a superior rating in an annual audit by the U.S. Defense Security Service. DSS completed a two-week review at RMS headquarters and rated t ... more |
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Webb unveils evolving dust system and energetic jets
Multinational research project shows how life on Earth can be measured from space
How life's building blocks formed on early Earth examined through polyester protocell formation limits | .. |
  Onr Develops New Acquisition Model For Delivering Information To The Fleet To rapidly develop a new way to deliver information to the fleet, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has created a unique acquisition approach that developers will outline at the Feb. 22-24 Institut ... more | .. |
 Sandia Security Experts Help Kazakhstan Safely Transport, Store Soviet-Era Bomb Materials A Sandia National Laboratories team helped reach a major milestone in the nation's nuclear nonproliferation efforts by working with the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan to move nuclear materials ... more | .. |
  Taiwan's defence compromised by agent: ex-spy chief Taiwan's ability to defend itself in the event of a Chinese invasion has been badly compromised by the island's worst espionage case in 50 years, an ex-spy chief has warned. ... more | .. |
Death toll from Iraqi suicide attack rises to 33 The death toll from an attack in which a suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a bus filled with Shiite pilgrims near the Iraqi city of Samarra has risen to 33, medics said on Sunday. ... more |
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 Talks only solution to Iran nuclear issue: Gul President Abdullah Gul said Turkey backs a negotiated settlement of the Iran nuclear issue by dialogue, as he prepared to travel to Tehran on his maiden official visit, state media reported. ... more | .. |
  Knesset urges $1.4 billion Iron Dome buy The Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee has recommended the military buy 13 batteries of the Iron Dome anti-missile system at a cost of $1.4 billion amid repeated warnings by military commanders of the threat of a major missile blitz. ... more | .. |
  India closes in on fighter aircraft deal India's air force is keeping its fingers crossed that the forthcoming $10.4 billion contract for 126 fighters won't fall foul of any corruption watchdog investigation. ... more | .. |
Key powers to study more Iran sanctions: diplomat Key powers seeking to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions will consider strengthening non-UN measures against Iran to include financial as well as oil and gas sanctions, a Western diplomat said Friday. ... more |
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Efforts to Detect Alien Life Advanced by Simple Microbe Mobility Test
How Early Earth Supported the Formation of Polyester Protocells
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 Russian military border moves worry allies: US official NATO members behind the former Iron Curtain are concerned by Russia's military moves in its Baltic territory of Kaliningrad, a senior US arms-control official said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Swiss up in arms over guns in the home Xavier Schwitzguebel's collection of firearms is apparently so well dispersed throughout his Swiss home that he admitted it would take too long to dig them out and assemble them on a table. ... more | .. |
  Elbit Performs Joint Flight Missions Of Hermes 450 And Hermes 900 Elbit Systems has successfully performed a series of joint flight missions of its Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The two different UAS were controlled and operated ... more | .. |
 S. Korean foreign minister to visit Japan South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-Hwan will visit Japan next week for talks on North Korea and bilateral ties, the foreign ministry said Friday, as Seoul tries to call Pyongyang to account. ... more |
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 Raytheon Conducts Free-Flight Demonstration Of JSOW-C From F-16IN Raytheon has completed a series of free-flight demonstrations of the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) AGM-154-C from an F-16IN fighter aircraft. The tests were part of the Indian Air Force's Medium Mult ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Wins US Marine Corps Common Aviation Command and Control System Contract The U.S. Marine Corps has selected Northrop Grumman for a key phase of the Marine Corps Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S) that will enable more effective command, control and coordi ... more | .. |
 Boeing Submits Final NewGen Tanker Proposal To US Air Force Boeing has submitted its final proposal for the U.S. Air Force's KC-X tanker competition. The proposal offers a fleet of Boeing NewGen Tankers - 767-based, multi-mission aircraft that deliver superi ... more | .. |
 Indian army gets its first Nishant UAVs The Indian army took delivery of the first indigenously designed and developed Nishant unmanned aerial vehicles after the last test flights in Rajasthan state. ... more |
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New method employs atomic clocks and lasers to probe dark matter
Robot Demonstrates Advanced Gripping Technology in Space
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China urges two Koreas to resume dialogue China on Thursday urged North and South Korea to put their differences aside and resume dialogue, a day after the acrimonious collapse of talks that were aimed at easing tensions. ... more | .. |
Israel-Palestinian accord possible amid turmoil: Barak Israel and the Palestinians should take advantage of turmoil in the Middle East to complete a peace accord, Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak said Thursday. ... more | .. |
US lawmakers concerned by Huawei deal US lawmakers expressed concern on Thursday over the sale of US computer firm 3Leaf Systems to Chinese technology giant Huawei, saying the deal could pose a "serious risk" to US national security. ... more | .. |
  Qaida force in North Africa gets bolder Al-Qaida's North African affiliate claims it tried to assassinate the president of Mauritania with a thwarted suicide bombing in the country's capital. ... more |
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Iran 'steadily' produces enriched uranium: IAEA head Iran is "steadily" producing enriched uranium, the head of the UN nuclear monitoring organization said in an interview published The Washington Post Monday. ... more | .. |
 Germany to try to keep influence at EADS Germany will host a high-level meeting on the future of European defense giant EADS on Feb. 23, the German government said. ... more | .. |
U.S. helps secure Soviet-era nuclear stock U.S. nuclear experts have helped Kazakhstan move Soviet-era nuclear materials, enough to build an estimated 775 nuclear weapons, to safety, officials said. ... more | .. |
Israeli army 'ready for all eventualities': PM The Israeli military is "ready for all eventualities" as the Arab and Muslim world undergoes "an earthquake," Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday just days after Egypt's regime collapsed. ... more |
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