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Strike talk keeps Israel's Iran options openJerusalem (AFP) Feb 8, 2012 Israel is pursuing a studied ambiguity on whether it will attack Iran, keeping its options open on how to rein in Tehran's alleged nuclear weapons ambitions, Israeli experts say. Speculation about an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities has reached fever pitch in recent weeks, driven by comments from Israeli officials and a slew of articles in the international media. Israel, like much of the international community, accuses Tehran of using its nuclear programme to mask a weapons drive, ... read more |
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  'Second Libya' would stretch Britain: lawmakers Britain's armed forces, strained by steep cuts in defence spending, would struggle to mount another military operation on the scale of the Libya intervention, British lawmakers said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Aerospace, defense deals reach record Global aerospace and defense business reached record levels in 2011, up from $22 billion in 2010 to $44 billion, despite fears it could turn out to be a bad year overall for the industry, latest data indicated. ... more | .. |
  US drone strike 'kills 10' in NW Pakistan A US drone attack targeting a militant compound killed 10 insurgents in a troubled Pakistani tribal region on Wednesday, security officials said. ... more | .. |
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  US to downsize Iraq embassy The United States said Tuesday that it planned to downsize its embassy in Iraq, the largest US diplomatic mission in the world, in hopes of saving money after the end of the war. ... more | .. |
  Afghan, NATO, Pakistani commanders to meet: Pakistan Islamabad said Afghan, NATO and Pakistani commanders were holding talks Wednesday to improve border coordination, more than two months after a lethal NATO attack flung relations into a major crisis. ... more | .. |
 Iran shipping line masks 'arms vessels' Iran's state shipping line is reported to renaming many of its freighters in a bid to circumvent international sanctions on arms transfers and the clandestine supply of high-tech equipment for its contentious nuclear program. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Israel's frustration An opinion piece written for The Atlanta Jewish Times by the owner and publisher, Andrew Adler suggested three possible options to ensure Israel's security in the Middle East. ... more |
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EUSPA unveils integrated GNSS and secure SATCOM user technology update
Space experiment aims to reveal hidden cosmic mass
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  Computer security firm Symantec extorted by hackers Computer security firm Symantec on Tuesday confirmed it tried to turn the tables on hackers who threatened to release stolen source code if a demand for $50,000 was not met. ... more | .. |
  Splat! Geek-in-chief Obama tests marshmallow gun US President Barack Obama tested a new prototype Tuesday for his commander-in-chief's arsenal - a high-powered marshmallow gun that sent a tasty missile screaming through the White House. ... more | .. |
 Too soon for Iraq war veterans' parade:US military The US military's top general believes it is too soon to hold a parade in New York City honoring troops who fought in the Iraq war while fellow soldiers are still on the battlefield in Afghanistan, his spokesman said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Thales sales slip 1% but expects margin improvement French defence and aerospace group Thales said Tuesday its sales slipped 1.0 percent last year to 13 billion euros, but that it expected to boost its operating margin to six percent this year. ... more |
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  U.S. 'committed' to Bulgaria's security The United States remains committed to the security of its "important NATO partner" Bulgaria, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says. ... more | .. |
 US Army Awards Northrop Grumman Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) Contract Northrop Grumman has received a $122 million contract to install and sustain Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) systems at forward operating bases (FOBs) supporting Operation Enduring Free ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Participating in Bold Alligator Maritime Exercise With F-35 Sensors Northrop Grumman is participating in U.S. Fleet Forces Command's Joint/Coalition Amphibious Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, employing the company's BAC1-11 test aircraft to provide F-35 Joint Strike F ... more | .. |
 Innocon's MicroFalcon accomplished qualification flights in extreme weather Innocon's MicroFalcon mini UAS has completed flight tests at extreme weather conditions. The MicroFalcon operated successfully under a snow storm at -15 Celsius, and a 35knt wind velocity. "We ... more |
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NASA radar imagery highlights expanding landslide activity in Los Angeles
GHGSAT Selected as Copernicus Contributing Mission by ESA and EU
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 Elbit Systems Launches Hyperspectral Payload Elbit Systems has expanded its portfolio of payloads with the recent launch of a Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 unmanned air system (UAS) hyperspectral payload with new revolutionary intelligence capabil ... more | .. |
 EU, US must accept Camp Ashraf inmates: Iranian dissident The EU and United States must take in ailing and wounded inmates from a camp in Iraq housing thousands of Iranian dissidents, the leader of an Iranian opposition group said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Russia's Lavrov in Syria as army shells protest hub Moscow's top diplomat arrived in Syria Tuesday for talks with embattled President Bashar al-Assad, state television reported, as regime troops besieging Homs renewed heavy shelling of the protest city. ... more | .. |
 Iraqiya ministers end cabinet boycott: PM spokesman Ministers from the secular Iraqiya bloc on Tuesday ended a cabinet boycott that began in December amid a crisis with the Shiite-led government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's spokesman said. ... more |
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  Syria's Assad 'frees al-Qaida strategist' Beleaguered Syrian President Bashar Assad is reported to have released one of al-Qaida's most important strategists and theoreticians, Mustafa Setmariam Nasr. ... more | .. |
 Unmanned craft may share civilian airspace The race is on to develop unmanned aircraft that can safely share airspace reserved for civilian aviation. ... more | .. |
 US paints false picture of Afghan war: officer A US Army officer has accused the American military of painting a misleading picture of progress in the war in Afghanistan while glossing over the Kabul government's many failings. ... more | .. |
  Marines 'assault' US beaches in amphibious drill With beach landings, 25 naval ships and an air assault, the United States and eight other countries are staging a major amphibious exercise on the US East Coast this week, fighting a fictional enemy that bears more than a passing resemblance to Iran. ... more |
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Robots Enhance Sewer Inspection and Maintenance with AI
Role of barrier films in maintaining the stability of perovskite solar cells
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 Obama imposes new sanctions on Iran US President Barack Obama unveiled new sanctions on Iran's central bank Monday, tightening an economic choke hold with speculation rampant over a possible Israeli strike on Tehran's nuclear program. ... more | .. |
 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Orders Airborne Laser Mine Detection Systems The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has purchased four helicopter-mountable, laser mine detection systems to help protect its coastline and the daily maritime traffic coming in and out of the coun ... more | .. |
 Polarization imaging: Seeing through the fog of war As sophisticated as the human eye is, it does not compare to what the latest scientific achievement has to offer in enhancing what can be visually perceived. Funded by the Air Force Office of ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin and Raytheon To Provide SEWIP Electronic Attack Capability For US Navy Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are teaming to compete for a U.S. Navy contract that will upgrade the fleet's capability to electronically attack anti-ship missiles. Through its Surface Electroni ... more |
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 The other 'Killing Fields' trial continues Defense lawyers continued to attack the Document Center of Cambodia, claiming its archival material presented to the U.N.-sanctioned genocide tribunal is biased. ... more | .. |
 Commentary: China pivot -- or pirouette? Amid the gazillion blogs, tweets, Facebookies and LinkedIn aficionados, it has become even harder to find reasoned and convincing arguments for what kind of military drawdown would do least harm to the United States' global posture. Even learned think tanks are tweeting. ... more | .. |
 New tension in Iran standoff World concern that Israel could soon launch a pre-emptive strike against Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities is rising amid new bellicose statements from Tehran. ... more | .. |
 Qaeda claims it killed Iraq leader-turned-critic Al-Qaeda front organisation, the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), on Sunday claimed the assassination last month of a former senior leader of the jihadist group who defected and sided with US forces. ... more |
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