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Japan says may try to shoot down N. Korean rocketTokyo (AFP) March 20, 2012 Japanese Defence Minister Naoki Tanaka has said Tokyo may try to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it heads towards Japanese territory or waters, according to reports on Tuesday. The North has said it intends to launch a long-range rocket next month to put a satellite into orbit, but the United States and other nations consider it a thinly veiled missile test that would breach a United Nations ban. "I am considering giving an order to intercept it," Tanaka told parliament on Monday. Such an or ... read more |
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 Newest US Missile Warning Satellite Exceeding Performance Expectations The first Space Based Infrared Systems geosynchronous earth orbit satellite, currently undergoing a rigorous operational certification process, is meeting or exceeding performance requirements, and ... more | .. |
  NRL Tests Robotic Fueling of Unmanned Surface Vessels Engineers from the NRL Spacecraft Engineering Department (SED) successfully demonstrate the robotic fluids transfer from a stationary platform to an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) in wave heights gr ... more | .. |
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  Northrop Grumman Awarded LITENING Post Production Support Contract Northrop Grumman has been awarded a post-production support contract by the U.S. Air Force. Under the terms of this five-year-delivery, indefinite quantity contract Northrop Grumman will provi ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Receives Contract for LAIRCM Missile Defense Systems Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $334 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM) systems and support. Critical to t ... more | .. |
  Raytheon to Continue Supporting Coalition Forces' Information-Sharing Computer Network Raytheon has been awarded a contract by the Defense Information Systems Agency to continue supporting a global research, test and evaluation computer network used by U.S. and coalition forces. ... more | .. |
  Israeli defense sector told to 'clean up' Two weeks after India banned one of Israel's top defense companies amid bribery allegations, Israeli defense contractors have been ordered to observe a "compliance program" to eradicate corruption in defense deals. ... more |
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  Afghanistan: Another straw on the back U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales is expected to be formally charged this week in connection with the deaths of 16 Afghan civilians. ... more | .. |
  Israel to sign deal for sixth German sub Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is in Germany to sign a deal for a sixth Dolphin class submarine that would give the Jewish state the most powerful sub fleet in the Middle East. ... more | .. |
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  Leaders of Iran, US jostle with competing messages The leaders of Iran and the United States competed on Tuesday with sharply worded messages for the start of the Iranian new year that highlighted global tensions over Tehran's controversial nuclear programme. ... more |
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 Raytheon to Help US Army Better Detect Rocket, Artillery and Mortar Threats Raytheon has been awarded a $45.5 million contract for the prototype build of the Ku Band Multi-Function RF System (MFRFS) Sense and Warn (S and W) radars for the U.S. Army. The contract is a ... more | .. |
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 Ethical considerations of military-funded neuroscience The United States military and intelligence communities have developed a close relationship with the scientific establishment. In particular, they fund and utilize an array of neuroscience applicati ... more |
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LA fires fully contained after burning for 3 weeks: state agency
Scientists cast doubt on famous US groundhog's weather forecasts
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Iran will produce nuclear weapons if attacked: Russia Russia warned Tuesday that Iran would have no option but to develop nuclear weapons if it came under attack from either the United States or Israel over its contested atomic programme. ... more | .. |
Pakistan panel demands US apology for deadly air strike Pakistani lawmakers on Tuesday demanded an American apology and taxes on NATO convoys in recommendations put to parliament in a key step towards repairing a major crisis in relations with the US. ... more | .. |
  Iraq PM 'monopolising power:' Kurdish leader Kurd leader Massud Barzani hinted on Tuesday at a possible break with Iraq's unity government, complaining that premier Nuri al-Maliki was monopolising power and building an army loyal only to him. ... more | .. |
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  The forgotten victims of Libya's war Libyan schoolgirls stroll the streets of the close-knit neighbourhood of Arada without a second glance at the pile of rubble that was once a house for four families before NATO explosives blew it apart. ... more | .. |
Obama calls Palestinian president Abbas US President Barack Obama called Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas on Monday and assured him that the peace process remains a top priority for him, Abbas's spokesman said. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea denies rocket launch will breach US pact North Korea has denied that its upcoming satellite launch will breach an agreement with the United States, and blasted South Korea for a "smear campaign" against the widely criticised plan. ... more |
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 More than half of Americans doubt US global leadership in 2020 More than half of likely voters doubt that the United States will be the No. 1 world leader in science, technology and health care by the year 2020, according to a new national public opinion poll c ... more | .. |
 US Navy Commissions Lockheed Martin To Construct Two Littoral Combat Ships The U.S. Navy has issued a Lockheed Martin-led industry team a $715 million contract modification to add funding for construction of two Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) - the third and fourth in a 10-sh ... more | .. |
  Tucson site is largest Raytheon facility to receive a superior rating superior security rating in an annual vulnerability assessment by the U.S. Defense Security Service. DSS completed a two-week review at Raytheon Missile Systems headquarters and rated the site's sec ... more | .. |
 N. Korea seeking to develop nuclear missile: Seoul South Korea accused North Korea Monday of trying to develop a nuclear-armed missile through a satellite launch next month, after Pyongyang dismissed international calls to abandon the exercise. ... more |
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 NATO must probe, pay for errors in Libya: Amnesty NATO must investigate the killing of dozens of civilians during its air campaign in Libya last year and provide reparations to the people affected, Amnesty International said on Monday. ... more | .. |
Sadrists flood Basra in million-strong demo Around a million loyalists of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr rallied in south Iraq Monday decrying poor services and rampant graft on the ninth anniversary of the US-led invasion against Saddam Hussein. ... more | .. |
 Two more Syrian generals defect: Turkish diplomat Two more generals have fled Syria and linked up with rebels trying to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Damascus, a Turkish diplomat said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Asia is world's top weapon importer: SIPRI Asia leads the world when it comes to weapon imports, according to a study released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). ... more |
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