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Pentagon backs expanding Israel's anti-rocket defensesWashington (AFP) March 27, 2012 The Pentagon said Tuesday it will request funding to expand Israel's "Iron Dome" short-range air defense system, which helped thwart rocket attacks out of Gaza earlier this month. The United States spent $204 million on the Iron Dome system in fiscal year 2011 and the Pentagon did not specify what level of funding it would propose to Congress for additional batteries. "The Department of Defense has been in conversations with the Government of Israel about US support for the acquisition of additi ... read more |
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 Obama hits back in Russia 'hot mike' row US President Barack Obama Tuesday hit back at Republicans who pounced after he was overheard telling Russia's leader he could be more flexible over a missile defence row following November's election. ... more | .. |
  Britain hits back at 'baseless' Argentina nuclear claim Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on Tuesday angrily dismissed charges from Argentina that London had sent a nuclear-armed submarine to the South Atlantic as "baseless". ... more | .. |
  Canada mulls replacing aging CF-18 jets Canada is aiming to replace its aging CF-18 Hornets fleet, or what remains of it after nearly three decades of service, and much hangs on what will replace the aircraft. ... more | .. |
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  Fears of new Palestinian intifada mount A call by imprisoned Palestinian icon Marwan Barghouti for his countrymen to launch a new wave of civil resistance against Israel's occupation has alarmed Israelis who see it as a battle cry for a new uprising. ... more | .. |
 Seoul still bristles over Cheonan sinking South Korea reiterated warnings to Pyongyang over future military attacks as South Korea commemorates the fatal 2010 sinking of the patrol ship Cheonan allegedly by North Korea. ... more | .. |
  Taliban targets pro-NATO Pakistani MPs Pakistani lawmakers who favor reopening a NATO supply route through the country will be targeted for death, the Taliban warned. ... more | .. |
  Italian giant Finmeccanica posts 2.3 bn euro loss for 2011 Italian aerospace and defence giant Finmeccanica on Tuesday posted a 2.3 billion euro ($3.1 billion) net loss for 2011 saying it had been an "extraordinarily difficult year". ... more |
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Fifth H-3 rocket successfully launches Michibiki No. 6 satellite
Rochester's Kevin Righter kept NASA space rocks free from contamination
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 Arab draft calls for Syria talks, end to violence A draft resolution on Syria to be submitted to the Arab summit in Baghdad this week urges "serious national dialogue" and calls on Syria to end violence, according to a copy obtained by AFP on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  French 'Big Bang' scientist on trial for alleged terror plot A Franco-Algerian nuclear scientist goes on trial Thursday for allegedly plotting terror attacks in France, where an Islamist's killing spree has already overshadowed the presidential campaign. ... more | .. |
 Leaders act on nuclear threat, but N. Korea dominates World leaders including US President Barack Obama called Tuesday for strong steps to combat nuclear terrorism, wrapping up a 53-nation summit overshadowed by North Korea's planned rocket launch. ... more | .. |
 Killer Afghan officer was not Taliban: general The commander of an Afghan lieutenant who killed two British soldiers denied Tuesday that the officer was a Taliban infiltrator, saying he had served in the army with credit for years. ... more |
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  Submarines -- the ultimate toy for the super rich Jet plane, tick. Private island, tick. Chopper, tick. Submarine? ... more | .. |
  China's Huawei hits back at Australian cyber fears Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on Tuesday hit back at claims it was a security risk following its barring from Australia's broadband rollout, with one director labelling it "complete nonsense". ... more | .. |
 China urges all sides to back Annan plan for Syria Beijing on Tuesday joined Moscow in throwing its support behind Kofi Annan as the international peace envoy held talks with Chinese leaders on his proposals for ending the bloodshed in Syria. ... more | .. |
  Graft main threat to Communist Party: China's Wen China's Premier Wen Jiabao has said corruption is the biggest threat facing the ruling Communist Party, warning of a change in the "nature of power" if it is not curbed. ... more |
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Generative AI's environmental impact in figures
Ahead of Super Bowl, helicopter security flights will measure radiation in New Orleans
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 N.Korea says it will never give up rocket launch North Korea insisted Tuesday it would go ahead with its satellite launch, snubbing a call from US President Barack Obama to drop the plan and accusing him of a "confrontational mindset". ... more | .. |
 Hacker 'command' servers seized in US: Microsoft Microsoft on Monday said that cyber crime "command" servers in two US states were seized in an ongoing campaign to sever online crooks from infected computers used as virtual henchmen. ... more | .. |
 US, Russia, Kazakhstan hail nuclear test clean-up The United States, Russia and Kazakhstan Tuesday hailed the success of a project to clean up a huge Soviet-era nuclear test site that once contained enough material for a dozen nuclear bombs. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea snubs Obama, overshadowing nuclear summit North Korea vowed Tuesday to go ahead with a rocket launch, snubbing demands from US President Barack Obama and other world leaders who are in Seoul for a summit on combating nuclear terrorism. ... more |
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 Panetta says no 'unilateral' US nuclear cuts Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said there would be no "unilateral" reductions in the US nuclear arsenal, after President Barack Obama said his country had more of the weapons than it needed. ... more | .. |
  NASA Flight Tests New ADS-B Device on Ikhana UAS NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center flew its Ikhana MQ-9 unmanned aircraft with an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, or ADS-B, device, for the first time on March 15. It was the fir ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Receives THAAD Follow-On Development Contract Lockheed Martin received a $66 million follow-on contract from the Missile Defense Agency to continue development of the highly successful Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System. ... more | .. |
 First New-production Patriot System Debuts in Flight Test Raytheon has successfully completed a system-level guided flight test of the new-production Patriot at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The modernized Patriot provides an affordable, low-risk and rap ... more |
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Data centres chase water, energy savings as AI race ramps up
SoftBank, OpenAI announce joint venture to offer AI for companies
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 Embraer selects AdaCore for jet upgrade Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer has selected AdaCore's GNAT Pro avionics software as part of its strategy to upgrade Brazilian Air Force AMX combat aircraft. ... more | .. |
 'Israel needs double Iron Dome defenses' Amid fears Israel faces a massive missile bombardment from Iran and its allies, former Defense Minister Amir Peretz says the country needs double the number of Iron Dome counter-rocket batteries it plans to buy to protect the home front. ... more | .. |
 Israelis prefer preemptive strike to nuclear Iran: poll Nearly two-thirds of Israeli Jews believe that the consequences for the Jewish state of a nuclear-armed Iran would be worse than those of an Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic, a poll showed on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Obama asks Russia for 'space' on missile defence US President Barack Obama on Monday told President Dmitry Medvedev that he had little flexibility to address Russia's objections to a US missile defence shield before his November reelection bid. ... more |
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 China has 'serious concern' at N. Korea launch: US official China has expressed "serious concern" to its ally North Korea about a planned rocket launch, a US official said Monday after talks between President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao. ... more | .. |
 After Russia, Annan seeks China nod for Syria plan International envoy Kofi Annan has just won backing from Russia for his Syrian mediation efforts but still faces tough questions from China, which opposes interference in the restive nation. ... more | .. |
 Brazil's Rousseff to weigh French jet buy in India President Dilma Rousseff plans to use her New Delhi visit later this week to sound out Indian leaders on the French Rafale fighter jet, which she is considering buying to beef up Brazil's air force. ... more | .. |
 Afghan security forces kill three ISAF soldiers Two British and one American soldier were killed by Afghan security personnel Monday in two separate shootings, officials said, bringing the number of such deaths to 16 this year. ... more |
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