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US shows no sign of compromise over missile shieldWashington (AFP) May 2, 2012 Top US officials preparing for international missile defense talks in Russia said Washington remains committed to fully implementing its missile shield for eastern Europe despite Moscow's opposition. On the eve of the two-day talks involving 50 countries, one of the officials, Ellen Tauscher, also said she doubted there would be any breakthroughs with Russia amid election year politics in both countries. But Tauscher, the State Department's special envoy on missile defense, told reporters in a c ... read more |
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  Indra launches UAV; market growth forecast A new unmanned helicopter by Indra of Spain is entering the UAV market following a successful flight test. ... more | .. |
  More controversy mars Canada's F-35 plans Canada's participation in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program with a multibillion-dollar future purchase is becoming embroiled in more controversy, with calls on Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper to come clean on the jet's final cost and capability. ... more | .. |
  Smart gas sensors for better chemical detection Portable gas sensors can allow you to search for explosives, diagnose medical conditions through a patient's breath, and decide whether it's safe to stay in a mine. These devices do all this b ... more | .. |
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 Lockheed Martin to Deliver New C-130J Training Technology The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $156 million contract to provide new training devices to accommodate the growing pipeline of C-130J aircrews and maintainers. Lockheed Martin will ... more | .. |
 First Launch Successful Under RSA IIA's Mission Flight Control Center Lockheed Martin reports that the first launch to utilize the Mission Flight Control Center (MFCC) system was a success. The MFCC system was developed and deployed under the now-complete Range Standa ... more | .. |
 ITT Exelis Wins Production Award to Upgrade Self-protection on US Navy F/a-18 Aircraft ITT Exelis has been awarded a $238 million contract to begin full-rate production of the AN/ALQ-214 on-board jammer system on the F/A-18 aircraft. This system (AN/ALQ-214 (v)4/5) is smaller an ... more | .. |
  Thwarting the cleverest attackers In the last 10 years, cryptography researchers have demonstrated that even the most secure-seeming computer is shockingly vulnerable to attack. The time it takes a computer to store data in memory, ... more |
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  Novel radiation surveillance technology could help thwart nuclear terrorism Among terrorism scenarios that raise the most concern are attacks involving nuclear devices or materials. For that reason, technology that can effectively detect smuggled radioactive materials is co ... more | .. |
 Spot a bot to stop a botnet Computer scientists in India have developed a two-pronged algorithm that can detect the presence of a botnet on a computer network and block its malicious activities before it causes too much harm. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: What might go right One of the most overly abused questions asks whether the proverbial glass is half full or half empty. To a cynic who, after all, is only an experienced realist, an 8-ounce water glass that is half full contains 4 ounces of liquid, no more, no less. Determining optimism or pessimism from that observation is foolish. ... more | .. |
  UN Syria mission head says observers 'calming' situation The head of the UN mission to Syria said Wednesday his observers were having a "calming effect" on the ground but admitted the ceasefire was "shaky" and not holding. ... more |
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 China defense minister to visit US Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie will visit the United States next week to meet his US counterpart Leon Panetta as the two nations seek to shore up testy relations, officials said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 UN sanctions N. Korea firms over rocket launch The UN Security Council on Wednesday ordered sanctions against three "very significant" North Korean state firms over the country's failed rocket launch, US ambassador Susan Rice said. ... more | .. |
  US-Afghan pact 'does not rule out drone strikes' The pact between the United States and Afghanistan could leave the door open for continued drone strikes against insurgent targets in Pakistan after 2014, US Ambassador Ryan Crocker indicated Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Olympics: UK military prepare for '9/11-type attack' British military commanders said they were training to deal with a "9/11-type attack" as they launched a major exercise Wednesday to test their readiness for the 2012 London Olympics. ... more |
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Climate change increases risk of successive natural hazards in the Himalayas
GMV teams up with +Atlantic CoLAB in AIR4Health project to enhance public health forecasting
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 Obama tells Americans 'dark cloud' of war is lifting US President Barack Obama is to tell Americans from Afghanistan that a decade under the "dark cloud" of war was ending and that the "light of a new day" was on the horizon. ... more | .. |
 Japan urges Israel 'patience' on Iran sanctions Japan's Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba has urged Israel to exercise "patience" on Iran's nuclear programme and give sanctions a chance to work, his spokesman said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 China violated Indian airspace in March: minister China breached Indian airspace twice in March, a minister said Wednesday, adding the intrusions were reported to Beijing to "facilitate maintenance of peace" between the two Asian giants. ... more | .. |
Science ensures NKorea nuclear test would be no secret North Korea remains largely cut off from the Internet and mobile phone technology that links much of modern society, but any nuclear test would be swiftly revealed by global scientists, experts say. ... more |
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  Iraq, Kuwait ask UN to repair border markers Kuwait and Iraq have jointly asked the United Nations to start repairing border markers, delayed for years due to Iraqi objections, a senior Kuwaiti official said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 'Ironman' a game-changer on battlefield It all began during an intense 2 1/2-hour firefight with the enemy earlier this year in Afghanistan. As members of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry ... more | .. |
 Israel's links with Egypt steadily worsen Israel's relations with Egypt are steadily deteriorating following the downfall of President Hosni Mubarak and the countries' historic 1979 peace treaty is growing increasingly tenuous. ... more | .. |
  U.S. defense cuts open partnerships U.S. defense cuts are opening opportunities for mutually beneficial partnerships where few would have been considered before the downward spending reviews, industry analysts said. ... more |
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Low-carbon energy investment hit record $2.1 tn in 2024: report
World awaits Trump tariff deadline on Canada, Mexico and China
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 Israel fences itself in with barriers Israel is building a concrete security wall to protect its northernmost border town of Metulla from attacks by Hezbollah, adding to the accelerating fortification of its frontiers with Egypt, Syria and the Palestinians. ... more | .. |
 Ukraine bombings raise soccer fears A series of bombings in the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk fanned security fears over the weekend as the nation prepared to host a major soccer tournament. ... more | .. |
 Afghan protesters accuse NATO of killings Hundreds of Afghan protesters blocked highways in two separate demonstrations on Tuesday, accusing US-led NATO troops of killing children and civilians, officials and witnesses said. ... more | .. |
 Energy, economy top EU talks with China's likely premier China's premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang flew in to Brussels on Tuesday for a visit aimed at tightening the bond between the two trade giants with a slew of energy deals and economic pacts. ... more |
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Japan FM warns on Iran strike at start of Israel visit Japan's top diplomat on Tuesday reiterated Tokyo's concern over a strike on Iran's nuclear programme in an interview published as he began a two-day trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories. ... more | .. |
 Long-term 'challenges' in Afghanistan: US military Security has improved in most of Afghanistan but insurgent sanctuaries in Pakistan and pervasive corruption pose "long-term and acute challenges" in the war effort, a Pentagon report said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
US funds may have helped Iraq insurgents: watchdog Some US commanders believe funds available for relief and reconstruction during the country's war in Iraq may have ended up benefiting insurgents, a report released by a US watchdog said. ... more | .. |
 US, Japan leaders join forces on N.Korea The United States and Japan on Monday warned North Korea against a new nuclear test, with President Barack Obama vowing not to tolerate the communist state's "old pattern of provocation." ... more |
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