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Outside View: The Chicago NATO summitWashington (UPI) May 16, 2012 NATO's 28 members and some dozen partners will convene Sunday at a heads of government, heads of state summit in Chicago, U.S. President Barack Obama's hometown. Such summits have been held roughly every two years. The previous one took place in Lisbon, Portugal, in November 2010 where a new "strategic concept" was approved redefining NATO's purposes for the 21st century with specific challenges and dangers of a post Cold War world two decades on. The United States last hosted a summit i ... read more |
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  Turkey reserves right to invoke NATO ties: official Turkey will undoubtedly invoke NATO's mutual defence treaty if subjected to a serious attack from neighbouring Syria, a senior Turkish official said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Israeli coalition sends 'very strong' peace signal: Clinton Israel's two leading parties sent "a very strong signal" to revive peace talks with the Palestinians when they formed a coalition government, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan backs quick deal on NATO supplies Pakistan said Wednesday it had ordered officials to finalise an agreement as quickly as possible on lifting a six-month blockade on overland NATO supplies into war-torn Afghanistan. ... more | .. |
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  Lockheed Martin's Aegis Combat System Showcases Integrated Air and Missile Defense Capabilities Lockheed Martin's Aegis Combat System recently demonstrated simultaneous anti-air warfare and ballistic missile defense capabilities during its first integrated air and missile defense test. T ... more | .. |
  DARPA's SeeMe Program Has Arrived On May 9, 2012, DARPA released its latest Broad Agency Announcement (DARPA-BAA-12-35) for a program called, "SeeMe," which is an acronym for Space Enabled Effects for Military Engagements. Bidders w ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Begins Full Rate Production of Infrared Missile Warning System The U.S. Air Force has authorized full rate production of the NexGen Infrared missile warning system (MWS), a Northrop Grumman-designed, built and tested protection system for C-17, EC-130J, HC/MC-1 ... more | .. |
  Underwater bicycle Experts at the State Marine Technology University in St. Petersburg have invented an "underwater bicycle" or Blue Space that is pedal-powered. Most likely, this will pave the way for studying the un ... more |
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  Training missile falls from Army chopper in Texas: US A US Army Apache helicopter accidentally dropped an inactive missile over central Texas, forcing dozens of homes to be evacuated, officials said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  N.Korea moving ahead on reactor: pictures North Korea appears to be moving ahead with the building of a light-water reactor that could be used to support its nuclear weapons program, according to satellite images released Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Smiles and frowns over defense deals There are smiles and frowns this week over contracts gained and contracts lost by Europe's defense equipment manufacturers. ... more | .. |
 Threats sent to embassies in Pakistan: police Several Western embassies in Islamabad received letters on Wednesday containing suspicious powder and threats to poison supplies for NATO soldiers in Afghanistan, officials said. ... more |
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  Italian anarchist group threatens to target Monti An Italian anarchist group that has claimed responsibility for a series of bombings and the shooting of an Italian nuclear company boss threatened on Wednesday to target Prime Minister Mario Monti. ... more | .. |
  BBN Technologies awarded intelligence funding for metaphor research The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), via the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), has awarded Raytheon BBN Technologies $2.5 million in funding under the METAPHOR program. B ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin's New Standalone Launching System Significantly Reduces Weapons Integration Costs Lockheed Martin has demonstrated the latest variant of its new launching system that maximizes the use of existing hardware and electronics to reduce the integration costs of weapons by more than 50 ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract for LITENING G4 Targeting Pods Northrop Grumman has been awarded a delivery order by the Naval Air Systems Command totaling $103 million to deliver LITENING G4 targeting systems. Under the terms of the award, Northrop Grumman wi ... 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
Groundwater in the Arctic is delivering more carbon into the ocean than was previously known | .. |
 "Dip Chip" Technology Tests Toxicity On-the-Go From man-made toxic chemicals such as industrial by-products to poisons that occur naturally, a water or food supply can be easily contaminated. And for every level of toxic material ingested, there ... more | .. |
 The top issues at the NATO summit The war in Afghanistan, a missile shield for Europe and the pooling of military resources in times of austerity top the agenda of the NATO summit in Chicago on Sunday and Monday. ... more | .. |
 NATO leaders eye final two years of troubled Afghan war After a decade in Afghanistan, NATO leaders gather for a key summit Sunday hoping for a show of unity in the final two years of combat - even though allies are eager to bring troops home. ... more | .. |
Pakistan clears way for NATO summit, supply routes Pakistan's cabinet is expected Wednesday to agree to the president attending talks on Afghanistan in Chicago and approve the lifting of a blockade on overland NATO supplies to its war-torn neighbour. ... more |
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 NATO protesters arrested in Chicago before summit Four NATO protesters were arrested Tuesday at a rally outside a Chicago immigration court ahead of a weekend summit that will bring dozens of world leaders to the Windy City, police said. ... more | .. |
 US restricts flights of F-22 jets over safety worries US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has ordered the Air Force to restrict flights of its most advanced fighter jet, the F-22, after some pilots complained of dizzy spells and blackouts, officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Hackers booby-trap foreign policy group websites Internet security researchers warned on Tuesday that foreign policy and human rights websites are being booby-trapped by hackers in what appears to be cyber espionage. ... more | .. |
 NATO: The world's biggest defence alliance Founded in the early days of the Cold War, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has grown into a collective defence group of 28 nations from North America and Europe. ... more |
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Low-carbon energy investment hit record $2.1 tn in 2024: report
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 Israel's sub fleet buildup will cost $1.8B Israel's accelerating drive to build up its German-built submarine fleet, already the most powerful in the Middle East, is going to cost $1.8 billion for three state-of-the-art Dolphin class boats being built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: When brother kills brother It was Feb. 25, 1991. The sun was yet to rise on the second day of the Gulf War's ground offensive. Just before daybreak, there was a surprise encounter between one U.S. Marine tank company and three Iraqi tank companies. The ensuing battle involved top-of-the-line tanks on both sides - the Marines equipped with the M1 Abrams, the Iraqis with Russian T-72s. It was the first time the two tanks confronted each other on the battlefield. ... more | .. |
 Congress panel backs higher arms buys A U.S. House of Representatives committee wants $5.3 billion more allocated for defense spending in 2013 to enable the government procurement agencies to buy more aircraft, ships, vehicles and weapons, news reports said. ... more | .. |
 S. Korean leader 'wins Myanmar promise over North' South Korea's president won a promise from Myanmar to refrain from military cooperation with nuclear-armed North Korea during a two-day trip that included a meeting with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. ... more |
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 Hollande vows new strategy for France and Europe Francois Hollande was sworn in as president of France on Tuesday with a solemn vow to find a new growth-led strategy to end the crippling debt crisis threatening to unravel the eurozone. ... more | .. |
 Israel's Barak heads to Pentagon for defence talks Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak flew to Washington on Tuesday for the third time in as many months, as world powers prepared for fresh talks with Iran on its nuclear programme. ... more | .. |
 Iraq VP masterminded killings: trial witnesses An Iraqi court heard on Tuesday testimony from witnesses claiming Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi masterminded killings of his opponents, charges he has dismissed as politically-motivated. ... more | .. |
  Citing safety, Pentagon chief limits flights of F-22 jets US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has ordered the Air Force to restrict flights of its most advanced fighter jet, the F-22, due to safety concerns voiced by some pilots, officials said Tuesday. ... more |
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