Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense

November 10, 2013

Iran, world powers fail to clinch Iran nuclear deal
Geneva (AFP) Nov 10, 2013
Iran and world powers failed to clinch a deal Sunday on Tehran's nuclear programme despite marathon talks in Geneva, dashing hopes of a long-sought agreement in the decade-old standoff. But diplomats said significant progress had been made in three days of intense negotiations and that talks would resume here on November 20. Hopes had soared after top world diplomats rushed to Geneva to join the talks, but faded after cracks began to show among world powers when France raised concerns. Emerg ... read more

Previous Issues

Nov 08

Nov 07

Nov 06

Nov 05

Nov 04

Iran starts producing new missile system Iran's Defence Minister Hossein Dehqan on Saturday inaugurated the production line of an anti-missile system dubbed the Sayyad-2 ((Hunter 2), media reported. ... more		Gulf Arabs boost missile defenses despite U.S. thaw with Iran Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf are pressing ahead with boosting their defenses against missile attacks from Iran, even as the United States appears to be moving toward a rapprochement with Tehran. ... more		Egypt 'sceptical' of peace because of Israel settlements: FM Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said on Saturday he was growing "sceptical" that an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal will be reached soon because of Israeli settlement building in the West Bank. ... more
				China's Xi wants 'simple' Mao celebration: media Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling for restraint ahead of the 120th anniversary of Mao Zedong's birth, even as the late leader's hometown spends billions on the highly-anticipated event. ... more		Indonesia evacuates bodies after deadly helicopter crash Indonesian rescuers on Sunday flew to the jungles of Borneo island to bring back the bodies of 13 people killed when an army helicopter crashed and burst into flames a day earlier. ... more

Taiwan takes delivery of its first Apache helicopters Taiwan has taken delivery of six knocked-down Apache AH-64E helicopters from the United States as part of a larger order worth $2 billion. ... more		Islamists protest against US drone strikes in Pakistan Activists from right-wing religious parties led protests in Pakistan Friday to denounce a US drone strike that killed the leader of the country's Taliban, after the movement named a notorious hardliner as his successor. ... more		Perseverance Rover's Groundbreaking Soil and Rock Samples Mark Sykes' Statement in Support of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility For astronaut radiation protection just add water		Outside View: Remembering the passing of a 'veteran era' Veterans Day honors all who serve/served in the military; Memorial Day those who died in America's wars. But sometimes lost in the mix is a "veteran era's" passing. ... more
				Commentary: Geopolitical frisson "Meltdown: The End of the Age of Greed" was the riveting story of how the 2008-09 financial crisis, manipulated by get-rich-quick financial wheeler-dealers, brought the global economy to its knees and triggered explosions that came close to plunging the United States into the worst economic plight since the 1930s. ... more		Singaporean PM and presidential websites hacked Singapore's Infocomm Development Authority is investigating hacking attacks on sections of the official websites of Singapore's prime minister and the president. ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Space Situational Awareness Conference 2013

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Luxury hotel hosts Iran diplomacy in action For hour after hour a swish Geneva hotel was the centre of intense diplomacy this weekend, as high-powered officials huddled in rooms seeking to resolve the decade-old problem of Iran's nuclear programme. ... more		Egypt to expand Russia cooperation after fall out with US: FM Egypt will expand cooperation with Russia in the wake of a diplomatic spat with long-time ally the United States following president Mohamed Morsi's overthrow, Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said Saturday. ... more		What Elon Musk's Twitter tactics may bode for US government Fukushima nuclear plant operator to dismantle water tanks next week New Zealand says 'blindsided' by Cook Islands' China overture		Vets of Doolittle WWII raid hold a final reunion For Jimmy Doolittle's co-pilot, taking off from an aircraft carrier, flying hundreds of miles and bombing Japan was the easy part of the daring 1942 American air raid on Tokyo. ... more
				US Navy christens costly new carrier, USS Ford The American navy christened the first of its next generation of aircraft carriers on Saturday, a multi-billion-dollar vessel hailed as the most technologically advanced warship ever built. ... more		China paper rejects political change ahead of key meeting The mouthpiece of China's ruling Communist Party on Friday firmly rejected Western-style political reforms as reports emerged of detentions a day before a major party meeting. ... more

President Putin ends Russia and NATO ABM cooperation

Gulf Arabs boost missile defenses despite U.S. thaw with Iran

Romania begins work on NATO missile shield base

Iran starts producing new missile system

Lockheed Martin, MDA anbd Navy Demonstrate Ashore Missile Defense System

Turkey, US hold talks on China missile deal

Islamists protest against US drone strikes in Pakistan

US civilian drone operators to detail data use: regulators

Aerostructures Validate Triton Unmanned Aircraft Wing Strength

Self-correcting crystal may unleash the next generation of advanced communications

Raytheon expands international footprint of electronic warfare capability

Latest AEHF Comms Payload Gets Boost From Customized Integrated Circuits

	7 dead in Nigeria raid on insurgents plotting 'attacks' Nigerian security forces staged lethal raids Saturday on suspected Boko Haram insurgents in the northern city of Kano allegedly plotting "suicide attacks" there and in the capital Abuja, the military said. ... more		Insurgent attacks down, Afghan army casualties up: US Insurgent attacks in Afghanistan have declined but government forces are suffering higher casualties and the Taliban have strengthened their grip in some rural areas, the Pentagon said Friday. ... more		US firm claims first 3D-printed metal gun A Californian engineering company says it has produced the first metal gun made on a 3D printer, releasing a video showing the firearm scoring repeated bullseyes in successful tests. ... more		US civilian drone operators to detail data use: regulators Operators of civilian drones, whose slated 2015 arrival in US skies has sparked privacy concerns, will have to indicate how they use collected data, regulators said Thursday. ... more

Lula pushes mega-oil project as Brazil prepares to host COP30

Trump slams paper straws, vows 'back to plastic'

AI risks 'disaster' without 'cast-iron guarantees': expert

Guarded hopes for deal at Iran nuclear talks		White House appeals to Congress on Iran sanctions		Kerry heading to Geneva for Iran nuclear talks: US		Proposed Iran deal would be 'historic' error: Israel		Local man arrested for China provincial blasts: Xinhua
Pentagon cuts risk higher casualties: US generals		Cloud and mobile data the next cyber threat		First harbor trial completed for Australian helicopter docking vessel		Albania confirms US demand on Syria chemical weapon destruction		Argentina releases 'blacklists' compiled by dictatorship

Hong Kong activists plan new "fishing trip" to disputed islands

Boeing and Kongsberg Defense Systems Complete Joint Strike Missile Check on FA-18 Super Hornet

New Boeing B-52 Upgrade to Increase Smart Weapons Capacity by Half

Iraq attacks kill 30 ahead of Shiite pilgrimage

London's Boris Johnson: Terror suspect's flight shows laws lacking

Third navy commander, Malaysian charged in bribery scandal

Japan putting missiles on Pacific gateway islands

Syria army retakes key rebel town near Damascus: monitor

China state media plays down deadly blasts at party HQ

Obama and Rouhani squeezed by hawks and hardliners

Guarded hopes as Iran nuclear talks kick off in Geneva

Remembrance poppy still poignant in Britain

US must investigate alleged Afghan killings: HRW

Saudis 'turn to Pakistan to train army for Syria war'

Colombia and FARC strike deal on key peace issue

Settlement spat looms large over Kerry Mideast visit

In Assad's Syria, Iranians are calling the shots

Israel slams Palestinian 'crisis-mongering' in Kerry talks

Historic British shipyard shut as defence cuts bite

More than 10,000 feared dead in typhoon-ravaged Philippines

Free Newsletters - Space - Defense - Environment - Energy

Buy Advertising

Media Advertising Kit

Editorial & Other Enquiries

Privacy statement

The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2013 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement