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  Geneva (AFP) March 9, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin is using nuclear "blackmail" to keep the international community from interfering in his Ukraine invasion, the head of the Nobel prize-winning group ICAN said. "This is one of the scariest moments really when it comes to nuclear weapons," Beatrice Fihn, who leads the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, told AFP in an interview Tuesday. The 40-year-old Swede, who has spearheaded the group's global efforts to ban the weapons of mass destruction since ... read more |
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High-risk Russian strategy targets Ukraine's nuclear plantsParis (AFP) March 8, 2022 Russia is directly targeting Ukraine's nuclear facilities in a strategy to undermine Ukrainian resistance to the Russian invasion but the tactic carries grave risks, observers say. ... more  
Sweden, Finland 'remind' EU of mutual defence clauseStockholm (AFP) March 8, 2022 Non NATO-members Sweden and Finland are counting on the European Union's mutual defence clause in the event of a military attack, Sweden's prime minister said Tuesday amid heightened tensions between Russia and the West. ... more 
China's Xi urges 'maximum restraint' over Ukraine in call with Macron, ScholzBeijing (AFP) March 8, 2022 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday urged "maximum restraint" over Ukraine, calling the crisis "deeply worrying" in a video summit with his French and German counterparts Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz. ... more  
On edge of war: Russian missiles chink away at Kyiv's southern flankBila Tserkva, Ukraine (AFP) March 8, 2022 The tinny Ukrainian voice in the supermarket's loudspeaker urged exiting shoppers to rush home and switch off the gas. ... more |
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US intel paints Putin as aggrieved, angry over Ukraine warWashington (AFP) March 9, 2022 US intelligence chiefs on Tuesday branded Russia's Vladimir Putin an "angry," isolated leader craving global clout, frustrated about how his Ukraine invasion has not gone to plan, and lobbing provocative nuclear threats at the West. ... more 
Russia wants 'equal rights' in Iran nuclear dealTehran (AFP) March 7, 2022 A revived Iranian nuclear deal must secure "equal rights" for all world powers involved, Russia said Monday, after Iran asked for details of Moscow's demands for US guarantees on restoring the accord. ... more 
Macron, Blinken discuss efforts to end Ukraine warParis (AFP) March 8, 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed in talks Tuesday to keep pressuring Vladimir Putin in hopes of bringing and end to the Ukraine war, the State Department said. ... more  
Ukraine thaw could slow Russian advance in mudParis (AFP) March 8, 2022 Having failed to make a decisive advance in the early phase of its Ukraine campaign, the Russian army is now facing a thaw that could make progression on key routes problematic due to mud. ... more |
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In nod to Russia, Ukraine says no longer insisting on NATO membershipWashington (AFP) March 8, 2022 President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is no longer pressing for NATO membership for Ukraine, a delicate issue that was one of Russia's stated reasons for invading its pro-Western neighbor. ... more 
Israel destroys homes of Palestinians accused of fatal attacksSilat Al-Harithiya , Territoires Palestiniens (AFP) March 8, 2022 Israeli forces on Tuesday demolished two homes of Palestinians accused of killing an Israeli settler, in an operation that sparked more violence, AFP reporters said. ... more 
Make membership easier, Kosovo PM tells NATO, EUPristina (AFP) March 8, 2022 Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti pressed his country's case for EU and NATO membership, telling AFP that Russia's invasion of Ukraine meant that both organisations needed to make it easier - and faster - for candidate countries to join. ... more  
DOD in search of disruptive technologies that will enable the warfighterWashington DC (SPX) Mar 09, 2022 Peer adversaries Russia and China have been investing heavily on developing capabilities in hypersonics, space, nuclear, cyber and autonomy, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineerin ... more |
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DOD leaders say Russia, China provide challenges to national securityWashington DC (SPX) Mar 09, 2022 Every operational plan in the Defense Department rests on an assumption that strategic deterrence is holding, and in particular, that nuclear deterrence is holding, the commander of U.S. Strategic C ... more 
Building a highway patrol into orbit and beyondMoscow (Sputnik) Mar 09, 2022 Touting the importance of cislunar space, the Air Force Research Laboratory wrote in 2021 that taking into consideration new US public and private sector operations, the reach of the Space Force's s ... more 
How commercial satellites are shaping the Ukraine conflictWashington (AFP) March 9, 2022 From a huge Russian military convoy snaking its way to Kyiv to missile strikes and refugee crossings, commercial satellite imagery of the Ukraine conflict is helping lift the fog of war, illuminating for the public what was previously the domain of spy agencies. ... more 
South Korea says it has repatriated North Korean crewSW South Korea said Wednesday it had repatriated seven North Korean crew a day after Seoul's navy seized their boat and fired a warning shot at a patrol vessel for crossing the maritime border. ... more 
Battleground Ukraine: Day 13 of Russia's invasionParis (AFP) March 8, 2022 On the 13th day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine Tuesday, Russian forces were encircling several key cities as the international community pressed to allow the evacuation of civilians from besieged centres. ... more |
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 Riyadh (AFP) March 7, 2022 
Saudi Arabia announced a deal Monday with US firm Lockheed Martin to manufacture elements of the missile defences of the Gulf state, the target of frequent cross-border attacks by rebels in Yemen.
Its military industries authority, cited by state news agency SPA, approved two projects to produce launchers and other equipment used in the THAAD anti-missile defence system.
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 Bila Tserkva, Ukraine (AFP) March 8, 2022 
The tinny Ukrainian voice in the supermarket's loudspeaker urged exiting shoppers to rush home and switch off the gas.
"This is a warning: turn off your electricity and gas, get your first aid kit, documents, supply of food and water, and go to your nearest bomb shelter," the voice intoned over the wail of air raid sirens.
It was the second alarm to sound in under an hour over the snow- ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Mar 08, 2022 
To enhance security of the nation's border, a pioneer in drone technology at the University of Houston is proposing a continuous flight of small drones over its perimeter. One small problem: The battery limitation of small drones (they last about 30 minutes) is a major obstacle to continuous flight time.
To address this problem, Gino Lim, R. Larry and Gerlene (Gerri) R. Snider Endowed Chai ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 2, 2021 
Russia's invasion of Ukraine hit the space industry harder Wednesday after Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, said it would hold up the launch of satellites for a company with British ownership.
OneWeb, a communications satellite company partly owned by the British government, intended to launch 36 satellites Friday on a Russian Soyuz rocket. But Roscosmos issued a statement Tuesday s ... more |
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 Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2021 
The Air Force Research Laboratory's complementary position, navigation, and timing (PNT) AgilePod prototype achieved three important objectives in flight tests conducted here November 1-10.
The test team - representing a broad base of Air Force, Navy, and vendor organizations - successfully executed eight sorties aboard a T-38C aircraft, which included the first test of the PNT AgilePod on ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 5, 2022 
China's military budget - the second-largest in the world after the United States - is set to increase by 7.1 percent in 2022, Beijing announced on Saturday.
Some 1.45 trillion yuan ($230 billion) has been set aside for national defence, according to a government budget report.
The increase is slightly higher than the 6.8 percent rise last year and broadly in line with the general pace ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 8, 2022 
On the 13th day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine Tuesday, Russian forces were encircling several key cities as the international community pressed to allow the evacuation of civilians from besieged centres.
Kyiv remains under Ukrainian control but at increasing risk of itself being encircled, with observers fearing Russia could step up the intensity of attacks in the next days.
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 07, 2022 
Nanoparticles (which have sizes ranging between 3-500 nm), and sub-nanoclusters (which are around 1 nm in diameter) are utilized in many fields, including medicine, robotics, materials science, and engineering. Their small size and large surface-area-to-volume ratios give them unique properties, rendering them valuable in a variety of applications, ranging from pollution control to chemical synt ... more |
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 Qamishli, Syria (AFP) March 3, 2022  Eight hundred Iraqi refugees returned home from northeast Syria on Thursday and hundreds more are to follow, a Syrian official in the region's Kurdish semi-autonomous administration said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the first group left on buses via the Al-Yarubiyah border crossing.
The Iraqi government has "agreed to the return of (a total of) 800 families", the Syrian ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) March 5, 2022  Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog said Saturday they had agreed an approach for resolving issues crucial to reviving the country's 2015 nuclear accord with world powers - but new Russian demands may delay a deal.
The announcement came shortly before Russia said it would seek guarantees from the United States before it backs the deal, potentially scuppering hopes an agreement could be wrapped ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) March 9, 2022 
Asian equities were mixed Wednesday as three days of painful losses gave way to a semblance of stability, though oil prices extended gains after the United States and Britain moved to ban imports of Russian crude.
But while the panic selling that characterised markets for two weeks eased, analysts warned of further volatility as Russia showed no sign of letting up on its invasion of Ukraine. ... more |
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 Vienna (AFP) March 9, 2022 
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is no longer transmitting data to the UN's atomic watchdog, the agency said Tuesday, as it voiced concern for staff working under Russian guard at the Ukrainian facility.
On February 24, Russia invaded Ukraine and seized the defunct plant, site of a 1986 disaster that killed hundreds and spread radioactive contamination west across Europe.
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 Xichang (XNA) Mar 08, 2022 
China has successfully sent seven satellites into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province Saturday.
Six satellites produced by Beijing-based GalaxySpace and a commercial remote sensing satellite were launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 2:01 p.m. (Beijing Time) and have entered their planned orbit.
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 Hong Kong (AFP) March 7, 2022 
For the last eight years Mathilde and her family have called Hong Kong home, but as the coronavirus tears through the city they are joining an exodus of foreign workers looking for an escape route.
"We are leaving and we will come back to empty our house whenever that is possible," she told AFP, declining to give her surname and nationality. "All our close friends are leaving."
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 Washington (AFP) March 8, 2022 
The United States said Tuesday it was working with Ukraine to prevent invading Russian forces from seizing biological research material amid concern governments or unscrupulous actors might try to use such items to create bioweapons.
"Ukraine has biological research facilities, which in fact we are now quite concerned Russian troops, Russian forces, may be seeking to gain control of," senior ... more |
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 Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Feb 18, 2022 
The Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate hosted a collaborative wargame with its sister AFRL unit, the Munitions Directorate, at Kirtland AFB, Jan. 24-28, 2022. The Directed Energy and Kinetic Energy Directed Energy Utility Concept Experiment, or DEKE DEUCE, explored synergies between directed energy and kinetic concepts in the future battlespace.
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