SPACEWAR.Com brings you daily news on war in the 21st century - military space news, nuclear weapons, missile defense 03-JUL-09 en-us Boca Raton FL (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 - Novel underwater laser networking and imaging technologies being developed by scientists at the Ocean Visibility and Optics Laboratory at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University may provide significant advantages over existing technologies in rapidly identifying and communicating potential threats in murky coastal waters.]]> Seoul (AFP) July 2, 2009 - North Korea on Thursday test-fired four short-range missiles, South Korean military officials said, further fuelling tension sparked by its nuclear standoff with the international community.]]> Vienna (AFP) July 2, 2009 - Japan's Yukiya Amano, who was elected Thursday as head of the UN nuclear watchdog, is a lifelong diplomat who has no illusions about the challenges the agency faces in hotspots including Iran.]]> San Diego CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 - A Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS), designated P7, has successfully completed first flight operations at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz. Unlike current Navy configured Fire Scouts, P7 was built in an operational land-based configuration.]]> Washington (AFP) July 2, 2009 - White House National Security Adviser James Jones has warned US commanders in Afghanistan that they will not receive more troops beyond those already promised by President Barack Obama.]]> Tokyo (UPI) Jul 2, 2009 - A new $935 million project called the Japan Aerospace Defense Ground Environment has been initiated to improve the country's automatic air warning and defense control system.]]> Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 - The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon a $166.9 million contract for Lot 9 production and delivery of the AIM-9X infrared-guided air-to-air missile.]]> Washington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 - Criminals of all kinds are digging tunnels along the U.S. border at a fast and furious pace. Of every tunnel ever discovered by U.S. border patrol agents, 60 percent have been found in the last three years. Agents spot a new one every month.]]> Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 - It's a frequent scene in television crime dramas: Clever police technicians zoom in on a security camera video to read a license plate or capture the face of a hold-up artist. But in real life, enhancing this low-quality video to focus in on important clues hasn't been an easy task. Until now.]]> Washington (UPI) Jul 2, 2009 - It's no longer a war on transnational terrorism? Before Dr. Emile Coue's method of psychotherapy, self-improvement based on the healing power of optimistic autosuggestion, becomes our national security comfort blanket, it would behoove us all to take a deep breath and snap out of creeping amnesia. ]]> Helmand Province, Afghanistan (AFP) July 2, 2009 - US Marines launched a major offensive into the Taliban heartlands of southern Afghanistan before dawn Thursday as President Barack Obama's new war plan swung into action.]]> Washington (AFP) July 2, 2009 - The United States is ready to intercept any North Korean long-range missile, a top US military commander said Thursday, as Pyongyang further tested international patience with fresh launches.]]> Khost, Afghanistan (AFP) July 2, 2009 - A US soldier is believed to have been captured by insurgents in Afghanistan, the military said Thursday, as a commander for a hardline Taliban faction said his militia had the trooper.]]>