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Russian Rocket Woes Undermining Confidence In Nuclear Arsenal Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2006 
Russian policy makers have reacted with fury to a recent article in Foreign Affairs discussing the growing problems Russia has in maintaining its ICBM nuclear delivery systems The article, entitled "The Rise of U.S. Nuclear Primacy," by Keir A. Lieber and Daryl G. Press, ran in the March issue of Foreign Affairs.
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US Demands End To Russia-Iran Nuclear Technology Cooperation
Moscow (AFP) Apr 20, 2006The United States demanded Wednesday an end to Russia's cooperation with Iran in building the Islamic republic's first civilian nuclear power station and also suggested halting a sale of Russian missiles. Rice Expresses Confidence In Diplomatic Solution To Iran Nuclear Crisis 
Chicago (AFP) Apr 20, 2006US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice expressed confidence Wednesday that a diplomatic solution will be found to the Iranian nuclear crisis, but warned that military options remain on the table and that Washington will not necessarily wait for an international consensus. Russia Will Not Intervene In Iran Military Chief 
Moscow (AFP) Apr 20, 2006Russia's military will not intervene on one side or the other should the current Iran crisis lead to an armed conflict, the chief of the Russian general staff said Wednesday. |
Boeing Super Hornet Demonstrates Network Capability In Multiple JDAM Drop
St. Louis MO (SPX) Apr 20, 2006Boeing [has demonstrated the capability of an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to provide targeting coordinates to other aircraft using the Raytheon APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array radar system. Israeli RPG Defense System Passes Live-Fire Test 
Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Apr 20, 2006A new Israeli-designed technology to protect armored military vehicles from rocket-propelled grenades was successfully tested in Virginia last week. SAIC Acquires Geo-Spatial Technologies 
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 06, 2006San Diego VA (SPX) Apr 20, 2006 Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has completed the acquisition of Geo-Spatial Technologies, Inc. (GSTI), a Springfield, Va., and Seattle, Wa., firm that is a leader in the research, development, and application of novel geospatial technology for advanced 3-D imaging, reconnaissance, remote sensing and mapping systems. |
UK Expects Iran To Defy Nuclear Deadline
London (UPI) Apr 20, 2006Britain does not expect that Iran will comply with the United Nations' 30-day deadline to halt uranium enrichment, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw admitted Wednesday. Iran Appoints New Man To Berlin With Nuclear Diplomacy Background 
Berlin (UPI) Apr 20, 2006Iran has named one of its top diplomats as the new ambassador to Germany in an obvious bid to place a man with a nuclear diplomacy background into the heart of Europe. The Cost Of Keeping Rumsfeld Might Be Lieberman 
Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2006President George W. Bush and his embattled Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld were crystal clear in their public statements Tuesday: Rumsfeld stays. There seems no good reason to doubt that both men meant what they said. And there is every reason to look with skepticism on the list of certainly able, experienced and responsible figures who have surfaced in press speculations about who might succeed Rumsfeld: |
Northrop Grumman Opens Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Production Center In Mississippi
Moss Point MS (SPX) Apr 20, 2006Northrop Grumman Corporation has opened its Unmanned Systems Center production facility in Moss Point, Miss., where the MQ-8B Fire Scout, and portions of the RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will be produced. Arotech Receives Battery Development Contract From Leading UAV Supplier 
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Apr 20, 2006Arotech has announced that its Electric Fuel subsidiary has been awarded a development contract to develop a high energy density rechargeable Lithium Battery and Smart Charger from a world leading supplier of Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs). Raw Code Generated At Record Speed 
Gaithersburg MD (UPI) Apr 20, 2006U.S. government scientists have generated raw code for "unbreakable" encryption at record speed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. |
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