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THAAD Performs Flawlessly in Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Flight Test Tewksbury MA (SPX) May 15, 2006 
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) radar built by Raytheon Company performed flawlessly in a flight test conducted by the Missile Defense Agency at the White Sands Missile Range today. The test successfully demonstrated the first fully-integrated radar, launcher, fire control and missile operations and engagement functions against a simulated target.
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Wearable Sensors To Improve Soldier Debriefing
Gaithersburg, MD (SPX) May 15, 2006A soldier's after-action mission report can sometimes leave out vital observations and experiences that could be valuable in planning future operations. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is exploring the use of soldier-worn sensors and recorders to augment a soldier's recall and reporting capability. Russia Will Not Relapse Into Cold War Era In Relations With West Says Putin 
Sochi (RIAN) May 15, 2006Russia will be patiently developing relations with the West and will not return to the Cold War period in their relations, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday. "We will be building relations with our Western colleagues with patience and calm," Putin said. Iran Says Israel Will Vanish As Nuke Talks Heat Up 
Jakarta (AFP) May 15, 2006Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned Thursday that Israel will "one day vanish," ramping up the stakes in the midst of frantic international diplomacy over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. |
Kremlin Voices Concern At US Conventional Missile Plans
Moscow (AFP) May 15, 2006The Kremlin voiced worry Thursday at reported US plans to mount non-nuclear warheads on intercontinental strategic missiles to strike targets anywhere in the world within minutes and with no prior warning and called for talks on subject. US Backs Missile Defense Cooperation With Russia 
Washington (RIA) May 15, 2006The U.S. House of Representatives has approved an amendment to defense-spending legislation calling for cooperation with Russia on missile defense. Armenia launches plant to recycle Soviet missile fuel 
Yerevan, (AFP) May 13, 2006 Armenia late Friday inaugurated a plant that will recycle toxic components of the fuel used by Soviet-era missiles that remain on the territory of this Caucasus republic. The 1.55-million-dollar plant, located some 80 kilometers from the capital Yerevan, is funded by the Organization for Security and Cooperation on Europe (OSCE), the United States, Finland, Canada and Germany. |
Mossad Remains In Charge Of Iran Nuke File
Jerusalem, (AFP) May 13, 2006 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has decided that Mossad, Israel's intelligence agency, will remain in charge of the Iranian nuclear file, army radio reported Saturday. Negroponte Tries To Reassure CIA Analysts 
Washington (UPI) May 15, 2006Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte this week launched a strategy of trying to reassure veteran CIA analysts, intelligence community sources told UPI. The establishment under Negroponte of multi-agency centers to deal with key issues like terrorism and proliferation had "gutted" the CIA's own analytic capacity, the veteran CIA agent said. State Intel Too Independent - Part 1 
Washington (UPI) May 15, 2006A new congressional report expresses concern that the State Department's intelligence bureau may resist new reforms. At the direction of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the U.S. State Department is shifting its attention increasingly to Iran. |
Iraq's Nightmare Reality
Amman, Jordan (UPI) May 15, 2006If the old saying that things need to get worse before they get better applies to Iraq, it's hard to imagine how much worse it can possibly get before that country returns to minimum normality. Chinese capital launches Internet cafe crackdown 
Beijing, (AFP) May 12, 2006 China's capital Beijing has launched a campaign to bar minors and those thought to be accessing "unhealthy" content" from the city's internet cafes, state media said Friday. Army Aviation Warfighting Center Assumes UAS Training Mission 
Fort Huachuca AZ (AFNS) May 15, 2006The newly activated Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training Battalion (provisional) assumed responsibility for training operators and maintainers of the Army's unmanned aerial systems last month at Fort Huachuca, Ariz. |
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