| May 26, 2006 |
 |
our time will build eternity |
|
Chinese And US Scientists To Cooperate Beijing (UPI) May 26, 2006 
The U.S. National Science Foundation opened an office in Beijing Wednesday, aimed at encouraging greater collaboration between Chinese and U.S. scientists. The office hopes to stimulate ideas and programs in areas including physics, bioscience and information science, said the foundation's director, Arden L Bement.
|
|
| PREVIOUS ISSUE OF SPACEWAR |
China's Defense Challenge
Washington (UPI) May 26, 2006At some point this fall, probably in September, China will take delivery of a state-of-the-art anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense system. North Korea Regulates Ties With South 
Seoul (UPI) May 26, 2006North Korea's abrupt cancellation of the test-runs of cross-border trains indicates it would like to control the speed of reconciliation and cooperation with South Korea after an apparent protest by the country's hard-line military, analysts here say. Gulf States Fear Iran War 
Washington (UPI) May 26, 2006What do the Gulf nations think about the situation around Iran? "Our region will not survive a new war [between the United States and Iran], another aggravation of tensions," said Qatar Foreign Minister Hamad Bin Jassim Al-Thani during a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. |
NSA Datamining Pushes Tech Envelope
Washington (UPI) May 26, 2006Amid the political firestorm surrounding the National Security Agency's use of wiretapping for domestic phone calls, inquiries as to technology as well as legality have become prevalent. Key to most of this is the question as to whether the National Security Agency has overstepped its bounds. US Bringing Terrorists To Book 
Washington (UPI) May 24, 2006The U.S. government has made major progress in prosecuting international terrorists, the new deputy attorney general said this week. Border Patrol Chief Spells Out Growth Plan 
Washington (UPI) May 26, 2006The head of the U.S. Border Patrol spelled out to Congress Wednesday his organization's five year expansion plan to boost border security. David Aguilar, chief of the Border Patrol, described the National Guard's role in protecting the southern border as a two-year bridge to a more comprehensive, five-year plan in a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee. US lawmakers want Pakistan to reopen probe on illicit nuclear network 
Washington (AFP) May 25, 2006 US lawmakers on Thursday called for the reopening of a probe into a nuclear smuggling network led by disgraced Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan amid concerns he could have supplied Iran with nuclear weapon designs. |
US to keep force levels in Iraq 'to win': Bush
Washington (AFP) May 25, 2006 US President George W. Bush on Thursday refused to set a timetable for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq following the creation of its new government, saying "we will keep the force level there necessary to win". Marine chief to visit Iraq amid allegations of marines killing civilians 
Washington (AFP) May 25, 2006 The commandant of the US Marine Corps left for Iraq Thursday to remind marines of their duty to protect non-combatants, amid allegations that marines killed Iraqi civilians. Taliban offensive seeks to discourage NATO deployments: NATO chief 
Washington (AFP) May 25, 2006 NATO's supreme commander said Thursday a spring offensive by Taliban fighters appears aimed at discouraging US allies taking part in an expanded NATO-led force in southern Afghanistan. |
Brzezinski Wants Orderly Iraq Withdrawal
Washington (UPI) May 26, 2006Zbigniew Brzezinski, national security adviser under U.S. President Jimmy Carter, laid out a four-step plan for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq Thursday. Brzezinski advocated a fundamental shift in the American approach to Iran, and caution on the recent nuclear deal with India. Iran Bird Flu On UN Agenda 
United Nations (UPI) May 24, 2006U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called on Vietnam to share knowledge gained in a successful campaign against bird flu, but warned the country to not let its guard down in the continuing fight against the disease. Invisibility Through Nano 
New York (UPI) May 26, 2006Invisibility cloaks that bend light might develop using nanotechnology, experts tell UPI's Nano World. "There are probably quite a number of useful things you could do with stealth for the military," said researcher John Pendry, a physicist at Imperial College London. |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2005 - 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 |