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The United States warned Thursday that it will "rethink" its approach to North Korean nuclear disarmament after the latest round of six-country negotiations collapsed in Beijing. White House spokeswoman Dana Perino blamed the secretive Stalinist regime for scuttling the talks by refusing to accept a formal mechanism for verifying its statements about the extent of its atomic activities. ... read more 
Washington (UPI) Dec 11, 2008 "You have to go back to the original version of what 'defense transformation' was supposed to be," says Thomas Donnelly, a defense analyst with the American Enterprise Institute. Following Gulf War I and the end of the Cold War, it was thought that information technology and precision weapons had changed the landscape of war by reducing costs and increasing the efficacy of remote firepower. ... more
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Moscow (AFP) Dec 11, 2008The United States and Russia will hold next talks in Moscow next week on a planned US missile defence shield in Eastern Europe, Itar-Tass agency reported Thursday quoting a junior Russian foreign minister. "It is too early to forecast the results of this meeting... Everything depends on the new US administration's assessment of the subject," said Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. ... more  
Islamabad (AFP) Dec 11, 2008Six suspected militants were killed Thursday when a missile apparently fired by a US drone struck a house in a Pakistani tribal district known to be a Taliban stronghold, an official said. The missile hit a house next to a seminary in South Waziristan district in the country's north west, the senior Pakistani security official told AFP. Local intelligence officials confirmed the strike ... more  
Washington (UPI) Dec 11, 2008 Implementing military reform is a challenging task for Russian generals. Understanding what's going on is daunting for outside observers. Moscow's military leaders seem to think that the best way to proceed is to keep their dirty laundry out of public view. The Russian General Staff has classified reform discussions in order to hide broad discontent among the top generals. It's also a ... more 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 12, 2008On Dec. 9, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a number of possible Foreign Military Sales to Iraq. These proposed sales will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a friendly country. This proposed sale directly supports the Iraqi government and serves the interests of the Iraqi people and the ... more |
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Italy challenges EU over key climate toolRome (AFP) Mar 6, 2026 Italy is once again challenging the EU's green transition, pushing for an overhaul of the bloc's carbon trading scheme and changing the way the tool operates to try to cut electricity bills. ... more  
Swiss vote down proposal for massive 'climate fund'Geneva (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal to create a multibillion-dollar climate fund aimed at combating global warming and its consequences, voting against it by a large margin. ... more 
AI giants promise Trump to pay for increased energy needsNew York (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 Seven US tech giants at the forefront of artificial intelligence committed Wednesday to offset the costs of their increased electricity needs through investments in energy infrastructure. ... more 
  
CesiumAstro buys Vidrovr to embed AI across satellite communicationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026 CesiumAstro has acquired Vidrovr in a move to integrate artificial intelligence directly into its space communications systems, payloads, and satellite platforms, extending AI-driven analytics and r ... more 
Behind Space Innovation The Growing Role of Outsourcing ServicesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026 Explore the reasons outsourcing has become the norm in space innovation. Discover how it helps teams reduce turnaround times, lower costs and improve results within a short time. ... more 
After oil, US moves to secure access to Venezuelan mineralsCaracas (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 US mining companies are lining up to invest in Venezuela, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said during a visit to Caracas on Wednesday as he pushed for greater access to critical minerals. ... more
  
Left, right and faithful unite to demand human control over AIWashington, United States (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 A coalition spanning US conservative figure Steve Bannon, progressives, labor unions and faith groups announced Wednesday a joint declaration of principles on artificial intelligence, framing the effort as a pushback against what they called Silicon Valley's reckless deployment of AI. ... more 
Europe should focus on industrial AI, SAP saysWalldorf, Germany (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 Europe should focus on competing in industrial AI, a top executive at German software giant SAP said, as the continent plays catch-up in the race for the cutting-edge technology against the United States and China. ... more 
Questions over AI capability as tech guides Iran strikesParis, France (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 The latest bout of fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran has seen AI deployed as never before to sift intelligence and select targets, although the technology's use in war remains hotly debated. ... more
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Washington (UPI) Dec 11, 2008 It took an army of engineers, repeated tests, a decade of patience and an unwavering political will to rescue Russia's troubled Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile. Although the RSM-56 Bulava SLBM still has many critics, Sergei Ivanov, Russia's first deputy prime minister and former defense minister, a longtime supporter of the project, has announced the Bulava has now been approved ... more 
Washington (AFP) Dec 11, 2008Numbers of Iranian-made "explosively formed penetrators" (EFPs) in Iraq decreased in recent months, reflecting an apparent decline in Tehran's support for Iraqi insurgents, a US general said Thursday. "The EFPs are way down -- I am talking about terms of a dozen, 20 in Iraq in a month from maybe 60, 80," US Army Lieutenant General Thomas Metz told journalists. EFPs are a deadly type of ... more  
Cartagena, Spain (SPX) Dec 12, 2008Indra will cooperate with Navantia in the development of the simulator to train the crew of the S-80 submarine whose construction was commissioned to Navantia by the Armada Espanola. It is the first time Indra cooperates in the design of a training system for a submarine and it completes its offer in this type of solutions. The simulator is to be implemented in Cartagena's Submarine School ... more  
Kandahar, Afghanistan (AFP) Dec 11, 2008Warning that Afghanistan will be a "long fight," US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he hoped to send three more US combat brigades to the country by late spring. "I do believe there will be a requirement for a sustained commitment here for a protracted period of time. How many years that is, and how many troops that is, nobody knows at this point," he said during an unannounced ... more |
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Dubai airport briefly suspends operations after interceptionDubai (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 Dubai airport, the world's busiest for international traffic, suspended operations Saturday before partially resuming services, after an air defence interception in the area during attacks from Iran. ... more 
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Water emerges as a dangerous new war targetParis, France (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 Attacks on water systems are uncommon in wartime, but they have appeared in the war in the Middle East with strikes on desalination plants - critical infrastructure for millions of people in the arid region. ... more 
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Residents warned 'crocs everywhere' after north Australia floodsSydney (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 Police in Australia's Northern Territory warned of 'crocs everywhere' on Sunday and said they had moved more than a thousand people across the state into shelter after massive floods. ... more 
Shelter rankings and shower-timing apps: Israelis, Palestinians adjust to Iranian rocketsJerusalem (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 What is Israel's best bomb shelter? And when is the best time of day to shower without interruption from a missile alert? ... more 
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