February 02, 2009 Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense SpaceWar Advertising Kit
Obama, Pentagon pull in different directions on no nukes goal
Washington (AFP) Jan 30, 2009
President Barack Obama has set a goal of a "world without nuclear weapons" but the Pentagon is leaning in a seemingly contradictory direction: a modernized nuclear arsenal. The new administration has signaled its intent to swiftly engage Russia in negotiations on deeper cuts in their respective arsenals, with the ultimate aim of reducing them to zero. But US Defense Secretary Robert Gates ... read more

World powers to hold first Iran meeting of Obama presidency
Berlin (AFP) Jan 30, 2009
Senior diplomats from six world powers trying to convince Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions will meet next week in Germany for their first meeting since US President Barack Obama took office, a German official said Friday. Political directors from the UN Security Council permanent members -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States -- plus Germany will meet Wednesday near the ... more

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Data theft from firms topped a trillion dollars in 2008: study
San Francisco (AFP) Jan 30, 2009
Workers turned "cyber moles" and crime syndicates armed with malicious software are looting digital data from businesses as losses reportedly topped a trillion dollars in 2008. California computer security firm McAfee presented the findings Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with a warning that the world's dismal financial straits are exacerbating data theft woes. ... more

Raytheon's Unmanned Ground Control System First To Be NATO-Certified
Falls Church VA (SPX) Feb 02, 2009
Raytheon has achieved another industry first from NATO for the U.S. Navy Tactical Control System. The so-called STANAG (Standardization Agreement) 4586 certification confirms that the TCS is the only unmanned ground control system conforming to the NATO standard. "This is a great accomplishment for the Navy, Raytheon and the TCS program," said Capt. Tim Dunigan, U.S. Navy. "Having the NATO ... more

Afghan artists learn from Italian master
Herat, Afghanistan (AFP) Feb 1, 2009
Italian artist Ernesto Lamagna, "sculptor of the angels," moves around a small makeshift classroom in a heavily secured military base in western Afghanistan with pride and enthusiasm. He arrived a week earlier, brought by Italian troops, to work with young artists in Herat, a city with centuries of art, architecture and culture, but much of it destroyed by decades of war and fundamentalism. ... more

Blast Overpressure Is Generated From The Firing Of Weapons And May Cause Brain Injury
Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Feb 02, 2009
The brain may be injured by the noise, which is produced when, for example, an anti-tank weapon (Bazooka, Karl Gustav) or a howitzer (Haubits) is fired. Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy demonstrated mild injury to brain tissue. In response to this, the Swedish Armed Forces restricted the number of rounds per day Swedish personnel can be exposed to. A number of reports, which have ... more

 

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    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 needs
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    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

    TECH SPACE
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    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
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    ROBO SPACE
    Left, right and faithful unite to demand human control over AI
    Washington, 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 says
    Walldorf, 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 strikes
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    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

     
    Hamas Finds Victory In Ruins Of Gaza
    Washington (UPI) Jan 28, 2009
    In conventional military terms, Hamas lost badly in Gaza, but in the far more important long-term struggle for the hearts and minds of the Palestinian people, it followed the model of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland and won big. In 22 days of fighting that ended with a unilateral Israeli cease-fire Sunday, 1,285 Palestinians were killed in Gaza, according to the Palestinian Center ... more

    Iran's Rafsanjani urges Obama not to copy Bush
    Tehran (AFP) Jan 30, 2009
    Iran's influential former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Friday urged new US President Barack Obama not to copy the policies of his predecessor George W. Bush in dealing with Tehran. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs's statement on Thursday that Obama retained "all options" while dealing with Tehran and its controversial nuclear programme reminded him of Bush, Rafsanjani said in a ... more

    Looking for a new approach to Afghan development
    Herat, Afghanistan (AFP) Feb 1, 2009
    Sitting around tables at an Italian military base, NATO commanders and other forces of development in Afghanistan discuss obstacles in their drive to build the country and undermine insurgents. The group includes the governor and mayor of the western city of Herat, UN officials and military officers from the provincial reconstruction team (PRT) run by NATO soldiers, who in this western ... more

    Northrop Grumman Delivers 400th Fuselage Section For F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
    El Segundo CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2009
    Northrop Grumman has delivered its 400th fuselage section for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, the U.S. Navy's combat-proven multi-role strike fighter. The fuselage "shipset," measuring nearly 30 feet long and 18 feet high, consists of the aircraft's center and aft fuselage sections, twin vertical tails and all associated subsystems. It was shipped earlier this month to The Boeing Company ... more

     

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