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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday a looming leadership change in North Korea seems to have stalled its nuclear disarmament and that a new strategy is needed to break the deadlock. Clinton also said there was a "pressing need" for the United States and its partners in six-party disarmament talks to "figure out" how they would deal with North Korea's stated plans to test fire ... read more 
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Feb 20, 2009BAE Systems has been awarded a $21 million contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop an advanced Electromagnetic (EM) Railgun for the U.S. Navy. The 30-month contract is for the detailed design and delivery of an Innovative Naval Prototype (INP) Railgun. "This EM Railgun contract is a continuation of BAE Systems' dedication to delivering advanced technology for tomorrow ... more
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Washington (UPI) Feb 19, 2009 While President Obama signed orders to deploy 17,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan, including 8,000 Marines, his thinking on the Afghan war has changed significantly. It's no longer the gung-ho view of a surge-type operation routing al-Qaida's terrorists. The reinforcements also fall shy of the 30,000 troops requested by Gen. David McKiernan, the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan ... more  
Washington (UPI) Feb 19, 2009 Efforts to safeguard the U.S. homeland tend to focus solely on the unrealistic task of protecting infrastructure. However, the politically charged "failure is not an option" approach to classify all infrastructure as "critical" is detrimental to prioritizing national security missions. Instead, the United States needs leaders who understand the need for creating and implementing strateg ... more 
Krakow, Poland (AFP) Feb 19, 2009The United States is ready to pay more but not beyond a "reasonable" amount to use an air base in Kyrgyzstan to supply US forces in Afghanistan, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday. "We have not resigned ourselves to this being the last word," Gates said after the Kyrgyz parliament voted Thursday to close the Manas air base. "We're going to continue to work the problem with ... more  
St. Louis MO (SPX) Feb 20, 2009Boeing Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM ER) weapon system scored a direct hit against a remote-controlled, land-based moving target Jan. 15 in a flight test conducted at the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center in China Lake, Calif. "SLAM ER has demonstrated its effectiveness against stationary targets, moving surface-ship targets and, now, land-based moving targets," said ... 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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Vienna (AFP) Feb 19, 2009Iran is continuing to enrich uranium, a process potentially used to make an atom bomb, but has slowed down the expansion of its enrichment activities, the UN's atomic watchdog said Thursday. "Contrary to the decisions of the (United Nations) Security Council, Iran has not suspended its enrichment related activities," the International Atomic Energy Agency wrote in its latest report on Tehran ... more 
Vienna (AFP) Feb 19, 2009The UN atomic watchdog has found further uranium particles, as well as traces of graphite at a remote desert site in Syria, which the US alleges was a covert nuclear reactor, it emerged Thursday. UN inspectors detected more unexplained uranium particles at Al-Kibar, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a restricted report. And a senior official close to the agency revealed for ... more  
Krakow (AFP) Feb 19, 2009The United States urged Poland Thursday to be patient over a missile defence deal it inked with Washington while President Barack Obama's team reviews the controversial multi-billion dollar shield. "What I told the defense minister today is that they have to give us a little more time to review these things," US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said at a NATO meeting in Krakow, southern Poland ... more 
Moscow (AFP) Feb 19, 2009Russian border guards repeatedly fired on a cargo ship that hit trouble off its Far Eastern coast at the weekend with the loss off several crew members, prosecutors were quoted as saying Thursday. Officials said the ship, the Sierra Leone-flagged New Star with 10 Chinese crew and six Indonesians on board, was in Russian waters illegally and repeatedly ignored warnings to stop. "The inves ... 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 
France's Dassault accuses Airbus of sabotaging European aircraft projectSaint-Cloud, France (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 France's Dassault Aviation on Wednesday accused Airbus, which represents Germany and Spain in the multibillion-euro FCAS warplane programme, of seeking to sabotage the project. ... more
  
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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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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