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A Raytheon Company Standard Missile-2 Block IV missile intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile target at the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division. The SM-2 Block IV engagement demonstrated a near-term, sea-based capability for destroying short-range ballistic missiles in their terminal or final phase of flight. During the same test, a Raytheon SM-2 Block IIIA missile interc ... read more 
London (AFP) April 1, 2009US President Barack Obama and Russia's Dmitry Medvedev launched a milestone quest Wednesday to slash their nuclear arsenals, hoping to reverse the worst slump in the former foes' ties since the Cold War. In their first face-to-face talks, Obama and Medvedev also upped pressure on Iran over its nuclear programme and agreed the US leader would go to Moscow in July for a high-stakes summit as h ... more
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EU to probe Czech aid for two nuclear units
Japan vote moves world's biggest nuclear plant closer to restart Global nuclear arms control under pressure in 2026 Macron, on UAE visit, announces new French aircraft carrier North Korea says Japan's nuclear ambitions must be stopped 'at any cost' India's parliament passes bill to open nuclear power to private firms Russian nuclear-capable missile Oreshnik deployed in Belarus Mossad chief says Israel must 'ensure' Iran won't restart nuclear programme Zelensky says Donetsk among key disagreements in peace talks Press Release from Business Wire: Helical Fusion Co., Ltd. 
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Arlington, Va. (UPI) Mar 31, 2009 The best place to be for evading surface-to-air missiles and moving through enemy fighters is at high altitude and high speed. Just how high and how fast depends on the threats. Against today's fighters, air speeds of Mach 0.8 - eight-tenths of the speed of sound - or greater and altitudes above 35,000 feet are usually sufficient. The problem emerges about five to seven years ... more  
Tal Afar, Iraq (AFP) April 1, 2009In a remote but strategic corner of northern Iraq, US and local security forces are racing against time to win over the war's disenfranchised and prevent the return of an extremist insurgency. Relaunching basic services for the 2.8 million people in the agricultural province of Nineveh, criss-crossed with key oil pipelines to Syria and Turkey, is seen as key to crushing the rebellion sparked ... more  
Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) April 1, 2009A suspected US drone fired two missiles into an alleged Taliban and Al-Qaeda training centre in northwest Pakistan Wednesday, killing up to 12 militants, security officials said. The reported strike was the first from a drone since US President Barack Obama last week unveiled a sweeping new strategy designed to defeat Islamist militants holed up in Pakistan and neighbouring Afghanistan. ... more 
Baquba, Iraq (UPI) Mar 31, 2009 A previously less visible terror group has replaced al-Qaida in spearheading attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq. Armor-piercing hand grenades have appeared in the Diyala provincial capital of Baquba, disrupting the relative calm that has held in the key Iraqi city for months. he RKG-3 - a Russian acronym for handheld shaped charge grenade - weighs just a bit more than 2 pounds and ... more |
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France updates net-zero plan, with fossil fuel phaseout; Fight over fossil fuels nixes key text of UN environment reportParis, France (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 France released on Friday a revamped roadmap to become carbon neutral by 2050, with an ambitious plan to phase out oil and gas. ... more  
Policies to expand US grid weigh cost reliability and emissionsBoston MA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Growing energy demand means the U.S. will almost certainly have to expand its electricity grid in coming years. What's the best way to do this? A new study by MIT researchers examines legislation in ... more 
EU agrees to weaken and delay green business rulesBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 9, 2025 European governments and lawmakers agreed to weaken and delay new environmental and human rights rules Tuesday, clearing a key hurdle in a push to unpick EU regulations seen as too burdensome for businesses. ... more 
  
X-MAT introduces X-FOAM: A game-changing ceramic foam for extreme environmentsOrlando, FL (SPX) Dec 01, 2025 X-MAT has announced the release of X-FOAM, a 1,300°C ceramic foam engineered for use in harsh environments demanding high thermal insulation and structural performance. ... more 
Bible 1.0: How Ancient Canon Became Our First Large Language ModelsSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 14, 2025 Modern large language models are treated as something radically new: vast statistical machines trained on almost everything humans have written, and able to regenerate knowledge on demand. Yet in structural terms, humanity has worked with something similar for millennia. ... more 
Digital twin successfully launched and deployed into spaceDavis CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 A dynamic digital twin designed by UC Davis researchers was launched into Earth's orbit last week aboard a SpaceX rocket. The innovation, which will model the current condition and predict the futur ... more
  
AI advances robot navigation on the International Space StationStanford CA (SPX) Dec 09, 2025 Imagine a robot about the size of a toaster floating through the tight corridors of the International Space Station, quietly moving supplies or checking for leaks - all without an astronaut at the c ... more 
Indian dance mudras yield advanced synergies for robotic hand controlLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County extracted building blocks from precise hand gestures in Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance form. Their analysis revealed a richer set ... more 
MIT engineers design an aerial microrobot that can fly as fast as a bumblebeeBoston MA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 In the future, tiny flying robots could be deployed to aid in the search for survivors trapped beneath the rubble after a devastating earthquake. Like real insects, these robots could flit through t ... more
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Washington (AFP) April 1, 2009North Korea's expected rocket launch is set to confront US President Barack Obama with his first major foreign crisis and it is one that comes with few easy options, analysts say. Experts say Obama will feel politically obliged to act tough, although he ultimately has little choice but to push for a resumption of talks to end the communist state's nuclear program. North Korea says it wil ... more  
Washington (UPI) Mar 31, 2009 Why has Israel's very-short-range Iron Dome anti-ballistic missile interceptor system failed so badly? And why didn't the Israelis simply buy the already combat-approved, highly reliable U.S.-built Raytheon Vulcan Phalanx machine gun instead? First, it should be noted that the huge cost overruns and delays on Iron Dome are hardly unique. This kind of thing happens to far larger and more ... more 
Washington (AFP) April 1, 2009Islamist insurgents pose a growing threat not only to Afghanistan but to Pakistan's "very existence," the commander of US forces in the region, General David Petraeus, said on Wednesday. "The Pakistani military has stepped up operations" against the militants but more action was needed, Petraeus told the Senate Armed Services Committee. Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked groups based near the ... more  
Beijing (AFP) March 31, 2009China Tuesday dismissed allegations that it was engaged in computer espionage worldwide as "lies" fabricated by people aiming to tarnish the rise of the Asian giant. "Some people outside of China are bent on fabricating lies of so-called Chinese computer spies," foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang told journalists. "Their attempt to tarnish China with lies is doomed to failure." Qin ... more |
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US says Mexico agrees to water treaty obligationsNew York (AFP) Dec 13, 2025 The United States and Mexico reached an agreement on water-sharing on Friday, after President Donald Trump threatened new sanctions. ... more 
Ozone catalysts mapped for safer water disinfectionPittsburgh PA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 University of Pittsburgh researchers and collaborators have identified how to design catalysts that generate ozone on demand as a potential alternative to chlorine-based disinfection in hospitals an ... more 
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IAEA calls for repair work on Chernobyl sarcophagusVienna (AFP) Dec 7, 2025 The UN nuclear watchdog has said that the protective structure surrounding the exploded reactor at Chernobyl can no longer perform its main function of blocking radiation, after a Russian drone strike earlier this year. ... more 
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