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The US government has endorsed a plan to build a new generation of spy satellites, although funding to boost the Pentagon's imaging capacity still needs congressional approval. Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair said Tuesday that his agency and the Department of Defense had finalized a plan to modernize the fleet of US observation satellites. "Imagery is a core component of ... read more 
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 10, 2009NATO celebrated its 60th anniversary last weekend as the oldest and most successful military alliance in the world, and it's bigger than ever. But will it be good for another 60 years of success? Probably not. Under the NATO shield, the nations of Europe have enjoyed their longest period of uninterrupted peace and prosperity since the time of the great emperor Charlemagne 1,200 years ag ... more
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Iran FM says 'good progress' in talks with US Press Release from Business Wire: Proxima Fusion USS Gerald Ford leaves Crete as Iran talks begin: AFP Iran says US talks to focus solely on nuclear programme Iran insists not seeking nuclear weapon ahead of US talks Snake-like robot unveiled for Fukushima debris removal Iran president says ahead of US talks not seeking nuclear weapon 'at all' North Korea's Kim shuns South but could 'get along' with US North Korea's Kim says could 'get along' with US but shuns South 
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Washington DC (UPI) Apr 10, 2009Israel's Arrow-3 anti-ballistic missile may be one of the first victims of U.S. President Barack Obama's defense spending cuts. Ynet, the Web site of the respected Tel Aviv daily Yediot Aharonot, reported Monday that U.S. funding for the Arrow-3 program is likely to be eliminated. However, in compensation, the Obama administration is prepared to help Israel buy the U.S. Navy's ... more 
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 10, 2009Liberal and conservative critics alike are raging at Defense Secretary Robert Gates's defense cuts: For liberals, he only nibbled at the Pentagon's enormous annual budget by cutting a number of high-profile programs. Conservatives are raging that he cut any at all. However, Gates's cuts were not radical. And only one of them -- stopping production of the expensive F-22 Raptor air-super ... more  
Manipal, India (UPI) Apr 10, 2009At the risk of some repetition, it is worth mentioning two facts that seem unknown to policymakers such as U.S. envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke. The first is that the Asia of the 21st century is a tad different from that of the 19th; hence dredging up stored wisdom on how European colonial powers handled situations on the continent during that era may not be an entirely acc ... more  
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 10, 2009In 2007 a U.S. Computer Science and Telecommunications Board research report titled "Toward A Safer and More Secure Cyberspace" concluded that the U.S. research and development program to ensure national cybersecurity was still wholly inadequate. "Both traditional and unorthodox approaches will be necessary," the report warned. "Traditional research is problem-specific, and there are ma ... more |
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Zelensky seeks more air defence as Russia plunges Kyiv into coldVilnius (AFP) Jan 25, 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought more air defence support from allies on Sunday as hundreds of buildings in Kyiv were without heating in freezing temperatures for a second day after Russian strikes. ... more 
US to repeal the basis for its climate rules: What to knowWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 17, 2026 President Donald Trump's administration is finalizing its repeal of a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, with an announcement expected in the coming weeks. ... more 
  
Launching the idea of data centers in spaceSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 Tech firms are floating the idea of building data centers in space and tapping into the sun's energy to meet out-of-this-world power demands in a fierce artificial intelligence race. ... more 
Anthropic unveils new AI model as OpenAI rivalry heats upSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 5, 2026 Anthropic on Thursday released its latest high-performing artificial intelligence model, escalating its challenge to OpenAI in the intensifying AI race. ... more
Musk merges xAI into SpaceX in bid to build space data centersSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 Elon Musk has announced that his rocket company SpaceX will take over his artificial intelligence outfit xAI, as he seeks to raise billions of dollars for his science fiction-worthy outer space projects. ... more
  
Reprogrammable metal bricks give robots muscle-like adaptabilityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 Mechanical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a proof-of-concept material system that allows solid Lego-like building blocks to be programmed with different mechanical properties and the ... more 
OpenClaw's AI agent does everything, even social mediaWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 Meet OpenClaw: the AI assistant that promised to be your dream intern, terrified cybersecurity experts, and now thrives on chatbot-only social media - all in just a few weeks. ... more 
Human taught tactile control lets robots grasp diverse objectsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 When humans pick up everyday items such as fragile eggs or slippery metal cups, they instinctively adjust their grip using tactile feedback to avoid breaking or dropping them. In contrast, enabling ... more
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Isfahan, Iran (AFP) April 9, 2009Iran declared on Thursday major advances in its controversial atomic drive as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad opened a nuclear fuel plant and announced the testing of two high capacity centrifuges. Ahmadinejad's announcements at a function in Isfahan province marking national nuclear day are likely to trigger fresh concerns among world powers, who fear Iran's nuclear programme is aimed at maki ... more 
Paris (AFP) April 10, 2009France said Friday it had begun to reduce its own arsenal long before US President Barack Obama called for a "world without nuclear weapons", as a leaked memo showed Paris unimpressed by his speech. According to the daily Le Figaro, President Nicolas Sarkozy's foreign policy advisers were dismissive of Obama's call for an end to the arms race, which he made to a cheering crowd of supporters ... more  
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 10, 2009This is my final Dogs of War column. Since starting in January 2008, I have covered many different aspects of private military and security contracting, but they have been only a small portion of the total number of issues worth examining. Like any other issue, there is good and bad news when it comes to contractors doing work that once upon a time people could only conceive of the gove ... more  
Madrid (AFP) April 12, 2009The armed Basque separatist group ETA plotted to blow up a helicopter or airplane carrying Spanish King Juan Carlos with a surface-to-air missile, a newspaper reported Sunday. Details of the plot were outlined in several CDs which allegedly belonged to ETA and were discovered in 2004, the online edition of Basque newspaper El Correo Digital reported. It said French anti-terrorism services we ... more |
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