May 31, 2009 Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense SpaceWar Advertising Kit
US warns NKorea amid reports of new rocket launch
Seoul (AFP) May 30, 2009
Unfazed by international anger at its second nuclear bomb test, a defiant North Korea was said Saturday to be preparing to launch a long-range missile. The United States stressed it would never accept the North as a nuclear-armed state and warned that more atomic tests could spark an arms race in East Asia. "A train carrying a long-range missile has been spotted at the weapons research c ... read more

US says no need to boost troops in SKorea
Seoul (AFP) May 29, 2009
The United States said Friday there was no need to increase its troop numbers in South Korea, after North Korea threatened an attack following its latest test of a nuclear bomb. Tensions have been running high since the secretive North tested an atomic bomb on Monday and then announced it would no longer be bound by the armistice that ended the Korean War in 1953. US Defence Secretary Ro ... more

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US will not accept nuclear-armed NKorea: Gates
Singapore (AFP) May 30, 2009
The United States warned Saturday it would not accept a nuclear-armed North Korea while China called for calm amid signs that Pyongyang was preparing to stage a new long-range missile exercise. US Defence Secretary Robert Gates told a high-level security forum in Singapore that North Korea's defiant acts, including an atomic bomb test earlier this week, could spark an arms race with serious ... more

US military says 35 militants killed in Afghanistan
Kabul (AFP) May 29, 2009
The US military said Friday that troops killed 35 militants in clashes and air strikes in Afghanistan, the latest in a recent upsurge of heavy battles in insurgent strongholds across the war-torn country. The fighting erupted Thursday when Afghan and US-led troops came under heavy fire while on patrol in southern Zabul province, the military said. "The combined forces returned fire and ... more

New US command to focus on cyber battlefield
Washington (AFP) May 29, 2009
The US military is moving ahead with plans to create its first "cyber command" designed to bolster America's potential to wage digital warfare as well as defend against mounting cyber threats, officials said on Friday. After President Barack Obama announced Friday his plans to overhaul cyber security policy, Defense Secretary Robert Gates was expected to soon formally propose the new cyber ... more

Outside View: Pentagon reforms -- Part 4
Arlington, Va. (UPI) May 29, 2009
Performance-Based Logistics is designed to buy results and outcomes instead of services and resources. The service provider is responsible for the final outcome measured in terms agreed to by the customer -- the government. The U.S. government is responsible for managing suppliers rather than supplies and services. The results are measured in terms of outcomes, not costs. Performance-B ... more

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  • US and Russia hold second round of START arms talks


  • Outside View: Leaving Iraq -- Part 1


  • NKorea vows response if UN imposes sanctions


  • Defense Focus: Future wars -- Part 3
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    ENERGY NEWS
    France updates net-zero plan, with fossil fuel phaseout; Fight over fossil fuels nixes key text of UN environment report
    Paris, 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 emissions
    Boston 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 rules
    Brussels, 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

    TECH SPACE
    X-MAT introduces X-FOAM: A game-changing ceramic foam for extreme environments
    Orlando, 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 Models
    Sydney, 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 space
    Davis 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

    ROBO SPACE
    AI advances robot navigation on the International Space Station
    Stanford 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 control
    Los 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 bumblebee
    Boston 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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    Obama meets Abbas, ups pressure on Israel
    Washington (AFP) May 29, 2009
    US President Barack Obama Thursday renewed pressure on Israel but rejected a timetable for his peace drive, noting domestic pressures heaped on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As Obama met Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas for the first time as president, he called for a halt to settlement building on the occupied West Bank, while his administration sparred with Israel over the sens ... more

    Militant stronghold cleared in Swat offensive: Pakistan
    Islamabad (AFP) May 29, 2009
    Pakistan's military said Friday soldiers had cleared another militant stronghold and killed 28 militants over the last 24 hours of its offensive against the Taliban in the northwest district of Swat. "Security forces continued with cordon and search operation and successfully cleared the stronghold of miscreants at Peochar village," the military said in a statement providing no further detai ... more

    Iran candidate ready for nuclear talks with world powers
    Tehran (AFP) May 29, 2009
    Former premier Mir Hossein Mousavi said on Friday that he is prepared to hold talks with the international P5-plus-1 group over Iran's nuclear drive if he wins next month's presidential election. "I agree to talks with 5-plus-1," Mousavi told journalists from international news networks. But Mousavi said Tehran would continue its nuclear programme. "We will not give (up) anything for ... more

    Asia, Middle East to boost defence spending: Boeing
    Singapore (AFP) May 29, 2009
    Asia and the Middle East will boost defence spending in the next two decades amid growing regional tensions, a top Boeing executive said Friday. "Those markets we think are going to expand, if I look at defence spending and where we see the growth coming over the next decade or two, it's in Asia and it's in the Middle East," said Jim Albaugh, president and chief executive of Boeing Integrate ... more

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  • China defends military buildup, urges calm in NKorea row


  • Computer experts hail Obama plan for cyber czar


  • Commentary: Loose nukes terrorism


  • Relatives call for help in finding China's Tiananmen dead
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  • Publisher defends Zhao memoir after Beijing attack
  • Blogging guru chips away at Great Firewall of China
  • Manila defies court, allows oil depots to stay
  • SKorea, US troops raise alert after NKorean threat
  • Sulphur In Just One Hair Could Blow A Terrorist's Alibi
  • Outside View: Soft power limits -- Part 6
  • Obama meets Abbas, ups pressure on Israel
  • NKorea blast likely less powerful than hoped: expert

  • Initial MP-RTIP Radar Performance Verification Flights Completed
  • In NKorea crisis, military options for US are grim
  • Ground Soldier Ensemble Tactical Awareness Demonstrated
  • Defense Focus: Future wars -- Part 2
  • NKorean refugees say food more important than nukes
  • India Rejects Russian Aerial Tankers Over Poor Maintenance
  • China finding it harder to support NKorea: analysts
  • Surge in boardings of NKorean ships unlikely: analysts

  • KMSAM Program Achieves Significant Milestone
  • Obama pressures Israel on settlements
  • Raytheon Continues Producing Radar Warning Receivers
  • USAF Officials Fund New Generation Of Energy Efficient UAVs
  • US rejects newspaper report on Iraq prison photos
  • Outside View: Pentagon reforms -- Part 3
  • NKorea warns of attack, says truce no longer valid
  • US set for START talks with Russia next week: spokesperson



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