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August 07, 2015

Nuclear peace: mankind's most dangerous bluff?
Paris (AFP) Aug 6, 2015
In the nervous aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing 70 years ago, citizens spent decades on alert for a nuclear war that would wipe out billions in a radioactive firestorm and render Earth uninhabitable. Yet the apocalypse never came. Instead an unprecedented period of peace took hold between nuclear-armed global powers aware that a wrong move could wipe out the human race. Nukes could never stop smaller wars and proxy conflicts - and look increasingly impotent against modern non-state threat ... read more

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Ukraine reports seizing nuclear material in western region Ukraine's security service said on Wednesday it had seized a small quantity of what appeared to be non-fissile uranium in a peaceful western region of the war-torn former Soviet state. ... more		US says won't tolerate navigation curbs in tense South China Sea The United States warned Thursday it would not tolerate efforts to control sea and air routes in the South China Sea, as Southeast Asian nations debated how hard to pressure Beijing on its island-building. ... more		Atomic bomb still scars Hiroshima, seven decades later Charred bodies bobbed in the brackish waters that flowed through Hiroshima 70 years ago this week, after a once-vibrant Japanese city was consumed by the searing heat of the world's first nuclear attack. ... more
				China tightens controls on export of drones, supercomputers China is tightening controls on exports of some drones and powerful computers and will require firms to register to ensure they do not "compromise national security", state media reported Sunday. ... more		Brand New Russian, Chinese Hypersonic Weapons Unnerve US High-ranking US military officials acknowledged that highly maneuverable, ultra-fast and elusive hypersonic arms Russia and China are developing pose a strategic threat to the United States, who lac ... more

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Marines order Harris Falcon III radio systems Harris Corporation is to supply the U.S. Marine Corps with Falcon III radios for enhanced and extended voice and data communications. ... more		Global Five Eyes Spy System 'Bigger Than Ever' In an exclusive interview with Sputnik, the respected UK investigative reporter Duncan Campbell has said a western-led mass surveillance system developed in the 1960s is "bigger than ever, much more ... more		A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private hands GMV to deliver new UK launch monitoring algorithms for NSpOC PLD Space lands 180m euro boost to advance global launch services		Roscosmos to Set Up National Manned Spaceflight Center Ex-cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev is tapped to be the head of Russia's future national center for manned flights to space, Russian media reported on Wednesday. "I don't want to rush things and I ca ... more
				Smart gadgets from guns to cars ripe for hacking Hackers are not just after your computer: connected devices from cars to home security systems to sniper rifles are now targets for actors looking to steal or cause mischief. ... more		DynCorp International continues maintenance services for U.S. Navy DynCorp International is to continue to provide maintenance and logistics support at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division in Patuxent River, Md. ... more

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Harris to support Navy efforts for counter-mine measures The U.S. Navy's counter-mine effort is to receive support services from Harris Corp. under a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. ... more		Australia to build new naval fleet in $65bn package Australia on Tuesday announced a Aus$89 billion (US$65 billion) shipbuilding package to construct new frigates and patrol boats locally, with a decision on an international supplier for replacement submarines made "in coming months". ... more		Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage		Marines give Initial Operational Capability status to F-35B fighter The U.S. Marine Corps has given the F-35B Lightning II aircraft from Lockheed Martin Initial Operational Capability. ... more
F-35B Lightning II fighters declared combat ready The U.S. Marine Corps declared the F-35B Lightning II ready for combat missions, a major milestone for the Pentagon's Joint Strike Fighter program and the most expensive weapons program in U.S. history. ... more		Seventy years on, few Americans regret Enola Gay's mission The Enola Gay was on its long flight back to its Pacific island base when co-pilot Captain Robert Lewis opened his log and scribbled down the many questions racing through his mind. ... more		Boeing breaks ground for new facility Boeing has broken ground in Oklahoma on a new headquarters for its Aircraft Modernization and Sustainment division. ... more		Orbital ATK producing ammunition for U.S., allies Orbital ATK is to produce 25mm and 30mm tactical and practice ammunition for the U.S. military and allied forces. ... more

	Damen Shipyards Group launches vessel for Bahamas Defense Force One of nine vessels for the Royal Bahamas Defense Force has been launched in Vietnam by Ha long Shipyard in partnership with the Damen Shipyards Group. ... more		Sol-gel capacitor dielectric offers record-high energy storage Using a hybrid silica sol-gel material and self-assembled monolayers of a common fatty acid, researchers have developed a new capacitor dielectric material that provides an electrical energy storage ... more

AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners

Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power

UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department

South China Sea tensions flare at Asia security talks		NATO halves Baltic air policing mission		Japan says temporarily halting work on new US base in Okinawa		China's island-building faces scrutiny at Asia security talks		Obama to evoke ghosts of Iraq, Soviet Union in Iran plea
China to ensure blues skies for military parade: state media		India's historic peace accord to end oldest insurgency		Taiwan offers students olive branch in curriculum crisis		US uses air power to support beleaguered Syrian allies		Iraqi Kurdish leader vows to avenge Yazidis

First Catholic bishop for three years ordained in China

Britain extends Iraq air strikes mission by a year

Turkish raids raise Iraqi Kurdish leadership stakes

EU, US urge Turkey restraint amid PKK onslaught

Chiang statues become targets as Taiwan confronts history

Iraq's Jon Stewart combats jihadists with laughs

US bill requiring carriers to report 'terror' criticized

Loyalists retake Yemen's biggest airbase: defence ministry

Yemen rebel chief says ready for political settlement

Nigeria air strikes kill 'large number' of Boko Haram

China's Growing Maritime Power May Look Like Mini US Navy by 2020

China Building New Aircraft Carrier... Possibly Nuclear Powered

Lawmaker: Majority in US House oppose Iran nuclear deal

Kerry in Qatar to assure Gulf allies over Iran deal

The Iran nuclear deal and the 'what next' question

Iran deal can speed solutions in Syria, Yemen: Rouhani

New IFF system for E-3 AWACS aircraft

Saudi Arabia seeks ammunition for its land forces

China may be preparing second Spratly airstrip: think-tank

Hurricane season expected to be weaker than normal

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