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Near-Space Programs To Provide Persistent Space Capability
Peterson AFB CO (SPX) Mar 15, 2005
As Air Force Space Command furthers its utilization of the high frontier it's looking for persistence that doesn't have to reside quite so far out of this world. The command is focusing on developing programs that will operate in the near space region, which is located between 65,000 and 325,000 feet.

Teets Tells Congress Lasers-Based Communications Coming
Washington(SPX) Mar 15, 2005
The military's senior adviser on space testified before Congress on March 8. Peter B. Teets, who serves as both the acting secretary of the Air Force and the Department of Defense's executive agent for space, spoke to the House Armed Services Committee subcommittee on strategic forces about the importance of programs like space radar and the transformational communications satellite.

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Near-Space Demo Aims To Prove Boost In Combat Communication Ability
Schriever AFB, CO (SPX) Mar 15, 2005
The Air Force Space Battlelab here hopes a demonstration March 16-18 proves free-floating balloons carrying commercial off-the-shelf two-way radios can boost the communication ability of warfighters on the ground.

US Nuclear Plants Safer Than Ever From Terror Attack: NRC
Washington (AFP) Mar 14, 2005
US nuclear power plants are safer than they have ever been from potential terrorist attacks, while a suicide aircraft crash would not pose a significant threat, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission's chairman said Monday.

Proposals To Open Russia BioWar Sites
Washington (UPI) Mar 10, 2005
The U.S. Department of Defense reportedly is weighing a proposal to secure as many as 74 possible Russian bioweapons sites so terrorists cannot obtain possession of the pathogens stored there.

No Green Light To Israel For Strikes On Alleged Iran Nuke Sites: Rice
Washington (AFP) Mar 13, 2005
US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice on Sunday said Washington has not backed a military strike by Israel against suspected Iranian nuclear sites, contrary to press reports.

Science, Technology Help Airmen Fight The War On Terror
Washington(SPX) Mar 15, 2005
Science and technology are helping Airmen win the war on terror, a senior Air Force official told lawmakers March 10.

Commission Rejects Russia Syria Deal
Washington (UPI) Mar 9, 2005
A Capitol Hill hearing Wednesday said Russia's planned sale of anti-aircraft missiles to Syria is a violation of a binding international security agreement and a threat to Lebanon's fragile prospects for democracy.


Ionatron Announces Receipt Of U.S. Government Contract
Tucson AZ (SPX) Mar 14, 2005
Ionatron, a next generation controlled directed energy weapon technology company, last Thursday announced that it has been awarded $1.7 million contract, managed by the Air Force, for the prototyping and deployment of a counter roadside bomb / Improvised Explosive Device (IED) system that utilizes Ionatron's proprietary technology.

Missile Defense Test Failed As Support Arm In Silo Failed To Clear: General
Washington (AFP) Mar 10, 2005
An interceptor missile failed to fire in a missile defense test last month because a support arm in the silo did not clear when it was supposed to, a senior Pentagon official said Wednesday.

Protection Not In Place For Electric WMD
Washington (UPI) Mar 9, 2005
A nuclear bomb detonated high above the United States could unleash an electromagnetic pulse that would shut down the nation's power grid and, along with it, communications, water supplies and even food transportation.

Israel Showcases Latest Ultra High-Tech Military Inventions
Tel Aviv (AFP) Mar 09, 2005
Israel on Wednesday paraded its latest high-tech military inventions at a Tel Aviv weapons fair, wowing the crowds with James Bond-style gadgets nicknamed "Eye Ball", "Mosquito and "FireBall".

Analysis: U.S. Wants No Change In Pakistan, Yet
Washington (UPI) Mar 11, 2005
Three times this week, the Bush administration strongly supported Pakistan's military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf, quashing media speculations that Washington was persuading him to restore full democracy.

US Not An Example For Nuclear Non-Proliferation: Sam Nunn
Washington (AFP) Mar 09, 2005
US President George W. Bush has not set an example to persuade allies to join nuclear non-proliferation efforts in Iran and North Korea, former US senator Sam Nunn said Wednesday.

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