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U.S. Military Wants Weapons In Space
Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2005
The Bush administration is advocating the weaponization of space to sustain the global dominance of the U.S. military. "Because we depend so heavily on space capabilities, we must be prepared when directed to confront adversaries on the high ground of space," former Air Force Secretary Peter Teets told Congress in March.

NJIT Math Professor Helps Navy Detect Subs; Explains Global Warming
Newark NJ (SPX) Apr 06, 2005
The world's oceans, and mathematics, have a lot to say to Eliza Michalopoulou, PhD, associate professor in the department of mathematics at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).
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Global Hawk Reaches 4,000th Combat Flight Hour
San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 05, 2005
Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk reached 4,000 combat hours on March 23 during an operational mission in support of the war on terrorism.

XTAR-EUR Enters Commercial Service
Rockville MD (SPX) Apr 05, 2005
XTAR Monday announced that XTAR-EUR, the world's first satellite developed for commercial X-band services, has completed its in-orbit testing and is now fully operational.

South Korea May Move Up Radar Satellite
Seoul (UPI) Apr 03, 2005
South Korea has announced plans to move up the launch date for a radar-equipped satellite that can provide images at night and in clouds. The Korea Times reports that the Ministry of Science and Technology now plans to launch Arirang 5 in 2008, a year ahead of Arirang 3.

Mathematician Decodes Two International Cipher Systems
Jinan (XNA) Apr 04, 2005
Chinese mathematician Wang Xiaoyun has decoded two international cipher systems, MD5 and SHA-1, spotting loopholes in the latter.

North Korea Switches Focus, Hopes For Nuclear Talks Diminish
Seoul (AFP) Apr 01, 2005
Hopes for a speedy resumption of six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons drive faded last Friday after Pyongyang declared itself a nuclear power on a par with Washington and said its new goal was regional disarmament.

Sea-Based X-Band Radar Platform Completes Initial At-Sea Testing
Corpus Christi (SPX) Apr 04, 2005
Air Force Lt. General Henry "Trey" Obering, Missile Defense Agency director, announced March 24 that the Sea-Based X-Band Radar platform vessel had successfully completed five days of initial at-sea testing, having arrived at Kiewit Offshore Services in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Mar 17.


Cyber Defense Readied For Full Production
St Petersburg FL (SPX) Apr 04, 2005
Cyber Defense Systems announced last Thursday that its current assembly facilities are being readied for full production as the Company begins filling its first CyberBug sales orders.

Missile Defense Program Beset By Rising Costs, Budget Shortfalls: Audit
Washington (AFP) Mar 31, 2005
US missile defense programs are beset by rising costs and budget shortfalls that are likely to grow worse in the coming years, an audit by a congressional agency warned Thursday.

Pakistan Test-Fires Short-Range, Nuclear-Capable Missile
Islamabad (AFP) Mar 31, 2005
Pakistan successfully test fired a short-range, nuclear-capable missile on Thursday, as a minister said that fine print was delaying a formal deal with India on giving prior warning of such tests.

US Rejects Iranian Proposal For Limited Uranium Enrichment
Washington (AFP) Mar 30, 2005
The United States on Wednesday challenged Iran to prove it was serious in talks on its suspected nuclear weapons program and rejected Tehran's offer to conduct only limited uranium enrichment activities.

Cyber Defense Secures ITAR Agreement To Export UAV's To Approved Countries
St Petersburg FL (SPX) Mar 30, 2005
Cyber Defense Systems has secured an International Traffic in Arms (ITAR) agreement from the U.S. Department of State which allows Cyber Defense to export its UAV products to approved countries.

UCLA Researchers First To Capture Elusive Lightning-Quick Waveforms
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 24, 2005
Researchers have captureed and digitized signals at the rate of 1 trillion times per second, a discovery that may lead to defenses against high-powered microwave weapons attacks and allow physicists to peer into the fundamental building blocks of nature.

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