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Taiwan Needs Arms Package For Defense Against China: Chen
 Taipei (AFP) Jul 06, 2005
 President Chen Shui-bian defended Wednesday a proposed multibillion-dollar arms package that has been rejected by parliament, saying it was vital to protect Taiwan against China's growing military threat. Beijing's intentions were illustrated in its enactment of a law allowing military action should Taiwan seek formal independence from China and its stockpiling of weapons targeting the island, Chen said.
MISSILE DEFENSE
BMDO Tests Will Fail If Dictated By White House Schedule: Experts
 Washington (UPI) Jul 07, 2005
 Three outside experts commissioned by the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency have warned that the ground-based strategic missile defense system being developed by the Bush administration is bound to suffer additional test failures and may not function properly if its testing regime is not revamped and made a higher priority.
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Remove Trade Barriers, Developing Countries Tell G8
 Gleneagles, Scotland (AFP) Jul 08, 2005
 The world's richest economies should remove trade barriers to help developing countries escape poverty, the leaders of five major developing nations said Thursday.
TERRORWARS
Analysis: Al-Qaida's G8 Mistake
 London (UPI) Jul 07, 2005
 While al-Qaida showed their customary ruthless skill in planning the London bombings, their choice of target may become a major strategic mistake.
DoE Seeks Star Trek Phasers For A-Plants
 Washington (UPI) Jul 08, 2005
 The Department of Energy is turning to old Star Trek phasers to protect its 103 civilian nuclear plants. Energy weapons capable of harmlessly stunning intruders are being developed and should be in general use by 2008.
MISSILE NEWS
Commander: Russia To Complete Experiment On Bulava Missile In 2006
 Moscow (SPX) Jul 07, 2005
 Russia plans to complete its experiment on the new Bulava sea-launched intercontinental ballistic missile system by the end of 2006, the Russian navy's Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Kuroyedov said Wednesday.
Russia To Adopt New BAL Coastal Defense Missile Systems In 2006
 Anapa, Russia (SPX) Jul 07, 2005
 The Russian Armed Forces will adopt new BAL coastal defense missile systems in 2006, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Wednesday.
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
General Dynamics/LockMart WIN-T System Design Approved
 Taunton MA (SPX) Jul 08, 2005
 General Dynamics C4 Systems and Lockheed Martin have announced that they had held the U.S. Army's preliminary design review on the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) program.
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Wounds Heal 20 Years After French "Act Of War" Against New Zealand
 Auckland (AFP) Jul 07, 2005
 The 1985 bombing of the Rainbow Warrior by French agents in the middle of Auckland was an act of war, "the most serious violation of New Zealand sovereignty that ever occurred", recalls then deputy Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer.
US Allays Pakistan's Fears Over Defence Pact With India
 Islamabad (AFP) Jul 07, 2005
 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Thursday allayed Pakistan's fears over the signing of a defence pact with its traditional rival India, saying Washington would remain "responsive" to its security concerns, the Pakistani government said.
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Nuclear Time-Bomb Ticks On Central Asian Valley's Edge
 Maili-Suu, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) Jul 07, 2005
 While the rest of Kyrgyzstan worries about instability ahead of a presidential poll, officials in the remote town of Maili-Suu evoke a doomsday scenario involving two million cubic metres of radioactive nuclear waste.
SPACEMART
Actel Ships Fully Qualified RTAX-S FPGAs To Meet Needs Of Space Designs
 Mountain View CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2005
 Actel announced Wednesday it is shipping fully qualified RTAX-S field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) to customers developing high- reliability space-flight systems.
ENERGY TECH
Sun-Powered Aircraft To Support Sustainable Development
 Paris (ESA) Jul 07, 2005
 Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard is constructing a solar-powered plane to fly around the world. His aim is to support sustainable development by demonstrating what renewable energy and new technologies can achieve.
WATERWORLD
China And The Mekong: A Tale Of Two Rivers
 Beijing (UPI) July 6, 2005
 The future of the Mekong is a tale of two rivers, the upstream half known as the Lancang belonging to China, and the downstream remainder shared between five countries of Southeast Asia.
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