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Boeing Receives Aircraft For Laser Gunship Program
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jan 23, 2006
Boeing Missile Defense Systems (MDS) has taken delivery of the aircraft for the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) program, achieving the first of several key milestones in the laser gunship effort.

Bush Warns Iran On Israel
Manhattan (AFP) Jan 23, 2006
US President George W. Bush said Monday that the United States would defend Israel against any Iranian threat and that the world could not risk being "blackmailed" by a nuclear-armed Tehran.

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STATION NEWS Expedition 12 Prepare For Second Spacewalk
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 23, 2006
Expedition 12 Commander Bill McArthur began last week (Sunday) by running a half-marathon on the station treadmill, supporting friends and colleagues running in the Houston Marathon.

Spacehab Enters Race For Commercial Space Station Supply Work
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 23, 2006
Spacehab has announced that the Company will be competing for the opportunity to serve as NASA's supplier of commercial International Space Station logistics services.

EADS Space To Play Central Role In Galileo Test
Ottobrunn, Germany (SPX) Jan 23, 2006
EADS Space is to play a central role in the test phase for the new European satellite navigation system Galileo, following the contract signature in Berlin Friday between Galileo Industries, as the prime contractor, and the European Space Agency.
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Iran Stands By Threat Of Retaliation
Tehran (AFP) Jan 23, 2006
Iran will carry through its threat to end tough UN nuclear inspections and resume ultra-sensitive uranium enrichment on an industrial scale if it is hauled before the UN Security Council, a national security spokesman told AFP.

Walker's World: Can Iran Nukes Be Stopped
Herzliya, Israel (UPI) Jan 22, 2006
A rumble of alarm went through the hall when Israel's annual Herzliya security conference was told Sunday that any diplomatic settlement to halt Iran's nuclear development plans would probably have to include an Israeli commitment to a nuclear-free Middle East.

UN Referral For Iran 'Absolutely' Necessary
Washington, (AFP) Jan 23, 2006
The international community must "absolutely" refer Iran to the UN Security Council for its suspected nuclear arms program at a key meeting next month, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday.

China To Set Up Museum Of A, H Bombs, Artificial Sats
Beijing, China (XNA) Jan 24, 2006
China is to set to complete its first scientific and technological museum, featuring the atomic and hydrogen bombs and artificial satellites, in Mianyang city, Sichuan province.

Putin And Ivanov Discuss Future Of GLONASS System
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jan 24, 2006
President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Vice Premier and Minister of Defense, Sergei Ivanov, held a meeting concerning the Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) last week. Here is the recorded discussion:

Google Doomed
San Francisco (AFP) Jan 21, 2006
A legal standoff between the US Justice Department and internet search giant Google has added fuel to an already heated debate over the government's right of access to potentially personal data.


Russia Calls On Iran To Change Tack On Nuke Standoff
Moscow (AFP) Jan 23, 2006
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met a senior official from Iran here Monday and voiced hope that Tehran would soften its stance on its controversial nuclear program and resume negotiations to resolve international concerns over it, news agencies said.

Iran Threatens To Carry Out Enrichment On Industrial Scale
London (AFP) Jan 23, 2006
Iran would carry out uranium enrichment on an industrial scale if it was hauled up before the UN Security Council, Tehran's nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani warned in an interview Monday in the Financial Times.

Chirac And Merkel Hold Talks On EU, Iran
Paris (AFP) Jan 23, 2006
French and German leaders Jacques Chirac and Angela Merkel met Monday in the historic town of Versailles outside Paris, where discussions focussed on the future of the EU and efforts to rein in Iran's nuclear programme.

Iran Denies Transferring ForEx Reserves
Tehran, Iran (XNA) Jan 24, 2006
Iran on Sunday denied reports that it has begun transferring assets in Europe to Asia to dodge possible sanctions for its controversial nuclear program.

Russia Sells Rocket Launching Vehicles To India
Moscow (AFP) Jan 24, 2006
Russia will deliver a supply of Smerch multiple rocket-launching vehicles to the Indian army, Russian arms exporting agency said Monday, according to news agency Ria-Novosti.

Russian Arms Export Tops $6Bn In 2005
Moscow, Russia (XNA) Jan 24, 2006
Russian exports of weapons totaled 6 billion U.S. dollars in 2005, rising by a half billion dollars from the previous year, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Wednesday.

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