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Iran Test-Fires High-Speed Underwater Missile Tehran (AFP) Apr 03, 2006 
Iran successfully test-fired on Sunday a new high-speed underwater missile capable of destroying huge warships and submarines, a top official said. "Today we have successfully test-fired a high-speed underwater missile with a speed of 100 meters per second, which is able to overcome the enemy's sonar and radar," said Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi.
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America Working Hard To Upgrades Its Asian Alliances
Vienna (UPI) Apr 03, 2006The terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 marked a multifold watershed, not only for the United States, but also for other players, such as India and China. India, as the world's largest democracy, received much more prominence than in the 1990s. NATO Top General Calls For Proactive Alliance 
Mons, Belgium (UPI) Apr 03, 2006NATO should become more proactive in preventing conflicts and preempting attacks against its members, the alliance's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Gen. James L. Jones, told United Press International Friday. Unraveling The Agenda Of China In The Middle East 
Beijing (UPI) Apr 03, 2006China's newly appointed special envoy to the Middle East Sun Bigan begins work Saturday with few analysts expecting any immediate change in PRC regional policy. The People's Republic of China goals in the Middle East are driven by one dominant concern: access to energy supplies. |
Joint Strike Fighter Program Gets The Design Blues
Washington (UPI) Apr 03, 2006To replace the F-16 and to provide large numbers of multi-purpose aircraft in the next decade, the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps plan to buy the Joint Strike Fighter. Northrop Grumman Receives ICBM Award for Reentry Vehicle Upgrade 
Clearfield UT (SPX) Apr 03, 2006Northrop Grumman was awarded a $135 million dollar, six-year contract this week to begin the full-rate production phase of the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Safety Enhanced Reentry Vehicle (SERV) program. US Defence Work To Be Taken Out Of Alcatel-Lucent Merger 
Washington (AFP) Apr 03, 2006Sensitive defence work carried out for the US Defence Department by Lucent Technologies will be put into a separate US-controlled entity following its merger with Alcatel of France, the two said. |
British Government To Discuss Iran Strike Consequences
London (AFP) Apr 03, 2006The British government is to hold secret talks with defence chiefs on Monday to discuss the consequences of possible military strikes against Iran, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported. Citing a senior Foreign Office source, the weekly said the meeting would consider the aftermath of an American-led attack on Iranian nuclear sites. US Choices In Iraq Being Engulfed By Unforeseen War 
Washington (UPI) Apr 03, 2006Many observers believe that Iraq is about to be engulfed in a sectarian civil war between Sunnis and Shiites. Some think that this has already begun. If this civil war does indeed occur, it will present difficult choices for the United States. Drifting Towards Civil War In Iraq 
Washington (UPI) Apr 03, 2006Over the past week in Iraq, the same pattern that we noted in our last Benchmarks column has held: Not many U.S. troops have been killed there but an awful lot keep getting wounded. This pattern has now held for a considerable period of time -- at least seven weeks. |
Senate Told Canadian Trash Security Threat To America
Washington (UPI) Apr 03, 2006Tons of Canadian trash is shipped to the United States every day but it is not screened for security threats, according to a newly released government report. Technology Terror And Viagra Could Warp Sex And Relationships 
San Francisco (AFP) Apr 03, 2006Cyber-sex, war, and erection-inducing drugs are a recipe for a more socially inept, violent culture, according to a panel of top US sex experts. The concern was raised as researchers discussed "The Future of Sex" at an unprecedented summit near Santa Fe, New Mexico, late last week. Major Milestone Reached For High-Data-Rate Laser Communications 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2006With the successful completion of a preliminary compatibility test, the Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) space segment team has built and tested high-data-rate laser communications hardware that meets a newly defined U.S. government lasercom interoperability standard. |
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