International
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Business/FinancialMissile Defense Conference: Burgeoning North Korean, Iranian Missile Threats Rise, Even As United States Cuts Missile Defense
North Korea and Iran are developing more advanced missile capabilities, along with nuclear programs, even as the United States is cutting funds for missile defense programs, a missile defense expert […]
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CongressClinton Says Iranian Nuclear Attack On Israel Would Draw ‘Retaliation,’ But Doesn’t Repeat Comment That U.S. Would Annihilate Iran
Any Iranian nuclear attack on Israel would draw retaliation, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on ABC This Week. "Were Israel to suffer nuclear attack by Iran, there would be […]
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Business/Financial
IAEA Report Says Iran Increases Number Of Centrifuges; Tracking Iranian Nuclear Production Program More Difficult
Iran rapidly is increasing the number of its centrifuges producing nuclear materials, and it is becoming more difficult to keep track of it all, according to a new report from […]
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Congress
Heritage Foundation Says United States May Need To Use Military Force To Halt Iranian March To Nuclear Weapons
Iran must be coaxed or forced to surrender its nuclear program, according to a special report from The Heritage Foundation, a Washington think tank. Diplomacy or a campaign of deterrence […]
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Business/Financial
Group Proposes A Dozen Ways To Prevent Iran Making Nuclear Weapons Without Going To War
There are a dozen ways to pressure Iran into dropping its rush to develop nuclear arms, short of using military strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, The Israel Project, a pro-Israel […]
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Business/Financial
After NASA Is Grounded As Shuttles Retire, Russian Soyuz Flights To Transport American Astronauts Will Cost U.S. Taxpayers $306 Million
The United States will pay Russia $306 million to transport American astronauts to the International Space Station and back. That taxi service will be needed after NASA loses the ability […]
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InternationalCircus Leader To Become Space Tourist
The founder of the Cirque du Soleil circus will become a space tourist, according to Space Adventures, Ltd. The firm arranges trips to the International Space Station aboard Russian Soyuz […]
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International
Saab to Upgrade Radar on Canadian Frigates
Sweden’s Saab Monday said it signed a contract worth about $24 million with Lockheed Martin [LMT] Canada, to upgrade the 2D radar, Sea Giraffe 150 HC for the modernization of […]
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International
GATR Flight Tests Successful In Israel
ATK [ATK] and Israel’s Elbit Systems [ESLT] Monday said they have successfully conducted flight tests in Israel of the Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket (GATR). “In a recent demonstration, conducted in […]
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International
Lockheed Martin And Australian College of Kuwait Unveil New Facility
Lockheed Martin [LMT], the Australian College of Kuwait (ACK) and the National Offset Company (NOC) announced the premiere of a state-of-the- art Maritime Simulation and Training Facility at the ACK […]