International
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Homeland Security
North Korea Set For Nuclear Weapon Test: Report
North Korea is poised to detonate another of its nuclear weapons in a test, according to John R. Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, writing in The Wall […]
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InternationalHerschel-Planck Launch Successful Atop Ariane 5
Arianespace launched the Herschel-Planck satellites atop an Ariane 5 heavy lifter rocket, rising from the European spaceport in French Guiana, South America. That liftoff came after two postponements. The two […]
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Business/FinancialObama Condemns Iranian Nuclear Ambitions, Warns Any Talks With Iran Must Show Progress By End Of Year, Not Give Iran Time On Nukes
Iranian Nukes Would Threaten Both Israel And United States, Obama Says; No Steps Are Off Table; Netanyahu In Agreement Obama, Netanyahu Meet At White House; Netanyahu Says All Options Must […]
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Business/Financial
Gates Open To Buying 44 GMD Interceptors Eventually, Or At Least To Buying More Than 30 Of The GMD Missiles; GMD Effective To Kill Incoming North Korean Missiles
European Missile Defense Still Alive, Perhaps With Russia As Partner: Gates Lawmakers: Missile Defense Cuts Unwise; Huge Weapons Cuts Challenged In Congress, But Gates Presses For Fiscal 2010 Budget Secretary […]
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Business/Financial
Using Aegis To Defend Europe From Iranian Missiles Far More Costly Than EMD System: Franks
Uphill Fight Seen To Reverse Gates Missile Defense Cutbacks Attempting to use Navy ships with Aegis weapon control systems and Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptors to defend allied nations from Iranian […]
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Business/Financial
Democratic, GOP Lawmakers Worried Obama Has No Plan For Rising Crises In Pakistan, Afghanistan, As Turmoil Persists
Lawmakers in both political parties are highly worried about the stability of the Pakistani government, and skeptical of President Obama’s plan to pour an annual $1.5 billion in aid into […]
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International
Russian Soyuz Launches At 6:34 A.M. ET May 27 With Three Astronauts; They Will Initiate The First Six-Member Crew Serving On Space Station
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft will launch next week with three space travelers — a Russian, a Japanese and a Canadian — who will initiate the first six-person crew aboard the […]
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International
Boeing, AgustaWestland In $1.2 Billion Deal to Provide Chinooks to Italy
Boeing [BA] and Finmeccanica’s AgustaWestland May 13 announced signed a $1.2 billion contract for the manufacture and support of 16 ICH-47F Chinook helicopters for the Italian army. The contract makes […]
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International
Finland Selects Kongsberg And Raytheon Air Defense System
The Finnish Ministry of Defense has selected the NASAMS air defense system provided by Kongsberg of Norway and Raytheon [RTN] to fulfill Finland’s future Medium Range Air Defense Missile System […]
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International
BAE Systems Panthers Ready To Prowl
The U.K. Ministry of Defense May 12 announced the first group of an upgraded fleet of versatile, protected vehicles have been delivered to the troops. BAE Systems is assembling more […]