International
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Business/FinancialEuropean Missile Defense Plan Advances As Czech Senate Provides Long-Sought Approval
The Czech Republic Senate, 40-31, approved a plan for the United States to install a radar on Czech territory as part of the envisioned European Missile Defense (EMD) system. Because […]
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Homeland Security
Russia Tests Sea-Based Submarine-Launched Bulava Missile, And Plans Deploying Land-based RS-24 ICBMs To Outwit U.S. Missile Defense System Before It Is Created
RS-24 Test-Fired Successfully For Third Time An increasingly bellicose Russia test-launched a sea-based ballistic missile from a submarine, and also readied plans to deploy a land-based nuclear-tipped missile that Russians […]
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Homeland Security
U.N. Weapons Inspectors Stymied In Attempt To Disarm Iranian Nuclear Materials Program
Iran Now Has Half The Nuclear Material Required To Produce An Atomic Weapon United Nations inspectors with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have reached an impasse in their attempts […]
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Business/Financial
Falcon 9 Static Test Firing Successful
The Falcon 9 rocket aced a static fire test that lasted almost three minutes, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) announced Sunday. That full mission-length firing in a vertical test stand […]
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CongressObama May Not Save Much Money By Switching From Iraq To Afghanistan, Because Major Investment Required To Counter Taliban Forces: Analysts
President-elect Obama’s plan to remove U.S. forces from Iraq and focus instead on Afghanistan may not save the $10 billion a month he has mentioned in campaign speeches. He is […]
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Business/Financial
NASA Computers Hacked By Intruders; Suspicion Points Toward China, Russia
Hackers in recent years have invaded computers at NASA and other agencies, swiping millions of pages of data, some of it sensitive, according to a news report. Cyber break-ins struck […]
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Air ForceAir Force Secretary Sees United States Able To Retain Space Leadership
While other nations aggressively expand their space programs, Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley said the United States will be able to retain its leadership in space, according […]
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Business/Financial
JDAM ER Fares Well In Australian Test
The Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended Range (JDAM ER) weapon performed well and completed tests for the Royal Australian Air Force, The Boeing Co. [BA] announced. Tests were performed at […]
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Business/Financial
Netherlands Navy Launches Harpoon Air Defense Missiles
The Royal Netherlands Navy test-launched two Boeing Harpoon missiles from air defense and command frigate (LCF) HMS De Zeven Provincien, The Boeing Co. [BA] announced. The exercise, which was the […]
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Business/Financial
Japanese Forces Test-Fire Patriots At Fort Bliss
Two Japanese Patriot crews recently fired Patriot missiles in testing at Fort Bliss, Texas, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. The company provided operational support for the annual service practice conducted by […]