International
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CongressBiden, Palin See Critical Dangers In Nuclear-Armed Iran, Pakistan
Palin Says Iranian Leader ‘Not Sane,’ And Iranian Nuclear Weapons Would Threaten The Existence Of Israel The two rival vice presidential candidates agreed in a debate that Iran would be […]
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Business/FinancialNASA, Bidding To Save Money By Retiring Space Shuttles, Will Face Heretofore Hidden Costs: GAO
NASA, in moving to save money by retiring the space shuttle fleet, will encounter hidden costs and problems, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported to congressional committees. The U.S. space […]
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Congress
Missile Defense Urgently Needed To Counter Widespread And Rising Ballistic Missile Threat
The next president of the United States has no choice but to continue erecting a multi-layered ballistic missile shield, because the threat posed by potential enemy ballistic missiles has grown […]
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Homeland Security
Missile Defense Required To Counter Increasing Threat Posed By China, State Department Study Finds: Report
China poses a rising ballistic missile threat that the United States should counter with improved systems including missile defense capabilities, a draft version of a State Department study concludes, according […]
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Business/Financial
Taiwan Seeks PAC-3 Missiles As Part Of $6.4 Billion Plan To Buy American Weapons
Taiwan is seeking to obtain more than $6.4 billion in American weapons including Patriot Advanced Capbility-3 (PAC-3) anti-missile interceptors, under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program. The gigantic program also […]
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Business/Financial
European Space Agency Sets Sights On Converting Automated Transfer Vehicles To Manned Transport Duty
First ATV Successfully De-Orbited, Burns Up As Planned In Reentry Astrium has provided the European Space Agency (ESA) with an option to convert the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) robotic cargo […]
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Business/Financial
Geospatial Intelligence Leader Sees Rising Use Of Commercial Satellites For Intelligence Gathering Work
Vice Adm. Murrett: U.S. Systems Can Detect Enemy Tunnels, Spot Individuals As They Walk U.S. intelligence efforts are using huge amounts of civilian space imaging capabilities, and that will continue, […]
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Homeland Security
Dangers In Iran Have Been Downplayed; Iranian Military Forces Aren’t Rogue Units, But Rather Are Part Of Iranian Government
Some analysts and observers, who assert that certain especially dangerous military actors in Iran don’t really represent government views and motives, are dead wrong, a new paper states. In fact, […]
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InternationalESA Now Sets GOCE Launch For Oct. 27
The European Space Agency (ESA) and European companies have now set the launch of the GOCE satellite for Oct. 27, ESA announced. On Sept. 7, preparations for launch of GOCE […]
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Homeland Security
Russia Delivers Smerch Rocket Launchers To India
Russia is delivering 18 more Smerch multiple rocket launch systems to India, RIA Novosti reported. Rosoboronexport is working under a deal with India reached when the Russian defense minister visited […]