International
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Homeland Security
Report Says Terrorists Still Seeking Weapons Such As Nuclear Devices, Sees U.S. Efforts To Control Proliferation As Improved But Still Inadequate
A new report finds that seven years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the United States still hasn’t mounted an effective effort to prevent the spread of nuclear and other catastrophic […]
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Homeland Security
Book Sees U.S. Concerns That Terrorists Will Wield Nukes As ‘Hype, Rhetoric, Sensationalism,’ Urges Rejecting Fear
A new book argues that worries about terrorists gaining possession of nuclear weapons is hype, media fear-mongering and sensationalism. The book titled "Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?" was authored by Brian […]
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Business/FinancialLaunches
Progress Docking At Space Station Delayed As Hurricane Ike Closes Johnson Russia launched a Progress freighter spaceship as scheduled, but then found it couldn’t dock the Progress with the International […]
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Business/FinancialEADS Tiger Helicopter Has Successful Firing Campaign With Spike Missile
The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co.’s (EADS) Eurocopter unit said yesterday it had successfully completing a firing campaign using the Spike air-to-ground missle as part of the development of […]
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Business/FinancialAustralian DSTO Conducts New Radar Detection Experiment
The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) this week is conducting an international experiment in Sydney to develop technology for detecting new generation radar systems. The Minister for Defence Science […]
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InternationalEgypt Wants UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters, TOWs and 120mm HE-T
Egypt wants to buy more than $560 million in United Technologies [UTX] General Electric [GE] UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, Raytheon‘s [RTN] TOW 2A anti-armor guided missiles and General Dynamics [GD] […]
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InternationalUAE May Buy $9 Billion In U.S. Military Wares
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) may buy roughly $9 billion of U.S. military wares, including $8.25 billion of missile and missile/air defense systems and $774 million worth of Black Hawk […]
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InternationalPentagon Proposes $390 Million Jordanian Border Security Program
The Defense Department yesterday notified Congress of a potential $390 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Jordan of Increment 2 of the Border Security Program which is being managed by […]
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InternationalSaudi Arabia Wants $598 Million Apache Helicopters
Boeing [BA], General Electric [GE] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] would benefit as prime contractors from a proposed $598 million sale to Saudi Arabia of AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters and associated […]
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InternationalKuwait, India Order Missiles; Finland Wants Updates For F-18 Fleet
Kuwait wants to buy 120 Raytheon [RTN] AIM-120-C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and India has requested 20 Boeing [BA] AGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles, the Defense Security Cooperation […]