International
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Homeland Security
TSA, EU Agree To Establish Consistent Standards On Air Cargo Security
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the European Union last Friday signed an agreement aimed at achieving consistent standards in carrying out security practices for cargo carried on passenger planes […]
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Business/FinancialOne Out Of Two Missiles Intercepted In Aegis Ships Test, With Navy For First Time Running Test Instead Of MDA
The score was one hit, one miss, in an Aegis system ballistic missile defense (BMD) test in the Pacific where the Navy for the first time ran the BMD test […]
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Business/Financial
Gates Urges Missile Defense As Counter-Force Against Nuclear Proliferation By Rogue States
United States Needs Cheap, Quickly Orbited Satellites To Replace Those Lost In Anti-Satellite Attacks: Gates The leader of the largest war-making force on the planet told members of an august […]
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Business/Financial
Israel, United States Must Advance Missile Defense Capabilities Soon, Before Iran Produces Nukes: MDAA
Israel must work with the United States to advance missile defense capabilities, soon, before Iran develops nuclear weapons and missile delivery systems that could annihilate Israel, the U.S.-based Missile Defense […]
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Homeland Security
U.S. Deploys X-Band Radar In Israel In Shield Against Incoming Iranian Missiles Such As Shahabs
The United States has deployed an X-band radar and 120 personnel to operate it in Israel, in the Negev Desert, to detect incoming enemy missiles such as the Iranian Shahab-3, […]
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Business/Financial
Czech Leader Cancels White House Visit To Press Parliament To Back Planned European Missile Defense Radar Unit
Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek begged off a scheduled White House visit with President Bush, because Topolanek has to deal with political problems arising from a regional election, and he […]
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Business/Financial
Israel Aerospace Barak-1 Interceptors Demolish Four Target Missiles
Barak-1 interceptors shot down four out of four target missiles in live fire tests involving three ships from two navies, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced. The Barak-1s operated on ships […]
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Business/Financial
Chinese Long March Rocket Launches Telecommuncations Satellite For Venezuela
China used a Long March 311 rocket to launch a telecommunications satellite for Venezuela, the first time China made and launched a bird for a Latin American nation, Xinhua news […]
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InternationalSpace Shuttle Atlantis Launch Postponed More Than Six Months To Ready Hubble Telescope Part
Hubble Space Telescope Fix Works, As Camera Captures Aftermath Of Two Galaxies Colliding Space Shuttle Atlantis will be delayed 6.5 months, at least, before it can launch on its mission […]
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International
NASA, South Korea To Cooperate On Space Programs
NASA and South Korea have forged a deal to cooperate on civil space and aeronautics activities. The agreement doesn’t detail specific space programs they will conduct jointly, but rather is […]