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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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SpaceAtlantis Crew Shines As Hubble Overhaul Sees Repeated Successes; Obstacles Overcome
It wasn’t easy, but victory finally came in sight today. The crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis had to overcome repeated challenges that years of exhaustive training on the ground couldn’t […]
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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
Analyst Says Gates Errs In Killing KEI
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has uttered multiple erroneous statements about the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) missile defense system that he wants to abolish, a noted military analyst said. Gates […]
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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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Space
Obama Considers Bolden For NASA Administrator
President Obama is considering whether to name retired Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., 62, a former astronaut, as the first black NASA administrator. Bolden would succeed Michael […]
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CongressCommission Urges Warhead ‘Modernization’ And Rehab Of Decaying Production Centers
U.S. Nuclear Weapons Still Needed To Deter Aggression, Though Fewer Warheads Suffice By George Lobsenz A congressionally chartered commission backed the Obama administration’s emphasis on nuclear nonproliferation as increasingly critical […]
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Business/Financial
Group Asks Why — With Threats Soaring –Obama Budget Slashes Missile Defense
President Obama has chosen to slash funding for ballistic missile defense programs just when the threat of missile attacks is skyrocketing, a pro-missile defense group asserted. Those funding cuts and […]
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Business/Financial
Air Force Association Deplores Airborne Laser Missile Defense Cut
Deep cuts to the Airborne Laser (ABL) missile program are unwise, as would be a proposed killing of the Joint Air-to-Surface Missile (JASM) program, the Air Force Association (AFA) stated. […]