In the build-up to an annual China-EU summit in Beijing on November 28th, European officials raised hackles by complaining about Chinese trade practices and exchange-rate policy in the kind of direct language that China had thought an annoying American trait. The European Commission’s president, José Manuel Barroso, told Communist Party officials that the emergence of [...]

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Holloman Air Force Base (NM) – In the future military bombers won’t have to slow down to subsonic speeds to drop their deadly payloads. Technicians from Boeing Phantom Works and the Air Force Research Lab say they’ve simulated a bomb drop at Mach 2.
Last year the Air Force demonstrated that it could drop a [...]

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A team of international scientists has unveiled a mosaic map of Antarctica compiled from satellite images. The new map allows experts and laypersons alike to observe its majestic landscapes online and in stunning clarity. more…

Photo Gallery: New Satellite Map of Antarctica
Northwest Passage: Scientists Report Severe Retreat of Arctic Ice

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China’s anti-satellite and space warfare program includes plans to destroy or incapacitate ‘every enemy space vehicle’ that passes over China.
The report said that China also is developing civilian technology that can be applied to military space programs and is acquiring the “ability to destroy or temporarily incapacitate every enemy space vehicle when it is located [...]

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 Do American institutions want to snuggle up with Saudi Arabia and its Dark Age values?
They had better think this one through as a tidal wave of money from Saudi Arabia — as well as Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait — is crashing into these shores and buying up American assets.
They should expect no [...]

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Western forces, which could include British troops, must be sent into the Balkans to prevent Russia sparking a new European war, according to David Cameron.
“That is a direct threat to our national security, and we must therefore take decisive action now to prevent it. We need to reinforce the military presence in the region now, [...]

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Meeting on Russian Airspace Violations
The Associated Press - 19 hours ago
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Military officials from Russia, Finland and Estonia agreed on steps Wednesday to limit airspace violations in the region after …
Russia, Finland and Estonia To Step Up Airspace Cooperation DefenseNews.com (subscription)
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China blocked the visit to Hong Kong last week of a United States aircraft carrier battle group and other American warships in retaliation against the Bush administration’s proposed upgrading of Taiwan’s Patriot anti-missile batteries, Chinese state media reported today.
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