A sleepy stretch of sand visited mainly by the odd camel caravan over the centuries, Qatar is in the midst of a massive spending spree, financing museums, skyscrapers and rapid modernization - like much of the Gulf region. But unlike Dubai, which wants to dominate in tourism, Qatar has more modest targets for its seemingly [...]
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Desert boom in Qatar
Posted by Matt in June 19th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Middle East, Acre Island, Ambitious Project, Boom, Camel Caravan, Centuries, Construction Boom, Desert, Dubai, Golden Sand Beaches, Imagination, Marinas, Middle Eastern Style, Midst, Mud, Museums, Rapid Modernization, Retail Showrooms, Riviera, Skyscrapers, Spending Spree, Yacht
Pakistan-India: Ten years of the Bomb
Posted by Matt in May 16th, 2008 | no comment
Published in India, Nuclear, Pakistan, Agricultural Production, Atmosphere, Bomb, Casualties, Climate Models, Decade, Famine, Imagination, India And Pakistan, India Pakistan, Land Surface, Military Planners, Nuclear War, Nuclear Weapons Material, Pakistan India, plutonium, Policymakers, Political Leaders, Rainfall, Uranium
Their political leaders and military planners seem impervious to the fact that a war between Pakistan and India in which each used only five of their nuclear weapons on the other’s cities could kill several million people and injure many more. The effects of a nuclear war could be much worse if India and Pakistan [...]
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