Foreign Policy In Focus | Asia’s Axis of Evil?

Posted by Matt in July 30th, 2009 | no comment

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The two pariahs of Asia, North Korea and Burma, often get mentioned in the same breath. With no one else to depend on, these two countries would appear to be natural partners. Indeed, the Obama administration has been gathering circumstantial evidence that North Korea is providing Burma with nuclear technology so that they can both [...]

Satellites Show Pakistan Super-Sizing Its Nuclear Weapons Complex

Posted by Matt in May 20th, 2009 | no comment

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Commercial satellite images released today by the Institute for Science and International Security — a very credible source for arms control analysis — appear to underscore Pakistan’s determination to increase its supply of fissile material and develop more destructive nuclear weapons. Most worryingly, the report suggests that Pakistan may be on the path to creating [...]

Syria ‘rebuilding’ chemical weapons capability

Posted by Matt in February 21st, 2009 | no comment

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Syria is rebuilding its chemical weapons capability, according to satellite images analysed by Jane’s Intelligence Review.
Syria has maintained stockpiles of chemical weapons, including Sarin gas and blister agents, for decades. But satellite images from two operators, GeoEye and DigitalGlobe, appeared to show significant efforts to update known facilities.
The Janes’s report said that new structures for [...]

Why Syria Will Keep Provoking Israel

Posted by Matt in October 3rd, 2008 | no comment

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Syria is naturally unstable. By attaching itself to Iran, and fighting Israel, the Syrian regime hopes to stabilize itself.
From the article:
But it wasn’t until the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon that Syria finally beat the Muslim Brothers. By joining Iran in the so-called “Islamic resistance” against Israel, Assad associated the Alawites with a cause larger [...]

China preparing for nuclear war

Posted by Matt in May 10th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Base Location, beijing, British Intelligence, Caverns, China War, Conclusion, Defense Analysts, Eventuality, G2 Bulletin, Hainan, Intelligence Service, Joseph Farah, MI6, Nuclear, Nuclear War, Periodical, Satellite Images, Sophisticated Satellites, South China Sea, South China Sea Island, War

Defense analysts for the British intelligence service MI6 believe China is preparing for the “eventuality of a nuclear war.” The conclusion follows evidence that Beijing has built secretly a major naval base deep inside caverns which even sophisticated satellites cannot penetrate, says a report in Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.
In an unusual development, the analysts [...]

Using Google Earth to Find Ancient Cities

Posted by Matt in January 20th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Google Earth, Aerial Photograph, Aerial Photography, Ancient Cities, Ancient Treasures, Computer Desks, Computer Programmer, Earth Community, Earth Satellite Maps, Google, Google Earth, High Tech Tools, Internet Search Company, Nasa Satellites, National Archaeological Museum, Roman Ruins, Roman Villa, Satellite Data, Satellite Images, Search Google, Using High Tech Tools, Virtual Globe

Gone are the days of a fearless Indiana Jones battling through the jungle in search of ancient treasures. Today’s archaeologists are using high-tech tools – from NASA satellites to Google Earth – to do the hard work for them.
In 2005 the Internet search company Google launched its virtual globe Google Earth constructed from satellite images [...]