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  • U.S., Israel Ponder How to Slow Iranian Nuclear Weapons Development

    09/11/2006 5:10:01 PM PDT · by Paul Ross · 44 replies · 1,148+ views
    Aviation Week & Space Technology ^ | 9/10/2006 | David A. Fulghum & Douglas Barrie
    U.S., Israel Ponder How to Slow Iranian Nuclear Weapons Development By David A. Fulghum and Douglas Barrie 09/10/2006 04:47:58 PM BUSTING THE BOMB The fighting in southern Lebanon revealed Iran's willingness to supply sophisticated weaponry to Hezbollah, and one of its ships was intercepted trying to do just that for Hamas in the Palestinian territories. A continuing series of tests has demonstrated Iran's growing arsenal of ballistic, tactical and sea-based weapons, and Western intelligence officials anticipate its fielding of locally built versions of fighter-launched, long-range, air-to-surface missiles. But the real fear is Iran's development of nuclear weapons. Once built, they...
  • JP: Deep-Sea Drill Set for Climate Research (CHIKYU)

    01/28/2006 6:11:03 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 6 replies · 261+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 1/28/06 | Joseph Coleman - ap
    YOKOHAMA, Japan - The CHIKYU is studded with superlatives. Completed last year, the ship houses the world's biggest deep-sea drill, sports a high-tech floating laboratory and boasts a $500 million price tag. The Japanese boat has an ambitious agenda to match: uncover the secrets of climate change, find microbes that help explain the origin of life, and clarify the causes of earthquakes. The 210-yard ship underwent its first major test run in November, drilling deep into the ocean floor off northern Japan for specimens that scientists say can yield historical information on everything from volcano cycles to global warming. "The...