The Russian president said the US missile defence sites in Romania containing interceptor missiles could also house ground-to-ground intermediate-range cruise missiles, which would be in violation of the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. He told the military officials that both the US and NATO have been “accelerating build-up of […]
Daily Archives: December 22, 2017
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He allegedly planned it for Christmas Day More Federal officials charged a California man Friday with allegedly plotting a Christmas terror attack on San Francisco’s Pier 39. Everitt Aaron Jameson, 26, is accused of posting “radical jihadi beliefs” online that showed his support of terrorism, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. […]
Right now a man-made object the size of a football field is orbiting some 250 miles above Earth. It’s so large it can be seen from the ground with the naked eye. For more than 17 years humans have occupied the International Space Station. The 53 crews that have rocketed […]
LONDON — A 15 million euro ($17.8 million) contract to build one of the five Copernicus Data and Information Access Services (DIAS) platforms has been awarded by the European Space Agency to a Polish-led consortium — the biggest ESA deal the ex-communist country closed since having joined the agency in […]
Former Real Madrid striker Owen has omitted arguably one of the best footballers of all-time from his combined XI ahead of El Clasico. Having enjoyed a season at the Bernabeu after leaving Liverpool in 2004, Owen is well-placed to judge on some of the best talents to feature when Real […]
Workplace violence is on the rise, according to the latest data More For loggers, fishers and pilots, the risk of life-threatening accidents in remote locations comes with the job. High rates of workplace fatalities kept those occupations atop the latest list of America’s most dangerous jobs, according to the 2016 […]
Gavin Williamson branded the hermit kingdom a “massive threat” and said the UK would need to step up its response to the regime before its missiles could strike London. But in an angry tirade today, a spokesman for the North’s Korea-Europe Association hit out at the “servile” UK. He raged: […]
WASHINGTON — Satellite operator and hardware provider ViaSat of Carlsbad, California received a $350 million contract from U.S. Special Operations Command for a mix of tactical radio and satellite equipment. The Department of Defense announced the contract Dec. 21, having previously stated in October 2016 an intent “to solicit and […]