Iran Could Put U.S. in Missile Range by 2015, Air Force Report Warns — Global Security Newswire — Jun 09, 2009
With support from outside sources, Iran within six years could produce an ICBM capable of hitting the United States, the U.S. Air Force's National Air and Space Intelligence Center said in a new report made public yesterday by the Federation of American Scientists.  [More]
Long Shot: Planet Could Hit Earth in Distant Future — Jeanna Bryner —Space.com — Jun 09, 2009
New computer simulations reveal a slight chance that a disruption of planetary orbits could lead to a collision of Earth with Mercury, Mars or Venus in the next few billion years.   [More]
Military Hush-Up: Incoming Space Rocks Now Classified — Leonard David —Space.com — Jun 09, 2009
For 15 years, scientists have benefited from data gleaned by U.S. classified satellites of natural fireball events in Earth's atmosphere but a recent U.S. military policy decision now explicitly states that these observations are classified.  [More]
Wireless Power Harvesting for Cell Phones — Duncan Graham-Rowe —Technology Review — Jun 08, 2009
Nokia researchers are working on technology that could draw enough power from ambient radio waves to keep a cell-phone handset powered up.  [More]
Obama Seeks Global Uranium Fuel Bank — Bryan Bender —Boston Globe — Jun 07, 2009
As part of a new strategy to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, President Obama plans to seek the creation of the first-ever international supply of uranium that would allow nations to obtain fuel for civilian nuclear reactors but limit the capacity to make bombs, according to senior administration officials.  [More]
Should India and the US Cooperate on Space Solar Power? — Taylor Dinerman —The Space Review — Jun 07, 2009
While the United States has a clear interest in alternative energy, Indias needs are arguably even greater. Taylor Dinerman argues that the two countries should work together to develop space-based solar power solutions that can benefit them both.  [More]
Nuclear Test Ban Could Become Reality Without North Korea, Experts Say — Martin Matishak —Global Security Newswire — Jun 03, 2009
The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty could be effectively brought into force despite North Korea's repeated nuclear tests and continued intransigence on the global stage, experts say.  [More]
US to Sell 'Bunker-Buster' Bombs to South Korea — Associated Press — Jun 03, 2009
The United States has agreed to sell GBU-28 "bunker-buster" bombs to South Korea that are capable of destroying underground facilities in North Korea.  [More]
Inside the Militarys Secret Terror-Tagging Tech — David Hambling —Wired Danger Room — Jun 02, 2009
The military has spent hundreds of millions of dollars researching, developing, and purchasing a slew of Tagging tracking and locating (TTL) gear gizmos designed to keep covertly tabs from far away. Most of these technologies are highly classified. But theres enough information in the open literature to get a sense of what the government is pursuing.  [More]
U.S. Accidentally Releases List of Nuclear Sites — William J. Broad —New York Times — Jun 02, 2009
The U.S. mistakenly made public a confidential 266-page report intended for the IAEA that gives detailed information about hundreds of the nations civilian nuclear sites and programs. The Obama administration is trying to improve its compliance with IAEA regulations to boost its credibility when asking Iran to do the same.  [More]

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