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30 August 2008
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US-Russia in war of words over missile shield deal  [FR] [DE]
US-Russia in war of words over missile shield deal
The US' Rice and Poland's Sikorski signed the missile shield deal yesterday

The signing of a Polish-US agreement to base an American missile shield on Polish soil triggered a war of words between former Cold War enemies, adding to the tensions over the crisis in Georgia. Washington has denied that the missile shield is aimed at Russia but Moscow said the deal contains new elements perceived as a direct threat.


US report assesses climate change security threats  [FR] [DE]

While the US will be less affected as such by climate change, rising sea levels and resource scarcity are likely to lead to a range of complications in other countries that could "seriously affect" American national security, says a new US intelligence report.


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Galileo  [FR] [DE]

The Galileo satellite navigation system is the European civil alternative to the US Global Positioning System (GPS) and the Russian GLONASS, both funded and controlled by military authorities. (read more)

Internet Security  [FR] [DE]

Security in the online world is essential for the internet to realise its economic potential - but experts agree that there is no simple solution to a problem that has multiple dimensions: technological, societal, economic and psychological. (read more)

Transport security  [FR] [DE]

The terrorist attacks in the USA, Spain and London forced countries all over the world to strengthen their transport security measures but there is not always agreement on how far such measures can go before becoming invasive and over-expensive. (read more)

 
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