Nuclear options debated for asteroid defense and cooperation
Space scientists push non nuclear means to deflect asteroids with battering rams and laser or solar sail tech while U S and Russian weapons experts weigh joint work. The Energy Department cites potential defense from asteroids amid calls to avoid a weapons heavy approach.
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H. Jay Melosh
U.S
Earth
Edward Teller
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
California
Melosh
Energy
Ernest Moniz
Russia
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Barack Obama
United States
NASA
David Wright
Union of Concerned Scientists’ Global Security Program
Typhoon Wipha Hits Japan Killing 17 and Forcing Evacuations
Typhoon Wipha killed 17 people in Japan mainly on Izu Oshima and left over 50 missing while sparing Tokyo slightly. It caused floods and mudslides, prompted evacuation of about 20,000 residents and canceled hundreds of flights as Tepco reported no new nuclear incidents at Fukushima despite rainwater drawn from storage tanks.
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Japan
Fukushima
Izu Oshima
NHK Television
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Kyodo
NGA Chief and Deputy to Step Down Within Year
The director of the National Security Agency and its deputy plan to depart in coming months. Army Gen. Keith Alexander aims to leave by March or April, while civilian deputy John Inglis will retire by year’s end.
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U.S. National Security Agency
U.S
Barack Obama
Army
Keith Alexander
John “Chris” Inglis
Booker Captures New Jersey Senate Seat Victory
Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, wins the New Jersey U S Senate special election. He defeats Republican Steve Lonegan amid online tallies from the New York Times Politico and the Star Ledger as the unofficial victor in the vacancy.
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New York Times
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Violence in Central African Republic Raises UN Alarm
Government forces in the Central African Republic have attacked civilians as chaos grows. Doctors Without Borders reports dozens treated for shotgun and machete wounds from gunmen tied to the transitional Seleka government in northwest villages, signaling escalating violence.
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Central African Republic
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Doctors Without Borders
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