January 6, 2003

January 6, 2003

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

North Korea Nuke Crisis Complicates Iraq Buildup

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,ROBERT WALL

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

North Korea Threat Surpasses Iraq’s

By ROBERT WALL,DAVID A. FULGHUM

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

747 ABL At Edwards For Laser Installation

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

North Korea Nuke Crisis Complicates Iraq Buildup

Russian, Turkish forces may support attack. U.S. eyes extra carriers for Taiwan Strait, Korean peninsula.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,ROBERT WALL

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

North Korea Threat Surpasses Iraq’s

WASHINGTON Although Washington is pursuing a diplomatic rather than military strategy in trying to defuse the nuclear crisis with North Korea, Pentagon officials undertaking contingency planning know they face a more lethal adversary in Pyongyang than Baghdad.

By ROBERT WALL,DAVID A. FULGHUM

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747 ABL At Edwards For Laser Installation

LOS ANGELES The YAL-1A airborne laser prototype aircraft arrived at Edwards AFB, Calif., last month to have the laser installed and flight test work conducted, leading to the attempted shootdown of a boosting ballistic missile by the end of2004.

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Pentagon Draft Acquisition Reforms Circulated, Jeered

WASHINGTON Four key months Pentagon after acquisition the cancellation directives of for being overly prescriptive and inimical to “efficiency, creativity and innovation,” Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz has a draft version of the new rules in circulation for comments.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Polish F-16 Deal May Ease Path To JSF

WASHINGTON Poland’s decision to buy 48 new F16 multirole fighters represents the country’s largest military purchase, which U.S. government and industry officials believe could pave the way for the country to become a future buyer of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

By ROBERT WALL

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Finmeccanica Acquires Aeronautica Macchi

Genoa Finmeccanica is further advancing the Italian aerospace/defense industry’s consolidation by acquiring a controlling majority in Aeronautica Macchi, Aermacchi’s parent company. Finmeccanica, which already owned a 27.4% stake in Aeronautica Macchi, agreed to pay 160 million euros for an additional 66.6% of the company’s share.

By Andy Nativi

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

New Skies Begins Next Phase In Global Satcom Quest

PARIS A mid-December launch has propelled New Skies Satellites a step closer to the ranks of the major global satcom operators, just as an ongoing industry-wide shakeup threatens to render the transformation moot. The liftoff of New Skies’ NSS-6 on Dec.

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA

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Proton M With New Stage Orbits Nimiq 2

WASHINGTON A Proton M rocket fitted with the Breeze M upper stage orbited Canada’s Nimiq 2 telecommunications satellite Dec. 30 in the first commercial mission for the upgraded combination, giving International Launch Services (ILS) and its Russian partner Khrunichev an alternative to the Proton version that failed in a commercial mission last November.

By FRANK MORRING

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New German Demands Block Galileo Go-Ahead

PARIS An 1lth-hour hiccup tied to Germany’s quest for supremacy in the Galileo satellite navigation system has once again blocked the long-awaited launch of this key project. European Space Agency member states are expected to meet next week to reassess the impact of the new dispute on the program’s schedule.

By PIERRE SPARACOO

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Tactics Training Gives ‘Heavies’ Fighting Chance

Red Flag exercises proved tactical transports could maneuver and avoid being battlefield sitting ducks

By WILLIAM B. SCOTT

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