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How small satellites are revolutionizing space Erica Sullivan, Los Alamos National Laboratory On a clear morning in Sriharikota, India, in mid-February 2017, a rocket launched carrying a record-breaking 104 satellites, …
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Deployment to Norway fortifies NATO alliance THE WATCH Staff When more than 300 U.S. Marines arrived on the snowy slopes of central Norway in January 2017, it marked the first …
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New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF have found that 12.9 million infants, or nearly 1 in 10 around the world, didn’t receive any vaccinations in 2016. …
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Long-range missile defense system reaches new high THE WATCH Staff The Pentagon’s successful test of its ground-based midcourse defense (GMD) anti-missile system on May 30, 2017, could not have come …
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The Associated Press For the first time in the United States, scientists have edited the genes of human embryos, a controversial step toward someday helping babies avoid inherited diseases. MIT …
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Agence France-Presse Norway plans to launch the first autonomous and fully electric cargo ship in 2018, a feat the project’s backers say will save 40,000 truck journeys per year. Fertilizer …
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Reuters A new technique using artificial intelligence to predict where deforestation is likely to occur could help the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) preserve its shrinking rainforest and cut …
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Canada boosts defense spending to address an evolving threat environment THE WATCH Staff When Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announced Canada’s new defense policy, analysts widely agreed the commitment to …
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Nations are cooperating in the Arctic, but increasing militarization could put peace at risk THE WATCH Staff Receding sea ice is ushering in a new resource race in the Arctic. Nations …
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Command defends against potential threats from the sea NORAD MARITIME TEAM The end of the Cold War did not diminish the importance of the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s (NORAD) …
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