OTTAWA — The controversy over whether cutting-edge, taxpayer-subsidized Canadian space technology should be sold to an American arms-maker will rage for another month.
Industry Minister Jim Prentice, facing a Saturday deadline to approve or reject the sale of the Radarsat 2 satellite and the iconic Canadarm, has decided to exercise a 30-day extension.
The move delays but does not avert a politically volatile decision over whether to permit Vancouver-based MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA) to sell its space technology division to Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) of Minneapolis.
ATK is a major contractor to the U.S. military, supplying munitions, mines and booster rockets.
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
U.S. Report Details Ray Gun and Microwave Weapons
A ONCE TOP SECRET US Military report on the biological effects of non lethal weaponry has been made public and discloses bizarre plans for "ray guns", laser dazzlers and fever inducing microwave beams.
The report, by US Army Intelligence and Security Command, is called Bioeffects Of Selected Nonlethal Weapons and was released under the US Freedom of Information Act. It deals with subjects like the development of directed energy weapons and "maturing non-lethal technologies" using microwaves, lasers and sound.
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The report, by US Army Intelligence and Security Command, is called Bioeffects Of Selected Nonlethal Weapons and was released under the US Freedom of Information Act. It deals with subjects like the development of directed energy weapons and "maturing non-lethal technologies" using microwaves, lasers and sound.
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RFID Tech Turned into Spy Chips for Clandestine Surveillance
March 20, 2008 (Computerworld) An employee looking to steal confidential information from his employer sneaks into what should be a secure back room after hours. He pulls charts and files from a top-level financial meeting and slides them into his briefcase before heading back out.
What the insider doesn't know is that his shoes picked up hundreds of tiny radio frequency identification (RFID) chips that had been scattered across the floor. As he passes by an RFID reader near the front door of his office building, security will be alerted that he had accessed a secure area. The evidence is all over the soles of his shoes.
Sound a little like a scene from a James Bond movie? It's not.
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What the insider doesn't know is that his shoes picked up hundreds of tiny radio frequency identification (RFID) chips that had been scattered across the floor. As he passes by an RFID reader near the front door of his office building, security will be alerted that he had accessed a secure area. The evidence is all over the soles of his shoes.
Sound a little like a scene from a James Bond movie? It's not.
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Israel to Equip Airliners With Rocket Defence System
(Canadian Press) JERUSALEM — Defence officials say Israel will begin outfitting some of its passenger aircraft with rocket defence systems within weeks.
The plans have been in the works since 2002, when an Israeli passenger jet was targeted after takeoff by militants firing rockets in Mombasa, Kenya.
The rockets missed, but the attack spurred Israel to consider equipping passenger aircraft with defence systems similar to those already used by the air force.
The officials say the system fires flares that disrupt an incoming rocket's heat-seeking mechanism.
It will be installed first on airplanes flying to destinations considered dangerous, especially in Africa and parts of Asia.
The officials say the plans were held up until this month by arguments between government ministries over who would foot the bill.
The plans have been in the works since 2002, when an Israeli passenger jet was targeted after takeoff by militants firing rockets in Mombasa, Kenya.
The rockets missed, but the attack spurred Israel to consider equipping passenger aircraft with defence systems similar to those already used by the air force.
The officials say the system fires flares that disrupt an incoming rocket's heat-seeking mechanism.
It will be installed first on airplanes flying to destinations considered dangerous, especially in Africa and parts of Asia.
The officials say the plans were held up until this month by arguments between government ministries over who would foot the bill.
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