Agence France-Presse February 29, 2008 The US Defense Department on Friday announced a Northrop Grumman/EADS team won a 35-billion-dollar air force tanker contract, dealing a surprise blow to US rival Boeing. more
Los Angeles Times February 29, 2008 With American officials working to close a deal on a missile defense system in Europe, the head of the U.S. program warned Thursday that Iran was within two or three years of producing a missile that could reach most European capitals. more
Economist February 28, 2008 ANYBODY who dabbles in transatlantic affairs has come across one giant stereotype: Americans admire risk-takers, whereas Europeans (at least in the rich, stable parts of the continent) are instinctively risk-averse, expecting the state to shield them from all sorts of dangers, including their own folly. Move a bit farther east to […]
Agence France-Press February 28, 2008 US President George W. Bush and Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said Wednesday they were on the cusp of reaching agreement on a radar for a planned US missile shield that has angered Russia. more
United Press International February 28, 2008 EU Ambassador to the United States John Bruton urged the United States to work on carbon capture. In connection with his visit to Wyoming this week, Bruton, head of the European Union Commission Delegation to the United States, issued a statement urging the United States to turn Wyoming’s coal […]