When you consider how many Human civilisations that have grown and withered over the centuries, these Voyager space-craft might serve as the only proof that our species ever existed. astronomy, Carl Sagan, ed stone, gas giants, golden disc, jpl, jupiter, NASA, neptune, pale blue dot, saturn...
there are systems on those ships that require training, maintenance and support from… Russians. And France has already trained Russian naval crews in the warships’ operation. Since these Mistrals were supposed to have been only the first
5 warships, and an unnecessary number of Jesuit clergymen ready to argue the shawls off the court’s Buddhist clergy. They then established a visible show of force in fortresses in Bangkok and Mergui. All this left many a Siamese eyebrow elevated, and an open door for nationalist...
In many treaties the withholding tax on royalties and fees for technical services emanating from India is lower than the general tax rate. A careful planning and corporate structuring can reduce the tax obligations considerably. The following treaties have been successfully used by international ...
it’s got the largest fleet of commercial ships, the largest number of mariners, the largest number of major ports, and the largest number of warships of any country in the world. Not just within its borders, it also provides the technology essential for port cranes to work around the ...
Giving India Dominion Status would have put them on a level with Australia, Canada etc. and might have saved the Empire as a genuinely multi-racial entity. But to Churchill and many other Britons, white dominance and legal superiority was not negotiable. The major Asian alternatives to Chinese...
When China cracked down on the opium trade, the British government sent warships, triggering the Opium War of 1840. The humiliating Chinese defeathanded the British control of Hong Kong, but the conflict shed further light on the East India Company’s dark dealings in the name of profit. ...
But Russia isn’t the only hypersonic threat on the horizon. According to Air Force General Glen D. VanHerck, China’s efforts in this field have outpaced those of the U.S. by “tenfold,” though he notes that American programs have been improving. Today, the United States has more th...
“war on terrorism” as many NATO or ISAF countries [like Sweden, Norway and Denmark]. But, still, its only a state of mind. If you have the idea that a big Muslim coherent world is out there plotting against you, you have been terrorized in the Schneiers sens of the world. Just ...
US Navy destroyers fired interceptors against the Iranian missiles and in recent weeks, the US has movedmore of its troops and warships to the region. Since Israel’s war in Gaza began, US troops have also been the target ofescalating attacksby Iran-backed proxy groups. In January, three US...