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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today congratulated the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) on the 50-year anniversary of the first Corona photo reconnaissance satellite image from space, which ushered in new space-based capabilities for the nation. First developed as a joint U.S. Air Force and Central Intelligence Agency program to provide surveillance from space of denied territories, Corona achieved...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs' first underwater launch of a Fleet Ballistic Missile, which was designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). The Polaris A1 missile successfully launched from the submerged USS George Washington (SSBN-598), the first ballistic missile submarine, July 20, 1960, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Fla. This successful Navy test proved the capability of launching...

Bipartisan Policy Center's National Security Initiative to Hold Key Debate on the Viability of an Iranian Containment Strategy WASHINGTON, May 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the discussion intensifies over a fourth round of Russia and China-supported U.N. Security Council sanctions against Iran and a new nuclear fuel swap agreement between Iran, Turkey and Brazil, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) will hold a debate on the prospects for containing a nuclear-capable Iran. Does the Cold...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- This fictional autobiography of Ronald Reagan presents a President at war with his daughter, Vice President, White House Staff and Cabinet as he and Nancy do the best acting of their lives to leave the White House, alive. Ronald Reagan & The Evil Empire: A Fictional Autobiography of Ronald Reagan (abridged edition) (Trafford Publishing) is the abridged edition of American Civilian Counter-terrorist Manual: A Fictional Autobiography of Ronald...

A recent study about movement of bird species during the Cold War outlines one of the perils facing an expanding global economy "“ along with international trade comes the potential for a significant increase in invasive species that can disrupt ecosystems.The research found that during an extended period following World War II, when most trade and travel was interrupted between Eastern Europe and its western counterparts, there were far fewer introduced bird species."Last year, people...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Germans celebrate in Berlin the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. November 9, 1989, marked the beginning of a new era in history. It signaled the beginning of the end of Germany's postwar division and national unity came less than a year later on October 3, 1990. It was also the end of the Cold War and the beginning of a fully united Europe. Germans celebrate this anniversary in a spirit of deep gratitude towards the American people:...

TWO DECADES AFTER BERLIN: EXPERTS SAY A "NEW WALL" DIVIDES FORMERLY COMMUNIST STATES FROM EACH OTHER - AND WESTERN-LIKE PROGRESS New Geography of NATO/EU Membership Replaces Iron Curtain In Terms of Defining Key Differences; Former Ambassador to Romania, Network Correspondent Are Authors of New Book: "Dracula is Dead: How Romanians Survived Communism, Ended it, and Emerged Since 1989 as the New Italy" WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the approach next Monday (November...

FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- This Saturday, October 3, at 11:00 a.m., a former Colonel in the Soviet military, and now a Brooklyn resident, will stand before some one hundred American Cold War veterans and a United States Congressman and tell them he is grateful to God and pragmatic politicians for not plunging the world into a nuclear holocaust. Colonel Vladimir Edelman will be participating in ceremonies at the American Airpower Museum at Republic Airport, 1230 New Highway,...

An exhibition marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall is being planned in Las Vegas, the Honorary Consul of Germany said Tuesday. The free event is to take place at the Westin Hotel Oct. 3-4. It involves art, history, education and politics, and is open to the public. As Germans celebrate their national holiday on Oct. 3, the event coincides with the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall in Berlin. That remarkable event reunited East and West Germany in 1989 and marked...

NEW YORK, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2009 college football season is up and running, and kgb is having a ball answering all your campus gridiron questions. From SEC and Big 12 country to the Pac 10, Big 10 and Big East and everywhere in between, college football fans have been rushing to ask questions of kgb. In fact, the Florida Gators, who are ranked No. 1 in the AP poll, are also tops when it comes to college football questions being asked of kgb, followed by Texas, USC, Notre Dame and...