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The United States Navy has demonstrated a new laser weapon operating in the Persian Gulf. The Laser Weapons System, or LaWS, is deployed on the USS Ponce transport ship. A live test firing of the weapon was recently carried out for Cable News Network

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A: I had an appointment tomorrow and I need to change it to a different date. B: Certainly, what day would be best for you? A: I think that Monday or Tuesday would be good for me. B: I can give you Monday; I have ten or eleven in the morning. A: I th

VOA常速英语2007年-Scientist in Texas Runs NASA's Lunar Laser Prog

By Paul Sisco Washington 14 November 2007 At the McDonald Observatory in western Texas, a unique space program has been quietly underway for more than 30 years. It is called the Lunar Laser Ranging Program. VOA's Paul Sisco has more. Research scienti

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By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 17 October 2007 Medical imaging and improved computer technology are significantly making the detection of heart disease easier, safer and better. VOA's Paul Sisco reports. Dr. James Earls is the medical director at Fairf

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- China and the United States have held wide-ranging talks on defense and security at the 13th annual China-U.S. Defense Consultative Talks in the Pentagon. The talks, held Wednesday, were jointly hosted by Qi Jianguo, d

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