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1Iran and weapons of mass destruction — This article is about Iran and weapons of mass destruction. For Iran s nuclear power program, see Nuclear program of Iran. Weapons of mass destruction …
2History of the Mass Rapid Transit — The history of the Mass Rapid Transit system of Singapore commences with its planning in the 1960s, leading to its opening in 1987 with the launch of the 6 km section of the North South Line from Yio Chu Kang Station to Toa Payoh Station. It now… …
3Physical Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Scientists discovered a new family of superconducting materials and obtained unique images of individual hydrogen atoms and of a multiple exoplanet system. Europe completed the Large Hadron Collider, and China and India took… …
4Spacecraft propulsion — A remote camera captures a close up view of a Space Shuttle Main Engine during a test firing at the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi Spacecraft propulsion is any method used to accelerate spacecraft and artificial… …
5DIRECT — For other uses, see Direct (disambiguation). For the rockets proposed as part of the DIRECT architecture, see Jupiter (rocket family). DIRECT is a proposed alternative heavy lift launch vehicle architecture supporting NASA s Vision for Space… …
6Agni missile system — Infobox Weapon is missile=yes name=Agni I/Agni II/Agni III/Agni IV caption= origin= IND type=Medium Range Ballistic Missile (Agni I) Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (Agni II, Agni III) Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (Agni IV) used by=… …
7Ariane 5 — Launching/Ariane|type=rocket Infobox rocket caption = Ariane 5 mock up name = Ariane 5 function = Heavy launch vehicle manufacturer = EADS Astrium for ESA and Arianespace country origin = Europe height = 59 m alt height = 193 ft diameter = 5.4 m… …
8international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
9china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
10China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …