NASA in talks to remount climate study

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NASA in talks to remount climate study

House approval still needed, Chalerm says

Published: 3 Oct 2012 at 00.00
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The US is willing to give full cooperation with Thailand on climate research next year, says Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul.

Though the climate study project for this year was scrapped by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa), Thailand and the US have been in discussions over the project, Mr Surapong said during a parliamentary debate on whether to allow the US space agency to conduct the climate study from U-tapao military airport in Rayong.

There will be no new conditions for the venture if Nasa's research project is revived, the foreign minister said.

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tomb
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Discussion 7 : 03 Oct 2012 at 07.177
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I once had great hopes for this educated Oxbridge graduate to become a great politician and PM.

All those hopes faded quickly with his stint as PM and the way he was controlled by his puppet masters. It seems he is still astray and doesn't know how to focus on important issues.

I mean, get real, a climate study is what it is. If the US wanted to spy, they wouldn't need Thai cooperation. Abhisit is yet again blowing irrelevant issues out of proportion and yes, the nationalistic, yellow card is the again. Crying shame.
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Discussion 6 : 03 Oct 2012 at 07.066
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I think now that Dr. Thaksin has been allowed to visit the U.S., all will be approved. Abhisit is a not issue as the PTP has, for more than a year, had the power to grant anything NASA wanted, or anything else for that matter.
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Discussion 5 : 03 Oct 2012 at 07.035
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i think it has to do with showing favoritism to America ...with China emerging flexing it's muscles everyone in Asia including Australia see the USA going down the economic toilet and are afraid the USA won't be there for them in 10 to 20 years...whole countries gonna end up just like Detroit ...broke ...anybody know did the Australian government release a White Paper entitled "Australia in the Asian Century." yet?...they see American as becoming marginalized and may roll with China ...just 'cause ...anybody remember that one Simpsons episode where they went to China ...yeah it's kind of like that now ...uh?
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Discussion 4 : 03 Oct 2012 at 07.004
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Too bad, no never is final. Sure, they dangle the weather study but the fine print likely still includes the so called relief center in Sattahip which really means once Thailand let's them In, they won't be leaving. This is not the same US Government Thailand hosted in the 1960's, they still had some morals and honor back then.
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Discussion 3 : 03 Oct 2012 at 05.483
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Abhisit is playing the card that the Democrat always play, the nationalistic card, does it make sense ? No
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Discussion 2 : 03 Oct 2012 at 05.022
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The way they talk around about this just shows that Thailand is dysfunctional when it comes to international relations and technology... a softer variant of North Korea (but North Korea have 3G network).

For spying USA use satellites that can read a newspaper on the ground. Even Google Earth capture objects like cars and communication lines.
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Discussion 1 : 03 Oct 2012 at 04.031
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I don't know why Abhisit is worried about espionage. Surely Thailand can't be worried the U S is going to spy on Thailand's military might. If the U S wanted to use spies here, they would, and Thailand would not even know it. Thailand is going to blow a great opportunity for advancement in science.
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