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US Strategy in South Asia: Is It Really Working?
Are Taliban militants really on the run in Pakistan? Is President Karzai on the same side as the US and other countries providing Afghanistan with troops and money? We look for answers to some challenging questions. Also, President Obama proposes a shift in us nuclear strategy. On Reporter's Notebook, will the space program be privatized?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenAre Taliban militants really on the run in Pakistan? Is President Karzai on the same side as the US and other countries providing Afghanistan with troops and money? We look for answers to some challenging questions. Also, President Obama proposes a shift in us nuclear strategy, and NASA launches the shuttle Discovery. The President sets a course for the space program's privatization.
Banner image: Pakistani officials and media gather beside the wreckage of destroyed vehicles at a damaged military building next to the US consulate following a huge suicide bomb attack in Peshawar on April 5, 2010. Photo: A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesObama Proposes a Shift in US Nuclear Strategy
The Obama Administration today unveiled a new strategy for nuclear weapons.
Read the story8 minUS Strategy in South Asia: Is It Really Working?
In Pakistan, the attack on the US consulate in Peshawar with guns, bombs and rocket-propelled grenades — the first such direct assault in that country since 2006 -- is being called a "message” that the Taliban can still cause havoc whenever they want to, despite the devastation caused by American drones and Pakistani soldiers.
Read the story37 minSpace Shuttle Heads Back to the Space Station
It's too soon to tell if the space shuttle suffered much damage after today's launch because Discovery 's big-dish antenna has failed to provide pictures. That's expected to be resolved when the crew reaches the space station tomorrow.
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