Det danske Fredsakademi
Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 30. juni 2006 / Time Line June 30, 2006
Version 3.506/30/2006
D.C. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS CLOSED - SIGNIFICANT WATER DAMAGE
REPORTED
For much of this last week a relentless rain drenched much of the
East Coast prompting power outages, flooding, and building
closures. What is considered by the National Weather Service as
"the most intense rainfall in a 24-hour period in the history of
Washington, D.C." has left the National Archives (NARA) and several
Smithsonian museums, including the National Museum of American
History, closed.
The National Archives building lost power when eight feet of water
flooded the building and covered two transformers in the
sub-basement. Readers of the New York Times (28 June 2006) were
distressed to see the dramatic picture of the opulent McGowan
Theater in the Main Archives building under several feet of water
that reaches over the top of the stage and covers the two front
rows of the theater's plush chairs.
NARA informs the National Coalition for History that neither agency
records nor any of the charters of freedom, including the
Constitution and Declaration of Independence, were damaged by
rising waters. Some 50 of 250 NARA employees are temporarily
working in Archives offices in College Park, with the others being
told to stay home.
Other building closures in the D.C. metropolitan area include the
National Gallery of Art (here again there is no danger to
artworks), and the National Zoo, writes NCH WASHINGTON UPDATE (Vol.
12, #29; 30 JUNE 2006).
06/30/2006
BIRTH OF EUROPEAN DEFENCE EQUIPMENT MARKET
WITH LAUNCH OF CODE OF CONDUCT
A new era for defence procurement in the European Union begins on 1
July with the introduction of a regime designed to increase
transparency and competition in the European Defence Equipment
Market, offer armed forces and taxpayers better value for money,
broaden business opportunities for defence companies and strengthen
the global competitiveness of the European industry. “This is
a remarkable achievement,” said Javier Solana, EU High
Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and Head
of the European Defence Agency.
06/30/2006
The United States conducted its 23rd subcritical experiment,
“Unicorn,” at the Nevada Test Site.
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