U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Thursday, revealing details of military budget cuts which reach half a trillion dollars within the next 10 years.

As a result of these cuts, some elements of the U.S. military must also be sacrificed, including the reduction of the number of personnel. In ten years into the future, ground forces will be reduced to 100,000 personnel.

Reporting from CNN, Panetta said the cuts and savings will begin in October this year, at the beginning of fiscal year 2013. A total of U.S. $ 33 billion will be reduced in the military budget. Over the next 10 years, the military will save up to U.S. $ 487 billion.

To overcome the lack of budget, Panetta said the army would be streamlined. He explained that the U.S. army numbering 556,000 will be reduced to 490,000 personnel. Naval personnel which amounted to 200,000 people, will be reduced to 182,000 people.

"The military will be fewer and slimmer, but will be more nimble, flexible and can be lowered quickly with more advanced technology," said Panetta.

Besides reduced in number, the salaries of the soldiers also will be cut in 2015. 2013 and 2014, Panetta promised salary paid in full. In addition, savings will also impact on health-care benefits for retired soldiers.

With the reduction of personnel, two of the four brigades in Europe would be sent to military bases. However, rotation of duties between the placement of troops overseas will be accelerated. This is to give them the opportunity to train with NATO team, so it's ready whenever needed lowered.

The U.S. Navy also will no longer use their old ship without ballistic missile launchers. A total of seven ships attack and two smaller amphibious ships will not be used anymore. The Navy also forced to postpone the purchase of dozens of new ships for a year or more.

For the Air Force, Panetta says no to use again six squadrons of fighter jets and one training squadron. In addition, Panetta urged air force to fly less frequently, in order to save fuel. "But this measure would not reduce our ability to control the air war," said Panetta

Austerity measures had previously delivered by President Barack Obama in the exposure of U.S. military strategy in the future. Obama said the U.S. will face only one major war in the future. In addition, Obama said, the U.S. military will focus on placing their forces in Asia. (Ren)

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United States nuclear reactor at San Onofre, near the City of San Diego, was closed after the radiation leak. Leaks are not too large. However, local governments fear the leak harmful radiation from the surrounding community.

As reported interaksyon, radioactive gas out of one pipe reactor. The incident occurred on Wednesday, February 1, 2012.

Unfortunately, the leaking pipe was located in a building that is not airtight. Thus, it is possible radioactive escape into the environment despite the very low levels claimed.

"Radioactive loose it will not pose a danger to society," said the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Victor Driks.

Meanwhile, operators of nuclear reactors California, Southern California Edison Co. (SCE), said it was investigating the exact cause of the incident. The reactor will not be used for the next few days.

To repair the damage, the reactor will be temporarily closed. However, SCE said the energy supply remains safe and adequate to serve the customer. During this time, the San Onofre reactor produces enough energy to meet the needs of 1.4 million homes. (ren)

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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, in a verse we are told that the mountains are not silent as they seem, but they are constantly moving.

"And you see those mountains, you would have thought he was firmly in place, and he's running as a way of clouds. (That's) act of God is made with sturdy all things; Allah is Informed of what ye do." (Surat an-Naml: 88)

Movement of these mountains caused by motion of the earth's crust where they are located. The crust is like floating on a layer of magma that is more tightly.

At the beginning of the 20th century, for the first time in history, a German scientist named Alfred Wegener proposed that the continents on the earth's surface converges on the early Earth, but was later shifted to a different direction so that when they move apart each other stay away.

The geologists understand the truth of the statement of new Wegener in 1980, ie 50 years after his death. As ever proposed by Wegener in a paper published in 1915, about 500 million years ago throughout the mainland that is in the earth's surface initially is a single entity called Pangaea. Mainland is located at the South Pole.

Approximately 180 million years ago, Pangaea split into two parts each of which move in different directions. One of these giants of the land or the Gondwana continent, including Africa, Australia, Antarctica and India. The second giant continent was Laurasia, which consists of Europe, North America and Asia, except India. Over 150 years after this separation, Gondwana and Laurasia divided into lands smaller.

Continents that formed following the splitting of Pangaea has moved on the earth's surface continuously as far as several centimeters per year. The incident also led to changes in area ratio between land and sea on earth.

The movement of the earth's crust is found after geological research conducted at the beginning of the 20th century. The scientists describe this event as follows: The crust and the outer portion of the magma, with a thickness of about 100 kilometers, is divided into layers called plates. There are six major plates and several small plates.

According to the theory called plate tectonics, these plates move on the surface of the Earth, carrying continents and ocean floor with him. The movement of continents have been measured and the speed of 1 to 5 centimeters per year. The plates are constantly moving, and produce changes in the geography of the earth slowly. Every year, for example, the Atlantic Ocean becomes slightly wider. (Carolyn Sheets, Robert Gardner, Samuel F. Howe; General Science, Allyn and Bacon Inc.. Newton, Massachusetts, 1985, s. 30)

There are very important things worth noting here: in the verse God has called on the motion of mountains as the clouds mengapungnya trip. (Today, modern scientists also use the term "continental drift" or "floating movement of the continent" for this movement. (National Geographic Society, the Powers of Nature, Washington DC, 1978, s.12-13)

No question about it, is one of the miracles the Qur'an that this scientific fact, which has recently been discovered by scientists, has been revealed in the Qur'an.

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, When referring to the sun and moon in the Qur'an, affirmed that each move in certain orbits or orbits.

"It is He who created night and day, sun and moon. Each of them is circulating in an orbit." (Surah Al-Anbiyaa: 33)

It is also mentioned in another verse that the sun is not stationary, but move in certain orbits: "And the sun runs on-site circulation. Thus the decree of the Mighty, the Knowing." (Surah Yasin: 38)

The facts presented in the Qur'an have been discovered through astronomical observations in our time. According to the calculations of astronomers, the sun is moving at incredible speeds that reached 720 thousand kilometers per hour toward the star Vega in a particular orbit called the Solar Apex.

This means that the sun travels roughly 17,280,000 kilometers a day. Together with the sun, all planets and satellites in the solar gravitational system is also running this distance. Furthermore, all the stars in the universe is in a similar planned motion.

As other comets in the universe, Halley's comet, as seen above, also moves to follow the orbit or an orbit has been determined. This comet has a special path and move to follow this path in harmony with other celestial objects.

The entire universe is full of paths and orbits such as this, stated in the Qur'an as follows: "By the sky that has the streets." (Surah Adh-Dzaariyat: 7)

There are about 200 billion galaxies in the universe, each of which consists of nearly 200 stars. Most of these stars have planets, and most of these planets have a moon. All these heavenly bodies move in orbits calculated with great accuracy.

Over millions of years, each one seemed to "swim" along an orbit in perfect harmony and order along with the others. In addition, a number of comets also move together along the path set for him.

All celestial bodies including planets, satellites that accompany the planets, stars and even galaxies, have their orbits or orbits respectively. All of these orbits have been determined based on the very thorough carefully. That building and maintaining perfect order is God, the Creator of the worlds.

Orbits in the universe is not only owned by the celestial bodies. The galaxies also travel at enormous speeds in the orbits and planned. During this movement, none of these celestial bodies cuts across another, or collide with another. Even been observed that the number of galaxies passed each other without any of the parts touching each other.

It is certain that at the time the Qur'an was revealed, people do not have today's telescopes or advanced technology to observe the spacecraft millions of miles away, nor the modern knowledge of physics or astronomy. Therefore, when it is not possible to determine scientifically that space is "full of paths and orbits" as stated in the verse. However, this was openly declared to us in the Qur'an that was revealed at that time: because the Koran is the word of God.