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New York NY (SPX) Nov 29, 2004Aviation Week & Space Technology reported in its November 29 issue that U.S. intelligence analysts are concerned about the planned launch from Iran, by early 2005, of an Iranian built satellite on an upgraded version of Tehran's largest ballistic missile, the Shahab-3. Iran Backs Down On Exemption For Nuclear Cycle Freeze 
Vienna, Austria (AFP) Nov 28, 2004Iran backed down Sunday on a demand to exempt sensitive equipment from a freeze on uranium enrichment that can make atomic weapons, setting the stage for the UN nuclear watchdog to endorse the freeze as a confidence-building measure. |
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USA Changes Legal Grounds For Sanctions Against Russian Firm
Biisk, Russia (SPX) Nov 29, 2004Russia's Altai research and production center dismissed U.S. accusations of spreading missile technologies. "Altai engages in foreign trade strictly in line with Russian legislation," a company representative told Itar-Tass on Friday, adding that the center "has not received any official explanations from U.S. authorities regarding the new regime of sanctions." Paradigm Signs 15 Year Contract To Provide Mil Sat Coms To NATO 
London, UK (SPX) Nov 26, 2004Following the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding between NATO, the UK, Italy and France for the provision of NATO's satellite communications services from 2005 until 2019, Paradigm Secure Communications last Monday (Novemeber 22) signed a contract to provide the UK share of NATO’s Space Segment requirements. The contract is valued at around £100m over the concession. Discovery Of Weapons Cache Underscores Iraq Weapons Free-For-All 
Fallujah, Iraq (AFP) Nov 25, 2004The reported discovery of a mosque packed with weapons and a chemicals lab in Fallujah were the latest revelations about an arms haul one US military officer said was enough to take over Iraq. Weapons found in and around the Saad Abi Bin Waqas mosque represented the largest cache discovered by US and Iraqi forces since they launched a massive assault to crush insurgents in Fallujah, the US military said Thursday. Analysis: 'Sorry Tale' For World Media 
WASHINGTON (UPI) Nov 24 2004Truth, they say, is war's first casualty. And those whose job it is to report that truth - the media - do not trail far behind. Casualty figures suffered by the press in the last 12 months speak volumes on a profession which is coming increasingly under fire - literally as well as figuratively. Analysis: Cold War Has Never Been Colder 
WASHINGTON (UPI) Nov 25, 2004And you thought the Cold War was over with the demise of communism? Think again. Relations between the West and its old nemesis, the Russian bear, have never been as frigid; at least not since the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989. US To Sell 50 Medium-Range Missiles To Jordan 
WASHINGTON DC (AFP) Nov 25, 2004The Pentagon is to sell 50 US-made air-to-air missiles to Jordan, along with supporting equipment, in a deal worth about 39 million dollars, despite objections from Israel. In a statement released Tuesday, the Defense Department said it had notified lawmakers of the intended sale of 50 AIM-120C Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM). A.Q. Khan Gave Iran Designs For Bomb 
WASHINGTON, (UPI) Nov. 24 , 2004A CIA report, released this week, blames Pakistani scientist A.Q. Khan for supplying nuclear bomb designs to Iran and is bound to increase demands for his interrogation. |
Iran Has Sanitised Suspected Nuclear Site: Opposition Group
London (AFP) Nov 24, 2004Iran has moved quickly to "sanitise" a site in northeast Tehran alleged to be at the heart of its feared pursuit of nuclear weapons, an Iranian opposition group claimed Wednesday. Iraq Minister Brands Al-Jazeera A Terror Channel 
Dubai, UAE (AFP) Nov 23, 2004Iraqi Defence Minister Hazem Shaalan branded the popular Arabic-language satellite television Al-Jazeera a "channel of terrorism", in a newspaper interview. That brought a sharp reaction from the broadcaster, which expressed its "utter outrage" at what it said was an "unsubstantiated allegation". GlobeTel Announces Update On Stratellite 
Fort Lauderdale FL (SPX) Nov 24, 2004GlobeTel Communications announced Tuesday that Sanswire Networks, its wholly owned subsidiary, is on track to launch the prototype of the Stratellite being built in California towards the end of January 2005. UK Official Silence On Rumored Attacks 
London (UPI) Nov 23, 2004Rumors that security forces have thwarted a Sept. 11-style terrorist attack in London are escalating in the British media after reports emerged this week that a senior source had leaked news of the plot. US Agrees To Japan's Licensed Production Of PAC-3 Missiles: Report 
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 23, 2004The United States has agreed in principle to Japan's licensed production of US-developed surface-to-air missiles which will become the core of a joint missile defence system, a report said Tuesday. Outside View: US Amnesia On Pakistan 
Atlanta GA (UPI) Nov 22, 2004Even as Pakistan's leadership was expressing its unrestrained glee with President George W. Bush's thumping re-election, the new Bush administration wasted no time in making its first big move to reward Pakistan with advanced weaponry. Outside View: Iran's Nukes - What's The Problem? 
Dubai, UAE (UPI) Nov 24, 2004A newly invigorated George W. Bush administration accuses Iran of making an atom bomb, which is a true story but also an old one. Iran's efforts to acquire such weapons are well documented and have been known for years. |
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