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Tokyo (AFP) Dec 03, 2004Pacifist Japan will study developing its first long-range surface-to-surface missile amid growing concern about neighbors North Korea and China, a report said last Friday. The potential new missiles could effectively end Japan's self-imposed ban on offensive weapons, two months after an expert panel recommended the country acquire the ability to attack foreign bases. Russia Tells India It Is Not Soviet Union 
New Delhi, India (UPI) Dec 03, 2004India and Russia on Friday signed a series of bilateral agreements to rejuvenate their closer ties, but New Delhi misses the warmth of the Soviet Union, its closest ally of the Cold War era. |
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Analysis: Tenet Calls For Tough Cyber Security Rules
WASHINGTON, (UPI) Dec 01, 2004Former CIA Director George Tenet called Wednesday for tough new security measures to guard against attacks on the United States using the Internet, which he called a potential Achilles heel for our financial stability and physical security. Japan's Nervous Neighbors 
WASHINGTON DC (UPI) Dec 01, 2004While the rest of the world has been worrying about Iran's nuclear plans and election fraud in Ukraine and the January elections in Iraq and Palestine, Asia is getting much more concerned about the prospect of Japan becoming once again a major military power. France And NATO Sign Satellite Communications Agreement 
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 03, 2004The United Kingdom, France and Italy have signed an agreement with NATO to provide UHF and SHF satellite communications capacity for 15 years, starting in January 2005. Hypres To Build DoD's First Ruggedized, Compact Cryocooler For JTRS Program 
Elmsford NY (SPX) Dec 02, 2004Hypres has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense to design, build, and test the military's first prototype ruggedized, compact, tactical cryocooler and cryopackage capable of supporting superconducting digital operations in combat communications systems. Iran Working On Secret Missile Programs: Opposition Group 
London, UK (AFP) Dec 02, 2004Iran is developing new medium- and long-range missiles which can reach Western Europe and target US-led forces in Iraq, an Iranian opposition group claimed Thursday. Russia To Shore Up Support To India In Cruise Missile Project 
New Delhi, India (AFP) Dec 02, 2004Russia on Thursday agreed to expand its role in a joint project to build a sophisticated cruise missile with India and assured steady supplies of military spare parts to its largest customer and old Cold War ally. Commentary: Gulled By Gul 
WASHINGTON DC (UPI) Nov 29, 2004The leadership vacuum created by the sad demise of (Palestinian) President (Yasser) Arafat can only be filled by Osama Bin Laden and (Taliban leader) Mullah (Mohammad) Omar, the real leaders that are the only dedicated individuals with the mass support of the Muslim world, said this front-page statement in Pakistan's mass circulation, Urdu-language newspaper Nawa-e-Waqt. |
Analysis: Israelis Say Iran Will Go Nuclear
WASHINGTON DC (UPI) Dec 01, 2004Some senior Israeli officials believe that, short of an all-out war, which nobody wants, there is now nothing to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power. Canadian PM Hedges On Bush Request To Join Missile Defence 
Halifax, Canada (AFP) Dec 01, 2004Canada on Wednesday dodged questions about joining the US anti-missile shield program, after President George W. Bush upped pressure on an issue which has boxed its government into a political corner. Geneva Aerospace Turns Blimps Into Satellite Communications Links For Army Units 
Carrollton TX (SPX) Dec 02, 2004Blimps are back. By adding Geneva Aerospace's industry-leading unmanned autonomous flight control technologies to blimps, the military soon will have more cost-effective communications capabilities in combat areas. Iran Still An Enigma For US 
WASHINGTON DC (AFP) Nov 30, 2004The United States, after the agreement on Iran's nuclear program, remains deeply distrusting of Tehran's promises and has mixed feelings about European efforts at conciliation. The fear that tensions with the Islamic republic could spill over into neighboring Iraq complicates matters, at a moment when Washington wants at all costs to stabilize Iraq. Iran Boasts Great Victory Over US, Warns Nuclear Freeze Is Temporary 
Tehran, Iran (AFP) Nov 30, 2004Iran boasted Tuesday it had humiliated the United States at a board meeting of the UN atomic watchdog by agreeing to what it reiterated was only a temporary freeze of its suspect nuclear programme. India Successfully Tests Short-Range Anti-Aircraft Missile 
Bhubaneshwar, India (AFP) Nov 30, 2004India on Tuesday test-fired a short-range anti-aircraft missile from a site in the eastern state of Orissa, defence sources said. New Patriot Missiles Deployed In South Korea 
Seoul, South Korea (AFP) Nov 30, 2004US military authorities said Tuesday they had deployed new batteries of ground-to-air Patriot missiles in the southwestern city of Gwangju, a move that has triggered strong protests from activists there. |
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