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| April 29, 2012 |
 Israel's top general shoots down Netanyahu Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Apr 26, 2012 - Israel's military chief of staff publicly challenged Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's strident urging for pre-emptive strikes against Iran, a move likely to sharpen the confrontation between Israel's hawks and cooler heads in the military. Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz asserted in an interview published in the liberal Haaretz daily Wednesday that he doesn't believe Iran will opt to develop nu ... more |
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North Korea elite enjoy good life despite sanctions Pyongyang (AFP) April 27, 2012 - Nuclear-armed North Korea has been under heavy sanctions for years but there is little sign of any effect on the elite in Pyongyang, who enjoy unfettered access to upmarket cars and consumer goods. The economy of the isolated North - where famine killed hundreds of thousands in the 1990s - is widely believed to be battered and stuttering, but the luxury shops of the showcase capital tell a ... more |
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 India to boost domestic arms production New Delhi (UPI) Apr 26, 2012 - India's wants to stimulate the country's domestic armaments industry. Aside from issues of national pride, India imports about 70 percent of its defense requirements, which is a serious fiscal drain on the country's finances. Highlighting the issue was the test launch April 19 of India's indigenous Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile from Wheeler Island. During the 2 ... more |
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 French firm eyes Brazil's naval expansion Rio De Janeiro (UPI) Apr 26, 2012 - French defense manufacturer DCNS is lining up to compete for a multibillion-dollar Brazilian navy program for a number of ships after winning a submarine development contract. DCNS will be working in partnership with Brazilian consulting and engineering firm Progen, already a DCNS partner in the submarine project. The Brazilian navy plans to add an unspecified number of advanced ... more |
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 US seeks to modernize NATO, deepen partnerships Chicago (AFP) April 26, 2012 - The United States will push to modernize NATO, deepen alliance partnerships and hammer out details of the Afghanistan withdrawal at an upcoming summit, White House officials said Thursday. "The alliance needs to be more deployable and more adaptable and we're taking those lessons learned from Afghanistan and integrating them into our planning going forward," said Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, ... more |
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 US House passes controversial cybersecurity bill Washington (AFP) April 26, 2012 - The House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation protecting US businesses and agencies from cyber-attacks, a measure that critics say erodes civil liberties by allowing firms to onpass private data. The Republican-controlled chamber defied a veto threat by the White House to pass the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) in a 248-162 vote. Its fate is less assu ... more |
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Sanctions unlikely to stop Iran atomic plans: Barak Jerusalem (AFP) April 27, 2012 - Israel's defence minister said existing sanctions against Iran are unlikely to make it give up what Israel and much of the international community believe is a covert nuclear arms programme. Speaking late Thursday, Ehud Barak acknowledged that current sanctions on Iranian trade and banking are tougher than ever, and that a new round of talks is due on May 23 between Tehran and international ... more |
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Britain tightens Argentina military exports London (AFP) April 26, 2012 - Britain announced a clampdown Thursday on the sale of goods to Argentina's armed forces following an escalation in the row over the disputed Falkland Islands. Business Secretary Vince Cable told parliament in a written statement that, with immediate effect, no export licences would be granted for sales of military goods or items that have a dual civilian-military purpose. The minister ex ... more |
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WikiLeaks suspect Manning faces ruling on key charge Fort Meade (AFP) Maryland (AFP) April 26, 2012 - A US military judge is set to rule Thursday if WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning can be charged with the serious crime of "aiding the enemy" for allegedly leaking classified documents to the website. Manning's lawyers asked the judge at pre-trial hearings this week to dismiss the most grievous charge facing their client, arguing the government must drop the count unless it can prove the US A ... more |
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US looks to ease Brazil doubts over tech transfers Rio De Janeiro (AFP) April 26, 2012 - US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has used his trip to Brazil to lift doubts about Washington's pledge on technology transfer if Brasilia buys Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet. Panetta, who ended a two-day visit on Thursday, sought to ease concerns that the United States could use technology transfer - a key factor in Brazil's soon to be announced choice of which jet to purchase - ... more |
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 Twelve killed in Iraq bombings Baquba, Iraq (AFP) April 26, 2012 - A suicide car bombing near a cafe and another bomb attack inside it killed eight people in central Iraq on Thursday, while bomb attacks in Baghdad killed four others, security officials said. The suicide bomber attacked a cafe in the village of Garma, north of Baquba in Diyala province, police Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed al-Karkhi said. A second bomb exploded inside the cafe as the casualti ... more |
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NATO rallies Spain over defence in austerity era Madrid (AFP) April 26, 2012 - NATO will push at its May summit for members to keep up their commitments to international security in spite of hard economic times, its secretary general said Thursday. Anders Fogh Rasmussen spoke after meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who is overseeing emergency budget cuts, including nearly nine percent on defence spending. Rajoy said Spain will review its contributi ... more |
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 Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Intercepts Cruise Missile Target During Integrated Flight Test Dallas TX (SPX) Apr 27, 2012 - Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 Missile successfully intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile target yesterday at the Utah Test and Training Range in an unprecedented interoperability demonstration utilizing the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor (JLENS) and the PATRIOT system. The test demonstrated the PAC-3 Missile Segment's unique ability to detect, track, engage ... more |
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 Pakistan reiterates drone opposition as US envoy visits Islamabad (AFP) April 26, 2012 - Islamabad on Thursday reiterated its opposition to US drone attacks in its territory as Washington's point man on Pakistan and Afghanistan arrived amid efforts to mend fractured relations. Relations between Pakistan and the United States plunged last year over the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden inside Pakistan and a NATO air strike near the border with Afghanistan that killed 24 Pakista ... more |
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 Northrop Grumman Wins USAF Electronic Attack Pod Upgrade Program Herndon, VA (SPX) Apr 27, 2012 - The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $52.8 million, 27-month engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract to upgrade its electronic attack (EA) pods. The program has a potential value of $480 million including EMD, a low-rate initial production phase (LRIP) and five production options. "We are honored that the U.S. Air Force selected Northrop Grumman to ... more |
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Dead Briton in China scandal had 'no UK government role' London (AFP) April 26, 2012 - The dead British businessman at the centre of the biggest political scandal in China for decades was not employed by the British government, Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Thursday. Neil Heywood was found dead in a hotel room in the southwestern city of Chongqing in November. The case took a dramatic turn this month when the wife of the city's former party leader Bo Xilai was na ... more |
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US confident of France's commitment to NATO Chicago (AFP) April 26, 2012 - The United States is confident of France's commitment to NATO regardless of who wins the upcoming presidential election, White House officials said Thursday. "France made a choice to reintegrate fully into NATO under President (Nicolas) Sarkozy," said Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, the National Security Council's director of European affairs. "It's our understanding that, were there to be a ... more |
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 Afghan special forces soldier kills American ally Kabul, Afghanistan (AFP) April 27, 2012 - An Afghan special forces soldier killed an American when he opened fire on US troops in southern Afghanistan, military spokesmen said Thursday, the latest in a series of such attacks. The soldier's death takes the toll of foreign troops killed by Afghans they were working with to 18 this year - including 10 Americans and five French trainers - in 11 separate attacks. "An officer of the ... more |
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US to pull 9,000 Marines from southern Japan Tokyo (AFP) April 27, 2012 - The United States said Friday it would pull 9,000 Marines out of Japan as it seeks to ease a long-running standoff over the future of its huge military presence in one of its top Asian allies. The redeployment will see the troops sent to Guam, Hawaii and Australia. Withdrawing troops was originally part of plans to move a busy US airbase on Okinawa to another area of the southern island ... more |
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Iran 'mobilizing' for cyberwar with West: experts Washington (AFP) April 26, 2012 - Iran is busy acquiring the technical know-how to launch a potentially crippling cyber-attack on the United States and its allies, experts told a congressional hearing on Thursday, urging the US to step up its defensive measures. "Over the past three years, the Iranian regime has invested heavily in both defensive and offensive capabilities in cyberspace," said Ilan Berman, vice president of ... more |
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