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Iran Threat Behind Polish Interest In Missile Defense Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Feb 07, 2007 
"A threat from Iran will appear in five to six years," Lewandowski told journalists in Moscow, adding "many experts think Iran will have ballistic missiles with a range of over 6,000 kilometers (3,730 miles) by 2010-2013. A missile defense base in Poland, if any, would be built in 2011-2012. "A threat from Iran will appear in five to six years," he told journalists in Moscow. Lewandowski said many experts think Iran will have ballistic missiles with a range of over 6,000 kilometers (3,730 miles) by 2010-2013. A missile defense base in Poland, if any, would be built in 2011-2012, he said.
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Iran Nuclear Ambitions Can Be Stopped Without Violence Says Israel
Jerusalem (AFP) Feb 006, 2007Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday he believed Iranian nuclear ambitions could be halted without violence and praised international efforts in dealing with arch enemy Tehran. "I think there's a way to stop the Iranians from moving forward on their nuclear programme without violent actions," he said in a speech to Jewish American leaders in Jerusalem. No Plans For Military Action On Iran Says Blair 
London (AFP) Feb 06, 2007British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday there were no plans for military action against Iran, but there is growing alarm at Tehran's defiance of the international community. Blair reiterated that, if the Islamic republic were to cooperate with the West in terms of curbing its nuclear plans and other actions, "a whole series of doors would open up to them. Nobody is talking or planning military intervention," Blair told a parliamentary committee. Experts Warn West Against Attacking Iran 
London (AFP) Feb 05, 2007Military action against Iran to shut down its nuclear programme would be "highly dangerous" and "counter-productive", a group of leading think-tanks and other experts warned Monday. In particular they call for British Prime Minister Tony Blair to use his influence to urge the United States to talk to Tehran. "Only through direct US-Iranian engagement can an agreement be found," it says. |
Russia Seeks Pact Over Global ABM System
Moscow (AFP) Feb 06, 2007Russia will press Washington for a peace deal if the US carries out plans for an anti-missile defence system in Central Europe, a senior foreign ministry official said Tuesday. "Over the issue of a global deployment of a US anti-missile defence system, Russia aims to pursue a dialogue on legally binding agreements to guarantee the military potentials of each side will not be directed at the other," Alexander Kramarenko told the Interfax news agency. Cancelling EADS Deal Would Harm German Interests 
Frankfurt (AFP) Feb 06, 2007If the German government were to cancel its defence contracts with European aerospace giant EADS, it would hurt German jobs, the German co-chairman of EADS, Thomas Enders, warned in a newspaper interview published on Tuesday. Japan Baulks As US Talks Aid For North Korea 
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 06, 2007A US envoy said this week's talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons could discuss economic incentives for Pyongyang, but Japan ruled out funding a deal without progress in a dispute over kidnapped Japanese. US negotiator Christopher Hill, in Tokyo ahead of six-nation talks that resume Thursday in Beijing, renewed his demand that North Korea take concrete steps to implement a September 2005 agreement to give up atomic weapons. |
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Ending Iranian Defiance
New York (UPI) Feb 06, 2007That Iran stands today able to challenge or even defy the United States in every sphere of American influence in the Middle East attests to the dismal failure of the Bush administration's policy toward it during the last six years. Feeling emboldened and unrestrained, Tehran may, however, miscalculate the consequences of its own actions, which could precipitate a catastrophic regional war. US Defense Chief Troubled By Chinese Anti-Satellite Test 
Washington (AFP) Feb 06, 2007US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday he was very troubled by a recent Chinese anti-satellite weapons test because of what it says about Beijing's strategic outlook. China on January 11 shot down one of its own orbiting weather satellites in space with a ballistic missile, acknowledging the test nearly two weeks later only after it provoked an international outcry. "I think that the Chinese ASAT test is very troubling," Gates told a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. China Check-Mating America 
Mahe, Seychelles (UPI) Feb 06, 2007Britain and France fought over the Seychelles Islands in the 19th century, not for its natural beauty but because of the strategic location on the important trading route to the East Indies. Today, more than ever before, the Seychelles archipelago is caught in the web of global politics. On Feb. 9 and 10 President Hu Jintao of the People's Republic of China will pay an official State visit to the Islands after a tour of eight African countries. |
USAF Sponsors Fully Automatic Take-Off And Landing Demonstrations Of Proxy Aviation's SkyWatcher UAV
Germantown MD (SPX) Feb 07, 2007Proxy Aviation Systems announced that it has successfully completed testing of its automatic take-off and landing (ATOL) capabilities of SkyWatcher, an optionally piloted, unmanned air vehicle (UAV) designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. The United States Air Force (USAF) sponsored and cooperated in the demonstration, which took place at Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, Arizona on December 13, 2006. US Navy Buys Two Northrop Grumman Fire Scouts To Refine Concept Of Operations 
San Diego CA (SPX) Feb 07, 2007The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman $16 million for two more MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical takeoff and landing Tactical Unmanned Air Vehicles (VTUAV) and to assist the Navy in refining the Fire Scout concept of operations. Including this award, the Navy has a total of nine Fire Scouts on contract with Northrop Grumman. US Could Reposition Troops If Iraq Fails Says Gates 
Washington (AFP) Feb 07, 2007US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday he could envision circumstances in which the United States would "reposition" its forces in Iraq to get them out of harm's way. In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gates went further than any administration official yet in discussing what the United States might do if its strategy to stabilize Iraq fails. |
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