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 Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Jul 10, 2009 
Israel Aerospace Industries is pressing ahead with developing an advanced version of the Arrow anti-ballistic missile interceptor to counter the growing sophistication of Iran's ballistic missiles.
The Arrow-3, largely funded by the United States, is designed to destroy salvos of long-range Shehab and Sejil intermediate-range ballistic missiles that are currently deployed by the Islamic ... read more 
Islamabad, Pakistan (UPI) Jul 10, 2009 Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari reportedly admitted this week that his country created extremists groups to achieve short-term tactical objectives. The statement made Tuesday before a group of retired bureaucrats in Islamabad comes only days after Zardari's June 22 op-ed piece in The Washington Post saying: "If the Taliban and al-Qaida are allowed to triumph in our region, their ... more
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Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2009 Cyberattacks aimed at jamming South Korean Web sites continued Thursday with more private sites being targeted. Thursday's attacks hit one government and six commercial sites, although only two were affected for more than a few hours. At least 27 government and commercial sites in South Korea and the United States have been hit since the denial-of-service attacks began July 4. ... more 
Seoul (AFP) July 10, 2009This week's cyber attacks on South Korea and the United States came from 16 countries, Seoul's spy agency said Friday, highlighting the problems it faces in proving any North Korean involvement. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) told legislators the raids were tracked to 86 Internet protocol addresses in 16 countries including the United States, Japan, China and Guatemala, lawmakers ... more  
L'Aquila, Italy (AFP) July 10, 2009Prime Minister Gordon Brown says Britain could reduce its nuclear arsenal as part of a global disarmament deal to persuade Iran and North Korea to give up its nuclear ambitions. Speaking to reporters at the G8 summit in Italy, Brown said Britain may reduce its warhead numbers in return for Tehran and Pyongyang abandoning nuclear programmes. But he stressed Britain had no plans to ... more  
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 13, 2009The U.S. Army selected the Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture to provide life-cycle contract support for the Javelin anti-tank missile and command launch unit. The five-year $298.6 million contract has a fiscal year 2009 funded value of $34.9 million. It requires the Javelin Joint Venture to provide the U.S. Army with depot spares, repair support, training and data. "The ... more |
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Bishkek (AFP) July 12, 2009The United States has no objections to Russia opening a second military base in Kyrgyzstan, a senior US diplomat said Sunday during a visit to the Central Asian nation. The comments came two days after a Kyrgyz government source said the country had agreed to let Russia open a new military base, a move that has been seen as a response to Kyrgyzstan's decision not to close a US airbase. ... more 
Tehran (AFP) July 11, 2009Iran on Saturday played down G8 concerns about its crackdown on protests after the June presidential election and its nuclear programme, saying it is working on a package to address international issues. "There has been no new message from the G8 which wrapped up its meeting last night," Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told reporters at a news conference. "They (world leaders) had ... more 
Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2009 The outgoing NATO SACEUR, or supreme allied commander Europe, would gladly forgo more NATO troops to fight Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan if allied countries dropped their caveats against their use in combat operations. Gen. John Craddock, the outgoing supremo, says these caveats "increase the risk to every service member deployed in Afghanistan and bring increased risk to mission success." ... more 
Kabul (AFP) July 12, 2009Mainly British and Afghan troops have killed up to 200 insurgents in a major assault on Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan launched three weeks ago, the Afghan interior ministry said Sunday. Thousands of NATO-led US Marines, British troops and Afghan security forces have been fighting their way into some of the most dangerous insurgent strongholds in the southern province of ... more |
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