SPACEWAR.Com brings you daily news on war in the 21st century - military space news, nuclear weapons, missile defense 08-FEB-10 en-us Bhubhaneswar, India (AFP) Feb 7, 2010 - India successfully tested a nuclear-capable missile on Sunday, a defence ministry spokesman said, days after the government proposed a resumption of talks with arch-rival Pakistan.]]> Seoul (AFP) Feb 5, 2010 - South Korea said Friday it had deployed advanced weapons-tracking radar systems on islands near its disputed Yellow Sea border with North Korea following last week's artillery barrages by the North.]]> New Delhi (UPI) Feb 5, 2009 - India's Arjun tank will battle for its life against a squadron of Russian T-90s in trials likely to determine the controversial vehicle's future.]]> Kandahar, Afghanistan (AFP) Feb 7, 2010 - Thousands of people are leaving their homes on the Marjah plain in southern Afghanistan ahead of a massive military operation to clear Taliban militants from their last stronghold.]]> Sanaa (AFP) Feb 6, 2010 - Yemen has set a timetable for Shiite rebels to implement the government's terms for a ceasefire in their six-year-old uprising in the northern mountains, a presidential adviser said on Saturday.]]> Tehran (AFP) Feb 6, 2010 - Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi opened two new missile production plants on Saturday, just three days after Iran fired a rocket carrying live animals into space, state television reported.]]> Baghdad (AFP) Feb 7, 2010 - Iraq is clamping down on a booming Baghdad retail trade in police and military uniforms amid fears it may have provided Al-Qaeda with the disguises that made possible a spate of suicide bombings.]]> Kabul (AFP) Feb 7, 2010 - The commander of foreign forces in Afghanistan said Sunday a major offensive will send a "strong signal" and clear insurgents from their southern stronghold, as residents fled ahead of the assault.]]> Port Blair, India (AFP) Feb 5, 2010 - India kicked off Friday a 13-nation naval exercise off its Andaman archipelago it said was aimed at improving disaster management and not an attempt to form a security bloc.]]> Ankara (AFP) Feb 6, 2010 - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed doubts Saturday that a deal was close on Iran's disputed nuclear programme, as the UN atomic chief said Tehran presented no new proposals at talks in Germany.]]> Munich, Germany (AFP) Feb 5, 2010 - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Friday that US arms sales to Taiwan constituted a violation of standards in international relations and would provoke a reaction by Beijing.]]> Islamabad (AFP) Feb 5, 2010 - The death of Pakistan's Taliban supremo in a US missile strike, if confirmed, would deal a major blow to the militant nexus but could magnify the dangers should Al-Qaeda exploit a leadership vacuum.]]> London (AFP) Feb 5, 2010 - Defence giant BAE Systems agreed Friday to pay nearly 450 million dollars to settle anti-corruption charges brought by Britain's Serious Fraud Office and the US Department of Justice.]]>