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Alarm Over Reports Of Possible US Strike On Iran Washington (AFP) Apr 10, 2006 
Critics of the George W. Bush administration expressed alarm Sunday about explosive new reports that the president is mulling military options to knock out Iran's nuclear program. Retired General Anthony Zinni, the former head of US Central Command, told US television Sunday that he had no detailed knowledge of the alleged military plans, but he suggested a preemptive strike against Iran's nuclear program would be extremely risky.
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Iran Says US Military Strike Talk 'Psychological Warfare'
Tehran (AFP) Apr 10, 2006Iran branded as "psychological warfare" Sunday media reports that the US military was planning air strikes to force Tehran to abandon its controversial nuclear program. "We regard that (planning for air strikes) as psychological warfare stemming from America's anger and helplessness," foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi told reporters. Moscow's Move In Iran Crisis 
Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2006There has been increasing speculation that if Tehran does not agree to American demands regarding its nuclear activities, the Bush administration might consider launching military strikes against Iran in order to destroy the facilities Washington fears it might use to fabricate nuclear weapons. North Korean Defense Chief Warns Of Pre-Emptive Attack On US 
Seoul (AFP) Apr 10, 2006North Korea's defense chief has warned that Pyongyang could also launch a preemptive attack against the United States, with state media saying soldiers were ready to be "human bombs." |
China Close To Testing New Prototype Of Combat Jet Co-Developed With Pakistan
Beijing (AFP) Apr 09, 2006China is close to testing a new prototype of the FC-1 Xiaolong combat jet jointly developed with Pakistan, about a year behind the initial schedule, state media said Sunday. The fourth prototype of the Xiaolong aircraft, a multi-role fighter-bomber with a range of 1,200 kilometers (750 miles), will take to the air "in the near future," the Beijing News reported. Poland Set For Talks On Hosting US Missile Defence Site 
Warsaw (AFP) Apr 10, 2006Washington has proposed holding detailed talks with Warsaw on locating part of a US anti-missile defence system on Polish soil, Poland's deputy foreign minister Witold Waszczykowski said Friday. Raytheon Makes First International Joint Standoff Weapon Sale To Turkey 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Apr 10, 2006Raytheon has received the first contract for international sale of its Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) to Turkey for integration on its F-16 aircraft. |
Northrop Grumman Completes Upgrade Initiative For All US LITENING Pods
Rolling Meadows IL (SPX) Apr 10, 2006Northrop Grumman has announced it has completed the successful integration of new target detection, acquisition and tracking capabilities into all 189 previously fielded U.S. LITENING pods. Increasing Endurance And Persistence In US Military Drones And UAVs 
Maynard MA (SPX) Apr 07, 2006Optical Alchemy announced it is meeting the urgent surveillance and mission needs of warfighters by doubling the endurance and greatly enhancing the persistence of UAVs. India's Nuclear Technology Sell Out 
Manipal, India (UPI) Apr 10, 2006If his July 18, 2005 deal with U.S. President George W. Bush is implemented, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will ensure that India would never, at least in the next half-century, rival China as a technological or military superpower. |
US Army's Cash Priority
Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2006The U.S. Army has made it official. What those who work in Washington have long known -- that the Pentagon is about money, not war -- is now Army policy. According to the March 10 draft of the Army Campaign Plan, "The Army's center of gravity is the resource process." One Iraqi Dictator Replaced By A Thousand 
Amman, Jordan (UPI) Apr 10, 2006Keeping in line with dark Iraqi humor, a popular Iraqi joke says: "Our one tyrant is gone, but now there are a thousand new dictators." This joke pretty much sums up the political situation three years after Saddam Hussein's gigantic statue collapsed. Fronts Keep Multiplying In Iraq 
Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2006There is no longer one war raging in Iraq. There are now at least three different, though overlapping ones, and very soon their number could rise to four. |
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