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The Democrat Approach To BMD Washington (UPI) Nov 14, 2006 
Will the new Democratic masters of the U.S. Congress seek to develop ballistic missile defense or kill it stone dead? An important part of the answer emerged Monday when Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., discussed BMD issues in a Washington press conference. Levin looks certain to be the next chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee in the new Democratic-controlled Senate and his views on BMD issues are therefore of pivotal importance. Levin's many conservative critics charge him with being an unrelenting skeptic and foe of any kind of ballistic missile defense for the United States. However, what emerged from Levin's answers to questions at his press conference was the clear picture of a veteran legislator who wants BMD to work but is skeptical that at its current stage of development it can be relied upon to do so.
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LM Compact Kinetic Energy Missile Tested Against Armor Target
Dallas, TX (SPX) Nov 15, 2006Lockheed Martin successfully conducted a guided test flight of its Compact Kinetic Energy Missile (CKEM) against a Main Battle Tank recently at Eglin Air Force Base, FL. All objectives for this test were achieved. In addition to demonstrating CKEM's capability against an armored target, the test also gathered missile performance and lethality data. The Spymasters' Spymaster 
Calgary (UPI) Nov 14, 2006His face was unknown for over 30 years. He was believed to be the archetype spy in John Le Carre's novels. He brought down powerful men and their governments. Former East German intelligence chief Markus Wolf died last week, exactly 17 years after the fall of the Berlin wall. As a child of the Cold War -- as a U.S. Army dependent raised in Germany and later as an Army cadet -- few captured my imagination more than Col. Gen. Wolf, the spymasters' spymaster. India And Pakistan Resume Peace Talks As Blasts Rock Kashmir 
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 14, 2006Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan resumed peace talks Tuesday with terrorism high on the agenda as pro-Pakistan guerrillas carried out two attacks injuring 28 people in revolt-hit Kashmir. The Hizbul Mujahideen, the main militant group fighting Indian rule in Kashmir, said it detonated a car packed with explosives outside a Indian military camp in the region's summer capital Srinagar, injuring nine security men and 10 civilians. |
Chinese Sub Approached US Aircraft Carrier Undetected
Washington (AFP) Nov 14, 2006A Chinese submarine came within a few miles (kilometers) of a US aircraft carrier in international waters near Okinawa last month without being detected, a Pentagon spokesman confirmed Tuesday. Spokesman Bryan Whitman played down the security breach, saying he did not believe the Chinese Song-class submarine was considered a threat. US Commander Meets Chinese Officials Ahead Of Military Drill 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 14, 2006Commander of the US Pacific Fleet Gary Roughead is meeting Chinese militalry officials in Beijing this week, ahead of a joint military exercise in the South China Sea, the US embassy said Tuesday. "He is meeting his counterparts in the Chinese military," an embassy spokeswoman told AFP. Roughead said Monday the search-and-rescue exercise would take place east of south China's Hainan Island on Sunday and he would this week meet various People's Liberation Army (PLA) officials before the drill. Absent NKorea Casts Shadow Over APEC Meeting 
Hanoi (AFP) Nov 14, 2006North Korea may be absent from an Asia Pacific summit in Hanoi but its nuclear program is casting a shadow as leaders grapple for consensus on how to restart disarmament talks, officials said Tuesday. The North's new status as a nuclear power has profound implications for nearly all members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum meeting in the Vietnamese capital. |
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Iran Wants 60,000 Centrifuges In Nuke Drive
Tehran (AFP) Nov 14, 2006President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defiantly announced Tuesday the ultimate aim of Iran's atomic drive was to install tens of thousands of uranium-enriching centrifuges to produce nuclear fuel. Despite the threat of UN sanctions over Tehran's refusal to hold back its nuclear programme, Ahmadinejad said that the long-term target of Iran should be to install 60,000 centrifuges to enrich uranium. Iran Aims To Boost Uranium Enrichment Should Be Cold Jolt To Doubters 
Washington (AFP) Nov 14, 2006Iran's announced plans to install tens of thousands of uranium-enriching centrifuges should be a "cold jolt" to doubters of Tehran's nuclear arms ambitions, a senior US official said Tuesday. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a news conference Tuesday that Iran's long-term target should be to install 60,000 centrifuges to enrich uranium, insisting the fuel is for civilian energy production only. Japanese Leader Says He Will Stop Discussing Nuclear Weapons 
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 14, 2006Senior policymaker Shoichi Nakagawa promised Tuesday to stop making controversial calls for Japan to consider nuclear weapons but said the country still must address the North Korean threat. Nakagawa, the policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, alluded to changes since he first made his statement on nuclear weapons, including North Korea's agreement to return to six-nation disarmament talks. |
Cubic Develops Data Link Rq-7B Shadow 200 TUAS
San Diego CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2006Cubic Defense Applications has received funding to integrate its advanced Tactical Common Data Link (TCDL) aboard the U.S. Army's RQ-7B Shadow 200 unmanned combat aircraft system manufactured by AAI Corporation. Under its contract with AAI, Cubic will place a compact version of the TCDL aboard the Shadow 200 by next summer for a government-sponsored demonstration of the data link's capabilities. Blair Urges Bush To Alter Policy 
Paris (UPI) Nov 14, 2006British Prime Minister Tony Blair, one of President George W. Bush's most ardent supporters in the triple wars -- Iraq, Afghanistan and the war on terrorism -- is urging the American president to consider using all of his clout and make a dramatic U-turn from current Iraq policy. Levin Starts Iraq Pullout Debate Washington (UPI) Nov 13, 2006 
U.S. troops should begin coming home from Iraq in the next four to six months, the next chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Monday. "Most Democrats share the view that we should pressure the White House to commence the phased redeployment of U.S troops from Iraq in four to six months, to begin that phased redeployment, and thereby to make it clear to the Iraqis that our presence is not open-ended and that they must take and make the necessary political compromises to preserve Iraq as a nation," - Sen. Carl Levin. |
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