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France Orders Six Barracuda Class Nuclear-Driven Submarines Paris (AFP) Dec 22, 2006 
France placed an order worth 7.9 billion euros (10.4 billion dollars) for six nuclear-powered but conventionally armed Barracuda class attack submarines on Friday, marking one of the main French weapons programmes for coming decades. The programme "will enable France to strengthen its status as a front-ranking naval power", ministry of defence spokesman Jean-Francois Bureau told a press conference. He said: "The extent of the programme, its importance, including acceptance by the state of a certain number of financial risks show the state's determination to see it through."
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Japan Needs Three To Five Years To Build Nukes
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 25, 2006Japan has conducted a secret study showing it will need three to five years if it decides to develop nuclear weapons, a newspaper said Monday. The report contradicts government statements since North Korea's October nuclear test that Japan can quickly develop nuclear weapons but chooses not to take the long-taboo step. Russia Seeking To Extend Use Of Cold War Missile Stocks 
Moscow (AFP) Dec 21, 2006Russia tested a 19-year old intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday as part of a move to prolong effectiveness of old Cold War stockpiles, the defence ministry said. The SS-18 Satan missile was launched at 11:20 am (0820 GMT) in the Orenburg region south of the Urals, successfully reaching its target in the far-eastern Kamchatka region, defence ministry spokesman Igor Kostyshin told AFP. British Aide In Afghanistan Accused Of Spying For Iran 
London (AFP) Dec 21, 2006A close aide to the British commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan has been accused of passing secrets about activities there to Iran, press reports said Thursday. The reports come as British-led forces struggle against fiercer-than- expected Taliban insurgents in the south of the country, invaded by US-led forces following the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. |
Analysis: Three crises pileup?
Washington (UPI) Dec 21, 2006 The year 2006 was the year the Bush administration reluctantly concluded al-Qaida was only a small part of a global challenge, which is as ideologically motivated as communism was against freedom during the 45-year Cold War. America's enemies took advantage of a quagmired U.S. in Iraq to advance their quest for membership in the nuclear club. North Korea blasted its way into the club to become its ninth member and Iran was well on its way to becoming number ten. Analysis: Bush's last attempt in Iraq 
Washington (UPI) Dec 21, 2006 There is a nasty premonition circulating inside the Washington Beltway that President George W. Bush will attempt one final stab at the heart of the Iraqi conundrum as a last-ditch effort to regain the upper hand in the fight for Iraq. But before he can set out for a second attempt to gentrify Iraq, the president plans to increase the size of the U.S. Army and the Marine Corps, hoping to build a force powerful enough to create a military surge in Iraq. Policy Watch: U.S.' adversaries and Iraq 
Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2006 A great debate is now taking place in the United States over whether to withdraw American forces from Iraq. Ironically, many of America's actual or potential adversaries, which opposed the U.S.-led intervention there in the first place, would now prefer American forces to remain in Iraq. This is not, however, because they suddenly wish America well. Far from it. |
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Russia Against US Missile Defense Plans For Europe
Lekhtusi, Russia (RIA Novosti) Dec 27, 2006Russia is opposed to the United States' plans to deploy an anti-missile shield in Central Europe, the defense minister said Friday. Sergei Ivanov, who is also a deputy prime minister, said these plans do not even make "political sense, to say nothing of military sense". He said deployment of a missile defense system will not affect Russia's security in any way. North Korea Rejects New York As Site For Sanctions Talks 
Seoul (AFP) Dec 25, 2006North Korea has rejected New York as a venue for talks on US financial sanctions which it insists must be lifted before any further nuclear negotiations, a South Korean newspaper reported Monday. Chief nuclear negotiator Kim Kye-Gwan was speaking Saturday, Dong-A Ilbo newspaper reported, the day after a week of six-party nuclear talks ended in Beijing without any apparent progress. US Naval Buildup In Gulf Shows Enduring Presence 
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 22, 2006A buildup in the US naval presence in the Gulf is intended to send the message that "the United States is an enduring presence in this part of the world," US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday. "We have been here for a long time, we will be here for a long time and everybody needs to remember that, both our friends and those who might consider themselves our adversaries," Gates told reporters at a briefing in Iraq. |
New Radar At Lekhtusi: A Shield Against Missile Attacks
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Dec 27, 2006A state-of-the-art Voronezh meter-band radar is to enter trial combat duty at Lekhtusi in the Leningrad Region on Friday. The importance of the event, which will be graced by the presence of Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov, is plain to everyone. The new radar is a key part of Russia's early warning system, although some liken it to the country's all-seeing space eye. LockMart Delivers Hardware For 3rd Advanced EHF Military CommSat 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Dec 27, 2006Lockheed Martin has announced that it has delivered ahead of schedule the flight structure for the third space vehicle in the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program to the company's Mississippi facility for integration with its propulsion subsystem. AEHF satellites will provide global, highly secure, protected, survivable communications for warfighters in all services within the Department of Defense. LockMart GPS III Team Prepares For Design Milestone Under USAF Contract 
Denver CO (SPX) Dec 27, 2006The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract valued at approximately $50 million to execute a System Design Review for the next generation Global Positioning System Space Segment program, known as GPS Block III. |
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