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South Korea Takes Different For Missile Defense Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2006 
Japan and South Korea are both advanced industrial democracies with strong economies close to each other in Northeast Asia, and long-time allies of the United States. So why are their ballistic missile defense programs so radically diffferent? Last week in BMD Focus, we cited reports from the respected Seoul newspaper, the Chosun Ilbo, that South Korean military planners had decided to create a Korean Air and Missile Defense command system to protect their country from ballistic missile threats. However, the reports made clear that the South Korean planners were taking a very different approach to the problem, primarily from neighboring North Korea, than Japanese defense planners across the Sea of Japan.
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Iraq Awash In A Multitude Of Warring Groups 
Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2006 If the situation in Iraq can be salvaged, it will not be done with troop surges alone or a single all-inclusive strategy applied uniformly across the country, but through the cumulative effect of a hundreds of tailored efforts, funded and executed bottom-up, city by city and region by region. Can A Force Surge In Iraq Succeed 
Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2006 Retired U.S. Army General Jack Keane and American Enterprise Institute scholar Frederic W. Kagan have argued that any "surge" of additional American troops to Iraq should be "large and lasting." In a Washington Post op-ed piece published on Dec. 27, they provide a thoughtful rationale for why the surge is only likely to be successful if it consists of at least 30,000 more combat troops and lasts at least 18 months. Former Iranian Leaders Speak Out Against Nukes 
Tehran (AFP) Dec 28, 2006Former Iranian officials spoke out against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's hardline nuclear policies and urged a return to transparency and moderation, in interviews published on Thursday. "A new government has been at work for one year and sanctions and (UN) resolutions have been adopted against Iran," said Mohammad Hashemi, the brother of ex-president Akhbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. |
North Korea Hails Nuclear Test In Year Of Victory
Seoul (AFP) Jan 1, 2007North Korea on Monday hailed 2006 as a "year of great victory" thanks to its first ever nuclear weapons test and vowed to keep putting its military first in the coming year. A joint New Year editorial in the hardline communist state's major newspapers also vowed to restructure the creaking economy and called for unbending loyalty to leader Kim Jong-Il. SK White Paper Defines North As Serious Threat 
Seoul (AFP) Dec 29, 2006North Korea's nuclear and conventional weapons pose a serious threat to South Korea, Seoul's defence ministry warned Friday. The ministry, in a biennial White Paper, said the communist state produced an estimated 30 kilograms of plutonium over the past three years -- enough to make up to five atomic bombs. SKorean Leadership In Deepening Crisis Of State 
Seoul (UPI) Dec 29, 2006 South Korea is facing a leadership crisis as the popularity of its reformist leader and his party has plunged to record lows this year following a spate of scandals, policy failures and political wrangling. In a move to prepare for next year's presidential election, top leaders of the ruling Uri Party decided this week to "divorce" from maverick President Roh Moo-hyun and his loyalists and create a new political party, which can change the country's reform-dominated political landscape. |
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Moscow Enjoys Banner Year In 2006
Moscow (UPI) Dec 29, 2006 In 2006, Russia's policy in the Middle East has achieved better results than that of any other country. Washington, for instance, has to come up with a new strategy for the region, whereas Russian diplomats are happy to announce that they have made correct forecasts and chosen the right policy. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Outperforms Diesel Counterpart 
Robins AFB GA (AFPN) Jan 02, 2007Air Force Materiel Command officials here are tied to a project that could provide warfighters at remote bases with a cleaner, quieter way to power runway lights and other electrically powered devices. Air Force Advanced Power Technology Office, or APTO, officials here held a December demonstration of a hydrogen fuel cell for providing power at remote locations. Initial Tests Completed On Stryker NBCRV 
Dugway Proving Grounds, UT (AFNS) (SPX) Jan 02, 2007Initial operating tests were completed on the Stryker Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle at Dugway Proving Grounds in late 2006. The Stryker NBCRV will detect and identify biological, chemical, radiological and toxic industrial chemical/material hazards on the battlefield, according to Maj. Joseph Giese, test officer for the Engineer and Combat Support Test Directorate. |
China Says It Needs Strong Military, Citing Taiwan
Beijing (AFP) Dec 29, 2006China needs a strong and credible military, the government said Friday in a key policy document, citing what it termed security challenges it cannot ignore, such as Taiwan's independence drive. North Korea's nuclear program and a strengthening US-Japan alliance are also evolving factors that make Asia-Pacific security more volatile, forcing China to boost its armed forces, the 2006 Defense White Paper argued. Taiwan To Debate Controversial Arms Bill 
Taipei (AFP) Dec 29, 2006Taiwan's parliament on Friday voted in favor of reviewing a controversial arms package to buy weaponry from the United States, despite objections from some opposition lawmakers. "The proposal was passed with approval of the majority of parliament members. It will now be sent to the defense committee" for further discussions, said parliamentary speaker Wang Jin-pyng. New Evaluation Brigade To Test Emerging Warfighter Technologies 
Fort Bliss TX (AFNS) Jan 02, 2007A new brigade here will test some of the most revolutionary concepts and systems being developed for future warfighters, report how they operate under field conditions, and ultimately speed their fielding to troops on the battlefield. |
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