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NKorea removes IAEA seal from nuclear facilities: report Seoul (AFP) Sept 22, 2008 
North Korea has removed seals placed by the UN atomic watchdog on its nuclear facilities, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Monday. The North said last week that it was working to restart its atomic reactor at Yongbyon and no longer wants US concessions promised under a landmark deal in return for its denuclearisation. Yonhap gave no immediate details of the source of its ... read moreOrbital Wins Minotaur IV USAF Launch Deal 
Dulles VA (SPX) Sep 23, 2008Dulles VA (SPX) Sep 23, 2008 Orbital Sciences has announced that the U.S. Air Force Space and Missiles Systems Center (SMC) recently placed an order for a new Minotaur IV launch vehicle under the company's Orbital/Suborbital Program-2 (OSP-2) contract. The order consists of one Minotaur IV launch vehicle that will be used to launch a military technology demonstration payload in 2010. The ... more
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Russian bombers carry out 'scheduled' flight north of Scandinavia
North Korea's Kim visits nuclear subs as Putin hails 'invincible' bond Kim Jong Un tours nuclear sub plant, slams US-S. Korea 'threat': KCNA Russian strike could collapse Chernobyl shelter: plant director EU to probe Czech aid for two nuclear units Japan vote moves world's biggest nuclear plant closer to restart Global nuclear arms control under pressure in 2026 Macron, on UAE visit, announces new French aircraft carrier North Korea says Japan's nuclear ambitions must be stopped 'at any cost' India's parliament passes bill to open nuclear power to private firms 
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Baghdad to assume responsibility for "Sons of Iraq": general
Washington (AFP) Sept 22, 2008Iraq's Shiite-led government will assume responsibility for paying 54,000 mainly Sunni militiamen in Baghdad starting next week, in an important test of its commitment to reconciliation, a top general said Monday. Lieutenant General Lloyd Austin, the number two US commander in Iraq, said the October transfer from the US military was "a significant opportunity" for the government of Prime ... more The Coming War Might Be A Hot One Part Four 
Washington (UPI) Sep 22, 2008 The current Bush administration poured vast funds into Pentagon procurement, especially after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. But then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his top Department of Defense lieutenants were enamored of high-tech, almost science-fiction wonder schemes that cost the Earth. They did not invest significantly in maintenance budgets for existing equipment or plan ... more Russian warships ready for trip to Venezuela: officials 
Moscow (AFP) Sept 22, 2008Russian warships including a nuclear missile cruiser are ready to leave for joint exercises with Venezuela, Russian naval officials were quoted as saying Sunday by the RIA Novosti news agency. "A flotilla of Russia's Northern Fleet ships, including its flagship, the nuclear missile cruiser Peter the Great, destroyer Admiral Chabanenko and escorting ships, will shortly leave Severomorsk, the ... more  |
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'No indication of nuclear material' in Syria so far: ElBaradei
Vienna (AFP) Sept 22, 2008The UN atomic watchdog is still evaluating samples taken from an alleged nuclear site in Syria, but "so far we have no indication of any nuclear material," IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei said Monday. In June, Syria allowed inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit Al-Kibar, a remote desert site which the United States claims was a clandestine nuclear facility. ... more IAEA urges Iran to come clean on alleged nuke warhead studies 
Vienna (AFP) Sept 22, 2008The UN atomic watchdog called on Iran Monday to clear up allegations that it had been involved in nuclear warhead studies, while Tehran protested it has not seen any evidence backing up the charges. Instead of simply dismissing the allegations as "forged" and "fabricated", Iran "should clarify the extent to which the documentation is factually correct and where, as it asserts, such ... more Hydrocarbons Drive The Engine Of War 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Sep 23, 2008Hydrocarbon prices, new nuclear and hydro-power plants, oil blackmail - energy is now one of the central issues discussed in the world. Even the defense sector is not immune: many analysts tend to view most 20th century wars as wars for energy. The role and significance of energy resources and the part energy plays in wars is worth examining. As industrial society forges ahead ... more French lawmakers vote to keep troops in Afghanistan 
Paris (AFP) Sept 22, 2008French lawmakers in the National Assembly voted Monday in favour of keeping French troops in Afghanistan after 10 soldiers died in a Taliban ambush last month. The decision to maintain the 2,600-strong French contingent in Afghanistan was approved by a vote of 343 to 210 in the lower house of parliament, where President Nicolas Sarkozy's governing party holds a majority. The vote came ... more |
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