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Eight die in US attack inside Syria: official media Damascus (AFP) Oct 26, 2008 
American helicopter-borne troops launched an assault on Sunday on a building in a Syrian border village with Iraq, killing eight civilians, official Syrian media reported. The government has summoned the official US and Iraqi representatives to protest, state television and the official SANA news agency said. "Four American helicopters violated Syrian airspace around 16:45 local time ... read moreUS air force to establish new command for nuclear forces 
Washington (AFP) Oct 24, 2008The US Air Force plans to establish a new Global Strike Command responsible for nuclear bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile forces, senior air force officials announced Friday. The move is part of an organizational shake-up prompted by recent nuclear mishaps that were blamed on a decade-long slide in the air force's stewardship of its nuclear forces. "This is a critical ... more
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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 Russian nuclear-capable missile Oreshnik deployed in Belarus Mossad chief says Israel must 'ensure' Iran won't restart nuclear programme 
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Terrorist 'tweets'? US Army warns of Twitter dangers
Washington (AFP) Oct 24, 2008A draft US Army intelligence report has identified the popular micro-blogging service Twitter, Global Positioning System maps and voice-changing software as potential terrorist tools. The report by the 304th Military Intelligence Battalion, posted on the website of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), examines a number of mobile and web technologies and their potential uses by ... more Outside View: Asian missile power 
Moscow (UPI) Oct 24, 2008 China is going to play a major role in the global space exploration program. Soon a new center for space research may emerge in the Eastern Hemisphere and push the current players aside. China's achievements in science and technology, as well as its consolidation of space programs in the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, which have a tremendous economic potential, will contribute to ... more NKorea extracted 30.8 kg of plutonium: report 
Seoul (AFP) Oct 24, 2008North Korea has told China, chair of six-party disarmament talks, it had extracted a total of 30.8 kilograms (68 pounds) of plutonium from its Yongbyon nuclear complex, a report said Friday. The Dong-a daily quoted an unidentified diplomatic source as saying that the North made the disclosure when it submitted a report on its nuclear facilities and fissile materials to China in June. ... more  |
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Dogs of War: Yaargh, here be contractors
Washington (UPI) Oct 24, 2008 The news that Blackwater Worldwide is offering its services to shippers plagued by pirates -- an issue recently in the headlines, due to the continuing attacks on ships off Somalia -- has set the media twittering about the latest domain to be outsourced to private military contractors. But in reality, this is hardly something new. Though it has not received much attention, private ... more Military pact traps Baghdad between US demands and Iranian fears 
Baghdad (AFP) Oct 25, 2008As the United States and Iraq approach a deal on the future US military presence in the country, Baghdad is trapped between Washington's demands and Tehran's fears about US influence in the region, politicians and analysts say. Since the 2003 US-led invasion, and especially since Iraq's Shiite majority came to power three years ago, predominantly Shiite Iran has seen Iraq as a natural ally ... more Iran arming 'freedom armies': top commander 
Tehran (AFP) Oct 26, 2008Iran is arming "freedom armies" in the Middle East, according to a top commander of the country's elite Revolutionary Guards quoted Sunday by a military website. "Today, not only our armed forces are self sufficient but the freedom armies of the region get part of their weaponary from us," said Hossein Hamedani, deputy commander of Iran's volunteer Basij militia. His comments appeared on ... more Analysis: Customs searches unreasonable? 
Washington (UPI) Oct 23, 2008 Vince Peppard was cruising up the highway toward San Diego, wife in the seat next to him and a bunch of tile in tow. The 53-year-old retired social worker was driving north from Tecate, Mexico, on his way to fix up an old house. "I breezed right through the checkpoint," Peppard recalled. "Then a half-hour later, when I got into the U.S., they were opening my trunk and searching ... more |
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