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Russian leader blasts US, vows to deploy missiles near EU Moscow (AFP) Nov 6, 2008 
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has announced plans to deploy missiles on the EU's doorstep in a warning shot to US president-elect Barack Obama and Washington's allies in central Europe. Just hours after Obama's election victory, Medvedev on Wednesday rounded on the United States for ills ranging from the global financial crisis to the recent war in Georgia in his debut ... read moreOutside View: Obama Under Pressure Part One 
Washington (UPI) Nov 6, 2008 It is a minor miracle that no federal office building or Washington think tank has ever collapsed under the weight of unread transition studies. Presidents-elect simply don't have the time to read the flood of material they are sent, transition teams often spend more time job-seeking than transitioning, and once new administrations actually pick their team at the Cabinet level, Cabinet members ... more
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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 Zelensky says Donetsk among key disagreements in peace talks 
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Taiwan president in historic meeting with Chinese envoy
Taipei (AFP) Nov 6, 2008Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou made history Thursday when he met with a senior Chinese official as tens of thousands of anti-Beijing protesters brought the island's capital to a standstill. The protesters, mostly supporters of independence for the self-ruled island, crowded the plaza in front of the presidential office in central Taipei honking horns and waving placards against the visit of ... more Swords and Shields: Arctic ambitions 
Washington (UPI) Nov 6, 2008 The arctic is quickly re-emerging as a strategic area where vital U.S. interests are at stake. The geopolitical and geo-economic importance of the arctic region is rising rapidly, and its mineral wealth will likely transform the region into a booming economic frontier in the 21st century. The arctic coasts and continental shelf are estimated to hold large deposits of oil, natural gas, methane ... more US nuclear envoy due in New York for talks with NKorean 
Washington (AFP) Nov 6, 2008Christopher Hill, the chief US negotiator on North Korea's nuclear disarmament, was due for talks in New York later Thursday with a senior official from Pyongyang, the State Department said. Hill will travel "to New York today... to participate in a working dinner with Ambassador Ri Gun, director general for North American Affairs at the DPRK foreign ministry," department deputy spokesman ... more  |
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USAF Awards Raytheon Contract Option For Maverick Missile Upgrades
Tucson AZ (SPX) Nov 07, 2008Raytheon was awarded a $5.7 million contract option to upgrade software on the AGM-65 H/K TV-guided Maverick air-to-surface missile. "The software retrofit improves pilots' ability to visually identify and engage distant targets," said Col. Eric Theisen, Air Combat Command's Advanced Programs division chief. "This translates into greater standoff distance for the weapon and better ... more Suicide Bombers Kill Scores In NW Pakistan 
Khar, Pakistan (AFP) Nov 6, 2008Two suicide bombers struck in northwest Pakistan Thursday, killing 19 in total, as airstrikes pounded extremist targets in a region known as a Taliban safe haven, police and officials said. Seventeen people were killed and 45 injured when a suicide attacker blew himself up as a government-backed tribal force or "lashkar" met in Batmalai, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the main town of ... more Russia's missile plan dents trust in Kremlin: Latvian president 
Riga (AFP) Nov 6, 2008Russia's plans to deploy missiles in its Baltic Sea territory will undermine trust in the Kremlin and hit regional security, Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers warned Thursday. "Any deployment of short-range missiles in Europe and the Baltic Sea region should be seen as a certain reduction of the level of trust," Zatlers told reporters. "This does not contribute either to better ... more Raytheon To Modernize F-15E Radar 
El Segundo CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2008A system design and development award from Boeing will allow Raytheon to launch its latest active electronically scanned array radar program for the U. S. Air Force. The F-15E radar modernization will incorporate AESA technology developed by the company for the Air Force F-15C and the Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet, currently on deployment. "Maintaining the momentum on our high-performance ... more |
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