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 Seoul (AFP) June 1, 2009 
North Korea is stepping up naval landing exercises amid growing tensions with South Korea, which is not ruling out an attack on one of its islands, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Monday. The North has conducted shooting drills or used high-speed boats for landing exercises and has banned ships from some areas of the Yellow Sea until the end of July, Yonhap reported. "North ... read more
Seoul (AFP) June 1, 2009An unrepentant North Korea appears to be pushing ahead with preparations to launch another long-range missile, defying global condemnation of its nuclear test, South Korean officials said Monday. The secretive communist state was also said to be stepping up military drills near the border with the South, which is on heightened alert for a possible repeat of the deadly naval clashes seen in ... more
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Jerusalem (AFP) May 31, 2009Israel began its largest-ever exercise on Sunday to test the response of emergency services to a "doomsday" mix of missile attacks, suicide bombings and natural disasters. The five-day exercise will simulate simultaneous rocket strikes from the Gaza Strip and Lebanon and missile attacks from arch-foes Syria and Iran. "The mere fact that Israel is preparing with such an exercise improves ... more 
Paris (AFP) May 25, 2009Confirmation that North Korea has carried out a full-throated nuclear blast - as opposed to a fizzler or a conventional explosion designed to fool its enemies - could take a number of days, say scientists. Verification experts have a panoply of techniques to determine when and where underground detonations take place and how big they are. But only one - detection of nuclear particles ... more 
Astana (AFP) June 1, 2009The recently imprisoned former head of Kazakhstan's state nuclear power agency stole the majority of the Central Asian nation's uranium deposits, security officials alleged on Monday. Former Kazatomprom head Mukhtar Dzhakishev and other company officials illegally shifted ownership of uranium mines worth tens of billions of dollars through a network of offshore companies, the KNB security ... more  
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 02, 2009BAE Systems submitted its proposal to the U.S. Government to produce the next generation of medium tactical vehicles for the U.S. Army. The contract is expected to be awarded in July for an estimated 12,400 vehicles and 10,900 trailers to be delivered to the U.S. Army from 2010 through 2014. "We believe our proposal is the best value for our Armed Services and the American taxpayer," said ... more |
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Miami FL (SPX) Jun 02, 2009Ronald F. DeMeo, M.D., MBA, president of Radiation Shield Technologies (RST), has announced RST's introduction of the new Demron-W High Energy Nuclear/Ballistic IED RDD RED Shield, the world's first and only blanket that provides total protection against ballistics, improvised explosive devices, dirty bombs and all types of radiological and nuclear incidents. "RST's new Demron-W Nuclear ... more  
Nasiriyah, Iraq (AFP) June 1, 2009A plague of snakes has caused panic in Iraq's southern province of Nasiriyah, biting cattle and worrying residents as poisonous reptiles flee their dens in the country's water-deprived marshes. "We have been surprised in recent days by the unprecedented number of snakes that have fled their habitat because of the dryness and heat," said Wissam al-Assadi, a veterinary officer in Chabaysh town ... more  
Tbilisi (AFP) June 1, 2009Controversial NATO military exercises in ex-Soviet republic Georgia ended Monday with Tbilisi hailing the drills as a success despite internal unrest and fury on the part of Russia. "Despite the tense internal political situation, Georgia has managed to very successfully fulfil its obligations within the framework of partnership with NATO," Deputy Prime Minister Giorgi Baramidze said in tele ... more  
Washington (AFP) June 1, 2009US lawmakers face a slew of key debates before the August recess, with President Barack Obama urging them to back his ambitious agenda with bills on healthcare reform and global warming, and the confirmation of a new Supreme Court judge. The US Congress was back in session Monday after a week's recess with a packed program in the coming weeks before the month-long summer vacation starts on ... more |
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