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 Moscow (AFP) June 5, 2009 
Russia's military on Friday warned the US that it would not reduce its nuclear arsenal until Washington made clear whether or not it would go ahead with a controversial missile shield in Central Europe. The comments by the country's top general exposed a potential hitch as the two sides hold talks on replacing a key Cold War-era nuclear arms reduction treaty by the end of the year. ... read more
Seoul (AFP) June 6, 2009North Korea Saturday restated that South Korea's decision to join a US-led drive against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction was a "declaration of war," a report said. Within days of Pyongyang's detonation of a second nuclear bomb on May 25, Seoul said it would join Washington's Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), a move that incensed North Korea. "South Korea's full ... more
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Washington (AFP) June 7, 2009US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Iran in an interview that aired Sunday that it would face "retaliation" if it launched a nuclear attack on Israel. "I don't think there is any doubt in anyone's mind that were Israel to suffer a nuclear attack by Iran, there would be retaliaion," Clinton said in the interview with ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." Clinton did not ... more  
Washington (UPI) Jun 5, 2009 The Russian government doesn't believe that military forces should be reduced in the coming decades, unlike American liberals, but it does believe in global warming, unlike many American conservatives. The combination of these two views has resulted in the development of a long-term program for the next 12 years to boost Russia's security forces and military presence in the ... more  
Baquba, Iraq (UPI) Jun 5, 2009 Disparate insurgency groups and cells in Iraq's restive Diyala province are being courted, coaxed or lured into a loose coalition to cooperate in attacks on withdrawing U.S. troops and destabilize the national government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, U.S. military officers report. The effort is being led by Jaish Rajal al-Tariqah al-Naqshbandia, a Sunni group of former officials ... more 
Bethpage NY (SPX) Jun 08, 2009The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Integrated Test Team (ITT) - composed of military, civil service and industry personnel from Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, prime contractor Northrop Grumman and other aerospace industry contractors - has received the Weapons Systems Award from the Order of Daedalians, an organization that has been dedicated to supporting military services and aerospace act ... more |
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Caen, France (AFP) June 6, 2009US President Barack Obama said Saturday that North Korea's nuclear weapon test had been "extraordinarily provocative" and that it would be "profoundly dangerous" for Iran to get a nuclear bomb. Obama highlighted the separate policies being pursued against the two, with the United States seeking a tougher line on Stalinist North Korea while it has a new start to Iran's hardline Islamic ... more 
Vienna (AFP) June 5, 2009The UN atomic watchdog has not made any progress in its probe into the alleged illicit nuclear activities in Iran and Syria, a senior official close to the agency said Friday. "On Iran, there has been very little progress," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "And for Syria, it's the same thing." Iran was still defying the UN Security Council and has so far amassed ... more 
Washington (AFP) June 7, 2009The solemn ceremony that marks the return of fallen soldiers to US soil is laden with emotion, marked by silence and military precision. And until three months ago, it was carried out in private, without any cameras allowed and often without relatives present. Starting in March, the US Defense Department lifted a ban on media coverage of the flag-draped coffins being carried off aircraft ... more  
Farnborough, UK (SPX) Jun 08, 2009A key milestone in the GBP899m MOD project to develop the Watchkeeper Unmanned Air System has been reached on schedule. QinetiQ, working closely with other stakeholders, has delivered the necessary infrastructure and facilities at ParcAberporth, Ceredigion, South Wales, as part of its ongoing pound5m support contract - which means the Watchkeeper trials programme can commence here in the Autumn. ... more |
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