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The US government has developed possible alternative plans for a missile defense shield that could drop proposed missile bases in Poland and the Czech Republic, The New York Times reported Saturday. Citing unnamed administration officials, the newspaper said the change would please Russia and Germany but could sour relations with US allies in Eastern Europe. Barack Obama administration ... read more 
Bariloche, Argentina (AFP) Aug 28, 2009South American presidents attacked plans for US bases in Colombia at a summit on Friday, and issued a statement warning "foreign military forces" against threatening national sovereignty. The meeting, in the Argentine mountain resort of Bariloche, heard fears from Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez and his leftwing allies that the bases were part of a US strategy to act freely in Latin America ... more
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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 Press Release from Business Wire: Helical Fusion Co., Ltd. IAEA calls for repair work on Chernobyl sarcophagus France probes mystery drone flight over nuclear sub base France takes anti-drone measures after flight over nuclear sub base Pentagon endorses Australia submarine pact 
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Islamabad (AFP) Aug 30, 2009Pakistan on Sunday rejected US government claims that it illegally modified American-made missiles and said the accusations were part of a campaign to "malign it and its armed forces". Modifications to anti-ship missiles made them capable of hitting land-based targets and thus threatening India, The New York Times said Saturday. Citing unnamed senior administration and congressional ... more  
United Nations (AFP) Aug 28, 2009The United Arab Emirates has seized a ship carrying North Korean weapons to Iran, marking the first time a nation has acted on UN sanctions to stop the communist state's proliferation, a diplomat said Friday. The incident emerged despite a recent easing of tensions with the hardline communist nation, which has been seeking a resumption of talks with the United States three months after ... more 
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 31, 2009Japan's next premier praised US President Barack Obama for steering the superpower to "dialogue and harmonisation" and reached out to Russia in his first post-election policy speech on Monday. Yukio Hatoyama, head of the centre-left Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), is set to become prime minister in about two weeks after exit polls showed his party beat the conservative Liberal Democratic ... more |
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Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Aug 28, 2009 Saudi Arabia is reported to be in the "final stage" of negotiating a deal with Russia to buy up to 30 assault helicopters, a major departure by a key U.S. ally that is slated to get advanced U.S. weaponry worth billions of dollars over the next decade. Jane's Defense Weekly, published in London, says in this week's edition that the multibillion-dollar deal was first proposed in November ... more  
Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2009 According to numerous recent news reports, it is widely expected that U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, will recommend a shift in the operational culture to one requiring greater interaction with the Afghan civilian population. Although such an approach, at least initially, carries an inherent risk of greater military casualties, it ... more  
Vienna, Austria (AFP) Aug 28, 2009The UN atomic watchdog has been unable to make much progress in its investigation into alleged illicit nuclear activities in Syria, a senior UN official said Friday. "There's not much progress, if anything," the official said in response to a new report by the International Atomic Energy Agency on its probe into allegations that Damascus had been building a covert nuclear reactor at a remote ... more |
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