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 Baghdad (AFP) Nov 16, 2009 
Vilified as a nuclear bomb-seeking threat to world peace before the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein's regime, Iraq now wants access to civilian nuclear power for its economic and energy needs. Science and Technology Minister Raed Fahmi, in an interview with AFP, called for the international community to lift the Saddam-era UN resolutions which still stand in its path. ... read more 
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Nov 16, 2009 Israel Aerospace Industries has signed a $350 million deal with Brazil to supply Heron unmanned aerial vehicles to patrol the South American nation's borders and provide security for the 2014 World Cup tournament and the 2016 Olympic Games. All told the state-run company, flagship of Israel's defense industry, will provide 14 drones over several years, three of them by April 2010. ... more
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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 After review, Pentagon confirms submarine sales to Australia 
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Tehran (UPI) Nov 16, 2009 Increasingly irate over a delayed arms deal, Iran has threatened to manufacture an advanced missile system itself if Russia does not deliver it to Tehran soon. The warning, sounded by Alaeddin Bouroujerdi, a senior Iranian lawmaker, was the latest in a series of threats by Iranian officials angered at Russia for delaying delivery a much-vaunted missile sales agreement. "Iran is n ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 17, 2009A team led by Raytheon has been awarded a contract to help the Defense Information Systems Agency develop integrated network operations situational awareness (NetOps SA) across Department of Defense classified and unclassified cyber networks. Under the $28 million award, Raytheon and its teammates will provide a cybersecurity solution that will, among other things, enable the Department of ... more  
London (UPI) Nov 16, 2009 Britain's Defense Ministry is investigating claims of prisoner abuse by British troops in Iraq in a scandal that could turn into a second Abu Ghraib. The investigation was sparked by allegations brought forward by Phil Steiner, a lawyer representing a group of Iraqis who told him about the plight they endured at the hands of British troops. Shiner detailed 33 cases of alleged ... more |
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Bagram Air Field (AFP) Nov 16, 2009Survivors of Monday's rocket attack on a market in Afghanistan that killed 10 civilians are certain that they were not the intended target. "We were too close to a foreign military base, perhaps only 30 metres," said Shamshir Khan, a shepherd whose child was seriously injured in the attack, which hit a livestock market in Tagab, a district of Kapisa. Khan's son was among the scores of ... more  
Paris (UPI) Nov 16, 2009 Whatever U.S. President Barack Obama was hoping to achieve at the Asia-Pacific summit in Singapore, it seems on the surface that he failed on two of the headline issues. First, the summit of 21 nations, including Russia, Mexico and Australia as well as the United States and China, backed away from the commitment in the draft communique to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Instead ... more 
Seoul (AFP) Nov 16, 2009North Korea is unlikely to give up its nuclear weapons in the foreseeable future despite the upcoming talks with Washington, a former senior US diplomat who recently visited Pyongyang said Monday. David Straub, once head of the State Department's Korea desk, gave his views as Washington prepares to send an envoy to the North for discussions on reviving the stalled six-nation nuclear ... more |
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