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Russia tests two intercontinental missilesMoscow (AFP) Aug 6, 2010 Russia conducted Friday a successful test of two submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles, a defence ministry spokesman was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency. The two Sineva (NATO identification: SS-N-23) missiles were launched by the nuclear submarine Tula from the Barents Sea towards the Kura test range on the Kamchatka peninsula in the Russian Far East. "The warheads hit their targets at the expected time," said the spokesman. Sineva missiles are capable of carryi ... read more |
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Moscow (UPI) Aug 6, 2010 While Russia's 2011-2013 defense budget contains increases, Gen. Oleg Frolov has warned that these will be insufficient for the period up to 2020. Frolov, who is acting head of armaments for the Russian Federation Ministry of Defense, made his observations in the Duma, Voenno-Promyshlennii Kurier reported on Thursday. Frolov told the Duma that while the 2011-2020 state arms progr ... more  
Baghdad (AFP) Aug 8, 2010Dozens were killed in weekend violence across Iraq, officials said Sunday, just days ahead of the start of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan when insurgents typically step up their attacks. The unrest has fuelled concerns of a deterioration in security here - more than 100 people have died so far this month - amid a massive pullout of American forces and a five-month-long political ... more  
Tehran (AFP) Aug 8, 2010Iran's navy on Sunday took delivery of four new mini submarines of the home-produced Ghadir class, media reports said. The navy already owns seven submarines of this type which weigh 120 tonnes and were first launched in 2007. Iran has described the Ghadir as stealth submarines, hardly detectable by sonar and aimed at coastal operations in shallow waters, notably in the Gulf. The ves ... more |
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Japan seeking to export low-carbon technologies: reportTokyo (AFP) Aug 8, 2010 Japan is seeking to export low-carbon technology and equipment to nine mostly Asian countries in exchange for "right-to-pollute" credits, a press report said Sunday. The Japanese government has already reached basic agreements with Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and India on such deals and plans to start talks soon with Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, China and Peru, the business daily Nikkei said. It will initially provide financial and technical help to 15 projects in which Japanese firms will e ... read more |
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