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March 02, 2013

Commentary: Defense: Mutatis mutandis
Washington (UPI) Feb 28, 2013
The United States fields 17 intelligence agencies with a combined annual budget of $100 billion. They employ 100,000 intelligence specialists. And we still got the genesis of two major trillion-dollar wars, Iraq and Afghanistan, back to front. Three months before 9/11, Mullah Mohammed Omar, the Afghan Taliban chief who welcomed Osama bin Laden to Afghanistan, was willing to make a deal. His guest and now former close friend was stepping out of bounds. Omar made that much clear to two vis ... read more

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F-35 soaring costs trouble Australia Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to be bought for the Australian air force will cost about $90 million apiece, officials said. ... more		Japan scrambles fighters to meet China plane Japan scrambled fighter jets on Thursday to head off a Chinese government plane flying towards disputed islands in the East China Sea, the defence ministry said. ... more		Japan PM quotes Britain's Iron Lady on island dispute Japan's prime minister on Thursday quoted comments by former British premier Margaret Thatcher about the Falklands War as he spoke about Tokyo's acrimonious islands dispute with China. ... more
				N. Korea says nuclear weapons can reach US North Korea warned Wednesday that the US mainland was "well within" the range of its nuclear weapons, as Pyongyang continued to ramp up the bellicose rhetoric after its recent nuclear test. ... more		Rare optimism in Iran nuclear dispute Iran and world powers have concluded a surprisingly cordial summit in Kazakhstan that appears to have given a gentle nudge to the decade-long nuclear stalemate, experts say. ... more

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India hikes defence spending by 21% India on Thursday hiked its defence spending by 21 percent to $42.7 billion and promised that strains on the public finances would not hamper moves to modernise the million-plus military. ... more		Greece and France to sign defence agreement: Le Drian French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday that Greece and France will sign a defence collaboration agreement, following reports that Athens would borrow navy frigates from Paris. ... more		AI systems proposed to boost launch cadence reliability and traffic management China debuts Long March 12A reusable rocket in Jiuquan test flight Curiosity Blog, Sols 4750-4762: See You on the Other Side of the Sun		WikiLeaks: Manning wanted to 'spark debate' on war US Army private Bradley Manning told a military tribunal on Thursday that he leaked secret files on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to WikiLeaks in order to start a "public debate." ... more
				Pentagon to make 'quick decisions' on sequester cuts The Pentagon will make "some very quick decisions" on programs to be hit by automatic spending cuts under the so-called sequester, a Defense Department spokesman said Thursday. ... more		US soldier faces July 1 trial over Fort Hood massacre A new trial date of July 1 has been set for the US Army psychiatrist accused of massacring 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, a military judge ruled Thursday. ... more

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Retired Taiwan general charged with spying for China: media A retired Taiwanese lieutenant general has been charged with spying for China in the latest of a string of espionage cases to shock the island, according to media reports Thursday. ... more		US chooses Brazilian plane to outfit Afghan force The US Air Force has chosen a Brazilian firm for a $427 million contract to supply light attack planes to Afghan forces, the company said Thursday, despite competition from an American bid. ... more		OPERA satellite data sharpens US crop and water management Alen Space begins SATMAR satellite validation over Bay of Algeciras Deep Arctic gas hydrate mounds host ultra deep cold seep ecosystem		Britain's MoD under fire for 'wasting' billions Lawmakers slammed Britain's Ministry of Defence on Thursday after it was revealed that between 2009 and 2011 it bought Pounds 1.5 billion worth of equipment more than it used. ... more
				Pakistan army probes Kashmir 'torture' death The Pakistani army is investigating the alleged torture of a youth that led to his death last week in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, an official said on Thursday. ... more		Troops target Islamists hiding on Mali island: military French and Malian troops launched an operation Thursday in the village of Kadji, northern Mali, where Islamists are hiding out on an island in the Niger river, a military source told AFP. ... more

US radar to boost missile defence in Japan

Israel tests Arrow but funding cuts loom

Israel tests new Arrow missile interceptor

Syria missile strikes in Aleppo leave 58 dead: NGO

India wants to sell Russia BraMos missiles

Brazil to open talks on buying Russian missiles

Better workstations for drone operators may reduce mishaps

Boeing Phantom Eye Completes Second Flight

US military may take over part of CIA drone war

Boeing Receives USAF Contract for Integrated C4ISR Targeting Solution

Air Operations Center Modernization Program PDR Completed

Advanced Communications Waveforms Ported To Navy Digital Modular Radios

	Iraq attacks kill 26 people Bombings in and around Baghdad, including two car bombs near a football field, killed at least 23 people on Thursday, while three people were shot dead in north Iraq, security and medical officials said. ... more		US senator backs ammunition for Syrian rebels US Senator Marco Rubio urged the United States on Wednesday to provide ammunition to Syrian rebels and share intelligence, as Washington was said to weigh "non-lethal" aid. ... more		Stuxnet virus dates back to 2007: researchers The Stuxnet computer virus believed to have been developed by the United States or Israel to contain threats from Iran dates back at least to 2007, researchers said Wednesday. ... more		Libya to ask UN to lift arms embargo Libya said on Wednesday it will ask the UN Security Council to lift an embargo on arms imports to the instability-wracked North African country. ... more

Redesigned carbon framework boosts battery safety and power

Molecular catalyst switches between hydrogen and oxygen production

Project Pele microreactor reaches key milestone with first TRISO fuel delivery

Jailed PKK chief Ocalan 'to declare ceasefire on March 21'		Israel 'seeks to repair ties with Turkey'		Iraqi Airways resumes Kuwait flights after two decades		US lawmakers introduce new Iran sanctions bill		Iran praises milestone nuclear talks with big powers
Indian PLA insurgents kill soldier		India rejects Finmeccanica denial over chopper bribes		US 'can't dictate' to the world: Pentagon's new chief		Canadian shipbuilding seen to be too slow		US army forced to release WikiLeaks case documents

Bomb analysis system seen to expand sales

US military may take over part of CIA drone war

Israel's cyberwar center goes operational

Outside View: Alarm on Iran's nukes

World powers, Iran wrap up crunch nuclear talks

Iran on edge of recession as sanctions bite: US study

Korean kids lose out after Pyongyang's nuclear test

A police colonel vows justice for all in Mali's Gao

EADS lifts profits, sales in 2012

Hagel confirmed as next US secretary of defense

Ten years on, Blair admits Iraq is not as he'd hoped

Karzai's demand takes US military by surprise

Kerry sees 'diplomatic path' on Iran nuclear issue

Iran, world powers respond to counter-offers

Report on decline in Taliban attacks wrong: US

NASA's Aquarius Sees Salty Shifts

SMOS: the global success story continues

Vietnam to launch third satellite into orbit

NASA Selects Launch Services for ICESat-2 Mission

Gold nanocages could image and treat tumours

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