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March 17, 2015

Russia flexes muscles with Arctic military drills
Moscow (AFP) March 16, 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered a drill of some 38,000 troops in the Arctic as part of a major show of strength amid tensions with the West over Ukraine. Putin put the Northern Fleet on full combat readiness in a snap inspection of Moscow's military power in the strategic region. "New challenges and threats to our military security demand a further raising of the military capabilities of our armed forces," Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said. A military spokesmen said that ... read more

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China's powerful Xi defies expectations two years on

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N. Korea fires seven surface-to-air missiles into sea

UT Dallas technology could make night vision, thermal imaging affordable

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