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January 08, 2016

Taming North Korea: A losing struggle?
Seoul (AFP) Jan 7, 2016
North Korea's latest nuclear test poses a stark challenge to the international community which, analysts say, will struggle to come up with a concerted, effective response, despite the chorus of global outrage at Pyongyang's move. Condemnation of the North's claim on Wednesday to have tested its first hydrogen bomb has been swift and universal, but the real battle will be converting the indignation into concrete action that has the same across-the-board backing. While the UN Security Council has ... read more

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China helpless to curb N Korea nuke ambitions: experts China is unlikely to take strong action in response to North Korea's claimed test of a hydrogen bomb, according to experts who say Beijing prefers the devil it knows to the uncertainty that could follow a confrontation. ... more		US and Asia allies vow steep price for N. Korea nuclear test The United States and its two main military allies in Asia, South Korea and Japan, pledged a combined push Thursday to secure a comprehensive, hard-hitting international response to North Korea's latest nuclear test. ... more		Japan detects no radiation following N. Korea nuclear test Japan said Thursday it has detected no changes in radiation levels within its territory, following North Korea's claimed test of a hydrogen bomb the day before. ... more
				S. Korea to resume propaganda broadcasts into North South Korea said Thursday it would resume propaganda broadcasts into North Korea, a tactic that prompted Pyongyang to threaten military strikes when it was last employed during a cross-border crisis last year. ... more		S. Korea restricts entry to joint industrial zone in North South Korea said Thursday it was imposing partial restrictions on entry to a joint industrial complex in North Korea, a day after the hermit kingdom shocked the world with its fourth nuclear test. ... more

Iran accuses Saudi of air strike on Yemen embassy Saudi warplanes "deliberately" struck Iran's embassy in Yemen in an air raid that wounded staff, Tehran said Thursday, as tensions between the two regional powers mounted. ... more		UK says South China Sea air freedoms 'non-negotiable' British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said Thursday on a visit to the Philippines that any attempt to restrict air and sea travel in the disputed South China Sea would be viewed as a "red flag". ... more		Elevation of Mojtaba Khamenei suggests ultraconservatives steering Iran 'Very isolating': Israel's anti-war minority bucks national mood China says opposes any targeting of new Iran leader		China plane landings in South China Sea raise tensions: US China's recent landing of aircraft on a contested reef in the South China Sea is raising tensions and promoting instability in the region, the Pentagon warned Thursday. ... more
				New Norwegian defense agency up and running A new agency for defense sector materiel has been created by the Norwegian government. ... more		Man shot dead near Paris police station had knife, apparent explosives vest: government A man shot dead by police as he tried to attack a police station Thursday on the first anniversary of the jihadist assault on Charlie Hebdo had a knife and what appeared to be an explosives vest, the government said. ... more

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Saudi-led coalition denies bombing Iran embassy in Yemen The Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in Yemen on Thursday denied an accusation by Tehran that its warplanes had targeted the Iranian embassy there. ... more		US warns China no 'business as usual' with North Korea US Secretary of State John Kerry urged China to take a tougher line with North Korea after its latest nuclear test, warning in a call to his Beijing counterpart Thursday that it cannot be "business as usual." ... more		Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage		Iran accuses Saudi of air strike on Yemen embassy Iran on Thursday accused Saudi warplanes of deliberately bombing its embassy in Yemen, in a new escalation of diplomatic tensions that have reverberated across the Middle East. ... more
Iran nuclear deal implementation may be 'days away': Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday implementation of the Iran nuclear deal may be only "days away," with Tehran on track to meet its pledge to put a bomb beyond its reach. ... more		Sanctions alone won't change North Korea behavior: expert Sanctions alone will not change North Korea's behavior after this week's nuclear test and China needs encouragement - not threats - to alter its dealings with its renegade neighbor, a US expert said Thursday. ... more		Chinese pressure sees Pakistan mull status of region disputed by India Pakistan is considering upgrading the constitutional status of its northern Gilgit-Baltistan region, which is also claimed by India, in a bid to provide legal cover to a multi-billion-dollar Chinese investment plan, officials said Thursday. ... more		Obama to nominate special ops head to lead CENTCOM: US official US President Barack Obama is set to nominate the chief of the Special Operations Command to head the military's vital Central Command, which oversees operations in the Middle East, a US defense official said Thursday. ... more

	China says Communist Party to be 'strongest voice in cyberspace' China's Internet regulator has vowed to make the views of the ruling Communist Party the "strongest voice in cyberspace", state media said Thursday. ... more		CACI wins place on DIA tech support contract CACI International has won a place on a Defense Intelligence Agency contract to compete to provide enterprise information technology support to the agency. ... more

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North Korea nuclear test catalyzes Obama critics		China lands two more planes in disputed South China Sea: state media		SES Expands Government Services Portfolio In Canada		Despite tensions, Russia's 'Syria Express' sails by Istanbul		Afghan battle 'ongoing' as US soldier killed: Pentagon
Russian airbase in Armenia to receive MiG-29 aircraft		SRA International awarded DCGS maintenance contract		ArmorSource to provide U.S. Army with lighter combat helmets		Raytheon to support RAM Block 2 guided missiles for U.S. Navy		Iraqi Shiite militias in mass anti-Saudi protest

'About 2,500' IS fighters killed in Iraq and Syria last month

Top Gun: Why Nothing Comes Close to Russia's Vulkan Missile

N. Korea conducts new sub missile test: reports

Two Guantanamo detainees transferred to Ghana: Pentagon

North Korea says conducted 'successful' H-bomb test

China border residents evacuated after N. Korea test

UTC delivers first sonar dome rubber window of new US Navy contract

Syria's declared chemical arms '100% destroyed': watchdog

Pakistan seeks closer military ties with Sri Lanka

IS has lost third of Iraq-Syria territory: coalition

25 Iraq fighters killed thwarting IS assault: commander

Fears of more strife as Iraq in middle of regional row

The Space Environment

Arktika Satellite Network to be launched in 2017 despite sanctions

India urges Pakistan to act after air force base attack

At least 81 civilians killed in Yemen in December despite ceasefire: UN

Northrop Grumman to perform C-130J aircraft improvements

Japan to deliver 12 amphibious aircraft to Indian Navy

US soldier killed in Afghan mission

Measuring Africa's unsustainable hunting on land - by sea

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