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Analysis: Sino-US Ties, New 'Great Game'
Competition for influence in Central Asia, termed the 'Great Game' by historians describing the exploits of subalterns in British and Russian empires in the 19th century is alive and well in the 21st with two new players - China and the United States.US-China Ties Mostly Positive; Concerns Remain Over Military, Rights: Rice 
Beijing (AFP) Jul 10, 2005US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice left Beijing Sunday calling US-Sino relations positive and reiterating Washington's view that China is not a threat, but raised concerns with China's leaders over the country's military buildup, copyright violations and human rights. Rice Says China Should Talk To Taiwan Government, Not Just Political Parties 
Beijing (AFP) Jul 10, 2005US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday Washington was encouraged by the recent contact between China and Taiwan's opposition parties and called on Beijing to talk directly to the Taiwanese government. |
Iran Should Soon Resume Sensitive Nuclear Activities: Top MP
Tehran (AFP) Jul 10, 2005Iran has managed to ease concerns that it is seeking nuclear weapons and therefore should soon resume sensitive enrichment activity, a top politician was quoted as saying Sunday. Can N.Korea Live Without Outside Threats? 
Seoul (UPI) July 6, 2005North Korea watchers in Seoul were puzzled after the defiant communist nation has recently taken a series of steps to ease its long-standing antagonism against the United States. North Korea Vows To 'Do Its Utmost' For Progress At Nuclear Talks 
Seoul (AFP) Jul 10, 2005Following a 13-month hiatus in negotiations, North Korea said Sunday it would "do its utmost" to achieve progress at a fresh round of six-way talks later this month aimed at ending its nuclear weapons drive. |
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Timing Of BMDO Tests Must Be Based On Performance Benchmarks, Not White House Schedule: Experts
Washington (UPI) Jul 07, 2005Three outside experts commissioned by the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency have warned that the ground-based strategic missile defense system being developed by the Bush administration is bound to suffer additional test failures if its testing regime is not revamped. Russia To Adopt New BAL Coastal Defense Missile Systems In 2006 
Anapa, Russia (SPX) Jul 07, 2005The Russian Armed Forces will adopt new BAL coastal defense missile systems in 2006, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Wednesday, according to RIA Novosti. Commander: Russia To Complete Experiment On Bulava Missile In 2006 
Moscow (SPX) Jul 07, 2005Russia plans to complete its experiment on the new Bulava sea-launched intercontinental ballistic missile system by the end of 2006, the Russian navy's Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Kuroyedov said Wednesday. |
Iraq Quieter, But Not By much
Washington (UPI) July 8, 2005In the week before Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was required to report to Congress on a "comprehensive set of performance indicators and measures of stability and security" in Iraq, casualties figures told of a significant improvement compared with the dark days of April through June. Army Approves General Dynamics/LockMart WIN-T System Design 
Taunton MA (SPX) Jul 08, 2005General Dynamics C4 Systems and Lockheed Martin have announced that they had held the U.S. Army's preliminary design review on the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) program. Hiroshima Devastation Heralded Three Weeks Earlier In US Desert 
Trinity Site, New Mexico (AFP) Jul 10, 2005"Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds," said the father of the atom bomb as he witnessed the world's first nuclear explosion three weeks before Hiroshima was flattened. |
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