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Iran Says Will Use Ballistic Missiles If Attacked
Tehran (AFP) Jan 28, 2006
The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Saturday that the Islamic republic was ready to use its ballistic missiles if attacked. "Iran has a ballistic missile capability of 2,000 kilometres. We do not intend to attack any country, but if we are attacked we have the capability to give an effective response," General Yahya Rahim Safavi told state television.

Falcon HTV-1 On Track For First Glided Hypersonic Test
Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Jan 31, 2006
For an aircraft to achieve hypersonic speeds, ranging from 6,000 to 15,000 mph (Mach 9 to Mach 22), and reach altitudes between 100,000 to 150,000 feet, it needs an airframe structure designed to survive intense heat and pressure.
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China Could Be Brought Into Moscow Talks On Iran
Moscow, Jan 30 (AFP) Jan 30, 2006
China could be brought into negotiations planned in Moscow next month on a Russian plan to resolve the international standoff over Iran's nuclear ambitions, the Russian foreign ministry said Monday.

The Art Of Diplomacy
Washington (UPI) Jan 27, 2006
Sometimes, smart people do stupid things. Take the international reaction to Iran's nuclear brinksmanship. The French, Germans and British are all scrambling to find a way to stop Iran's uranium enrichment, while the Russians have actually endorsed it, offering simply to move the process to their country.

French Nuke Tests Were Harmful
Paris (UPI) Jan 30, 2006
A report by French Polynesia's parliament asserts that nuclear tests that took place between 1966 and 1974 produced harmful radioactive fallout - contrary to arguments by authorities in Paris.
Russian Military Policy In 2006
Moscow (UPI) Jan 27, 2006
On Jan. 25, the Russian Defense Ministry's newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda ("Red Star") published an article on Russia's military policy written by Chief of Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, General of the Army, Yury Baluyevsky.

Army To Test Future Combat Systems At Fort Bliss
Washington (SPX) Jan 31, 2006
To further the development of the Future Combat Systems program, the Army is designating a combat unit to evaluate and test cutting-edge technology.

Global Hawk Earns Military Airworthiness Certification
Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Jan 31, 2006
Global Hawk became the first unmanned aerial system to complete the military airworthiness certification process and be granted a military airworthiness certificate during a ceremony Jan. 25 at Aeronautical Systems Center here.

India, U.S. Nuke Deal Hits Wall
Washington (UPI) Jan 30, 2006
The much-heralded civilian nuclear cooperation deal signed last April between India and the United States looks in danger of unraveling ahead of President Bush's visit to New Delhi in early March.

ISRO Achieves Breakthrough In Supersonic Combustion Technology
Thiruvananthapuram, India (SPX) January 31, 2006
As part of the advanced technology initiative in the area of air-breathing propulsion, the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of ISRO has successfully carried out the design, development, characterisation and realisation of the Supersonic Combustion Ramjet.

Avian Influenza Arrives In Middle East
Oxford, England (UPI) Jan 30, 2006
Iraq announced Monday its first known fatality from avian influenza. A 15-year-old girl from Raniya, in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, died earlier this month, having suffered flu-like symptoms.
Taiwan Leader Considers Dropping Reunification Unit
Taipei, Jan 29 (AFP) Jan 29, 2006
Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian said Sunday he would "seriously consider" abolishing a council and guidelines on the island's eventual reunification with China.

Iraqi IEDs As Deadly As Ever
Washington (UPI) Jan 30, 2006
The serious injury of new ABC network anchorman Bob Woodruff Sunday confirmed a grim trend we have been tracking for more than half a year in this column: The failure of U.S. coalition and allied Iraqi security forces to be able to come up with an effective counter-tactic to neutralize the effectiveness of improvised explosive devices.

Mental Disorders Affect Third Of Iraq Vets
Washington (UPI) Jan 27, 2006
About 40,000 soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have been found to show symptoms of mental health disorders, a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) representative said Friday.

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