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Russia accuses Western, Asian powers of WMD spying: report Moscow (AFP) Jan 25, 2008 Russia's FSB secret service on Friday accused "Western and Asian spy agencies" of trying to obtain information on technology for making weapons of mass destruction, RIA Novosti news agency reported. Russian agents "have uncovered spying attempts by Western and Asian spy agencies in enterprises specialising in nuclear energy, biology and nanotechnology work" in Siberia, RIA Novosti quoted an FSB statement as saying. The report made reference to a spying incident in 2007 in Novosibirsk, a forested region located some 2,800 kilometres (1,740 miles) east of Moscow that is well-known in Russia for its research centres and specialist laboratories. A Chinese national and several other foreigners were deported for trying to obtain information on technology for making weapons of mass destruction, RIA Novosti reported, citing the local head of the FSB, Sergei Savchenkov. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
Pakistan army chief rejects world nuclear fears Islamabad (AFP) Jan 25, 2008 The chief of Pakistan's powerful army on Friday dismissed "unrealistic" fears that Al-Qaeda could seize the country's nuclear weapons, as the military test-fired a ballistic missile. |
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