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BMD Increasing Problem For Europe Moscow, Russia (UPI) Feb 21, 2007 
What does Europe stand to gain, or lose, from the forthcoming deployment of American antiballistic missile systems in Poland and the Czech Republic? Officially, they are supposed to protect Europe from the missiles of "rogue" countries (such as North Korea and Iran). If this explanation weren't already as believable as Santa Clause, the facts, including geography, ballistics, and the data provided by all major intelligence agencies, serve to discredit it even further.
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Rumsfeld's Missile Bungle
Arlington (UPI) Feb 21, 2007Here's a fantasy. Imagine three military services agreed on the need for a versatile air-to-ground missile that could precisely destroy a wide range of elusive targets -- everything from camouflaged armored vehicles to terrorist speedboats. Pakistan Successfully Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile 
Islamabad (AFP) Feb 23, 2007Pakistan Friday test-fired its longest range nuclear-capable ballistic missile, two days after signing a deal with rival India to cut the risk of atomic weapons accidents, the military said. The Shaheen II, or Hatf VI, missile with a range of 2,000 kilometres (1,240 miles) was launched from an undisclosed location, military spokesman Major General Shaukat Sultan told AFP. First Joint Precision Airdrop A Success In Iraq Test 
Balad Air Base, Iraq (AFNS) Feb 22, 2007Iraq Eight aircrew members from the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing's 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron used the joint precision airdrop system for the first time over Iraq Feb. 16 to deliver six 1,200-pound bundles. The Air Force developed the software and the Army developed the steerable chutes. The JPADS includes a wind sonde sensor, which is a 12- to 15-inch tube-shaped, beige-colored device that weighs no more than three pounds. |
The Rise And Rise Of alQaidastan
Washington (UPI) Feb 23, 2007Assessments from the intelligence community revealed in news reports this week indicate that al-Qaida is operating with renewed strength. Groups branching out from the Middle East pledge allegiance to core al-Qaida leaders somewhere in the mountains of Pakistan, reports say. The overall message of these reports isn't particularly new, but they do provide more details about how and where al-Qaida's resurgence is taking place. US On Charm Offensive To Avoid Clash With Russia 
Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2007The United States has launched a diplomatic charm offensive to mollify Russia over Washington's plans to expand its missile defense system into Poland and the Czech Republic. Washington announced in January it had begun negotiations to install 10 missile interceptors in Poland and a radar site in the Czech Republic. China Military Build-Up Out Of Keeping With Peaceful Aim 
Sydney (AFP) Feb 22, 2007China's rapid military build-up and anti-satellite test last month are out of keeping with its stated aim of becoming a peaceful world power, US Vice President Dick Cheney warned Friday. |
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Navy Awards Two Contracts For Airborne Low Frequency Sonar System
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Feb 22, 2007Raytheon has been awarded a $50.8 million U.S. Navy contract for the Airborne Low Frequency Sonar system. Designated the AN/AQS-22, the system is the primary undersea warfare sensor for the U.S. Navy's MH-60R multi-mission helicopter. The company also received a subsequent $5.6 million contract for production sustaining support. Sagem Awarded Contract To Study Future Military Communications Network 
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 26, 2007Sagem Defense Securite has just signed a contract with France's defense procurement agency (DGA, Delegation Generale pour l'Armement) to prepare the future armed forces network, SOCRATE NG. UK Military Cops Storm Anti-Nuclear Protest Ship 
London (AFP) Feb 23, 2007Military police on Friday stormed a Greenpeace vessel that sailed into a submarine base in Scotland to protest Britain's plans to modernise its nuclear deterrent, the Royal Navy said. About 20 officers with battering rams clambered aboard the "Arctic Sunrise" at 5:25 pm (1725 GMT) outside the Faslane Naval Base on the River Clyde, north of Glasgow, which is home to Britain's Trident fleet of nuclear submarines. |
US Aircraft Carrier Has No Plans To Intimidate Iran
On Board The USS John C. Stennis off the coast of Pakistan (AFP) Feb 25, 2007To the deafening roar of war planes taking off from the nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, US military commanders insist that intimidating Iran is not part of their mission in the region. The carrier and its battle group has been in the Gulf of Oman since February 19, anchored about 120 nautical miles off the coast of Pakistan, in what the US Navy says is a mission to provide support for ground forces operating in Afghanistan and Iraq. Trouble In The Garden Of Eden 
Washington (UPI) Feb 23, 2007The yet-undeclared civil war in Iraq took a turn for the worse as insurgents have turned to detonating "dirty bombs." For the second time in as many days, insurgents used chemicals in attacking civilians, combining chlorine gas canisters with explosives. For the moment, they are still very crude bombs, with the chlorine dissipating by the force of the explosion. Iraqi Police In Militias 
Baghdad, Iraq (UPI) Feb 23, 2007Iraqi police wear their uniforms by day, but when night falls they take them off and morph into the sectarian militias. They do this in order to protect themselves, said Nora Bensahel, a senior political scientist at RAND. "In a situation where the state doesn't provide security, which is clearly the case today, people seek refuge and identity through sectarian protection. |
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