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India test fires nuclear-capable missile
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 24, 2007India on Wednesday test fired its nuclear-capable Agni-1 ballistic missile for the second time in less than a month and said the latest experiment was a "major success." The Agni-1 has a range of 700 kilometres (420 miles), making it capable of striking at most targets in rival and neighbouring Pakistan. It was launched from a missile test range in the eastern state of Orissa, officials ... more Taiwan has not completed cruise missile tests: legislator 
Taipei (AFP) Oct 24, 2007A Taiwan-developed cruise missile being touted as a symbol the island could defend itself against rival China has not completed tests so it can be mass produced, a lawmaker said Wednesday. Legislator Lin Yu-fang, of Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang (KMT), said one-third of the Hsiungfeng 2E cruise missile development budget was cut since the required tests had not been concluded. "Hopefull ... more Outside View: Russia, U.S. may deal on BMD 
Moscow (UPI) Oct 24, 2007 Daniel Fried, assistant secretary for European and Eurasian affairs at the U.S. State Department, said last week that Washington could change its approach to developing its anti-ballistic missile, or ABM, shield in Europe opposed by Russia if Iran were to suspend uranium enrichment in its nuclear program "and worked with the international community, and had a different approach to things." ... more NKorea to beat nuclear disablement deadline: official 
Seoul (AFP) Oct 24, 2007North Korea is likely to disable its plutonium-producing nuclear reactor well before the year-end deadline set under a multinational deal, a senior South Korean official said Wednesday. The hardline communist state "has a clear will for denuclearisation," Baek Jong-Chun, chief presidential secretary for foreign, security and unification policy, told a forum. Baek said the North is likely ... more Analysis: Israel eyes bolstered military 
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Oct 24, 2007 The Israeli military intends to spend some $62.5 billion in the coming five years to cope with an array of enemies from Palestinian militants to Iranians. In doing so, it hopes to redress major mistakes that surfaced during last year's monthlong Second Lebanon War. Two major concepts guide its thinking. One is that the Middle East is becoming more menacing. For years Israel beli ... more |
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Jerusalem (UPI) Oct 24, 2007 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon built his barrier to separate Palestinian areas of the West Bank and Gaza from Israel's heartland and prevent suicide bombers from those areas wreaking havoc on civilian targets. When one drives along the length of the barrier, or flies down its winding route, as this reporter did last week, it actually looks deceptively frail to do the job. It is cle ... more Analysis: U.S. vs. Russia on all fronts 
Berlin (UPI) Oct 24, 2007 U.S.-Russian relations have hit a new post-Cold War low with Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking out against U.S. policies on several contentious issues -- the Iranian nuclear conflict, the U.S. missile defense system in Eastern Europe and the unresolved status of Kosovo, to name just a few. In the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, U.S. President Bush received steadfa ... more Turkish warplanes bomb Kurd rebels 
Ankara (AFP) Oct 24, 2007Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets along the Iraqi border on Wednesday as the country's National Security Council urged economic sanctions against Iraqi Kurds accused of backing the insurgents. Fighter jets bombed and destroyed several Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) mountain positions in provinces bordering Iraq and Iran, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. Helic ... more Iran "perhaps single greatest" security risk to US: Rice 
Washington (AFP) Oct 24, 2007Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice singled out Iran Wednesday as "perhaps the single greatest challenge" to US security but stressed that diplomacy was the preferred way to end its nuclear drive. President George W. Bush last week warned that a nuclear-armed Iran evoked the threat of "World War III," and Vice President Dick Cheney on Sunday spoke of "serious consequences" unless the Islamic ... more US leads new calls for Afghan reinforcements 
Noordwijk, Netherlands (AFP) Oct 24, 2007The United States led calls Wednesday for NATO allies to contribute more combat troops and aircraft to help fight the insurgency in Afghanistan, as public support for the mission wanes. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in talks with NATO defence ministers in the Netherlands, urged European allies whose forces are deployed away from more dangerous regions to help share the burden of the fig ... more |
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Moscow (UPI) Oct 23, 2007 The Arctic is rapidly becoming a scene of "competition and conflict for access to natural resources." This is how it is defined in A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower, a unified U.S. maritime strategy that explains the comprehensive role of the sea services in an era marked by increased globalization and change, presented on Oct. 17. The U.S. Senate was also urged ... more Change a Light Bulb U.S. bus tour ends 
New York (UPI) Oct 23, 2007 The 20-day U.S. Change a Light Bus Tour concluded Tuesday, with nearly 1 million citizens pledging to change light bulbs to help fight climate change. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Energy Department, which co-sponsored the tour, said if all pledges are fulfilled, people will switch 2.5 million incandescent lights to fluorescent blubs. That, said EPA officials, wo ... more Analysis: Storing energy for a rainy day 
The Dalles, Ore. (UPI) Oct 24, 2007 In the fight to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, both sides of the aisle seem to agree a few homegrown storage technologies could be key to winning the battle. Last week the House Committee on Science and Technology passed two energy bills unanimously. One of the bills deals with energy efficiency in industry; the other bill, the Energy Storage Technology Advancement Act, pumps $1 ... more Airbus superjumbo takes off on first commercial flight 
Aboard The Airbus A380 (AFP) Oct 25, 2007After long delays and billions of dollars in cost overruns, the Airbus superjumbo -- the biggest airliner ever built -- took off on Thursday for its first commercial flight. The Airbus A380 left Singapore bound for Sydney, carrying a special group of passengers who bought their seats in an online charity auction, hoping to experience a bit of aviation history. "We are indeed honoured to ... more Analysis: Venezuela ups exports to China 
Miami (UPI) Oct 24, 2007 Venezuelan oil exports to China are on the rise at the same time sales to the United States are on the decline, the U.S. Department of Energy reported. Venezuela's state-run energy company PDVSA announced South America's largest oil exporter shipped an average of 197,000 barrels per day of crude oil and byproducts to China so far in 2007, El Universal newspaper reported Tuesday. ... more
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