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Tehran (AFP) Nov 14, 2007The mayor of Tehran, a powerful Iranian conservative, has sharply criticised the confrontational foreign policy of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, calling for more "maturity and intelligence". Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, seen by observers as a likely contender in the 2009 presidential elections, warned that the government to act with more prudence amid rising tensions over the Iranian nuclear pro ... more Highly radioactive material missing in DR Congo 
Kinshasa (AFP) Nov 14, 2007Some 15 tonnes of highly radioactive material have disappeared after being seized last month in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's environment minister said Wednesday. "We still have no information on the 15 to 16 tonnes of radioactive minerals from the 19 tonnes seized in Katanga," Didace Pembe told AFP. The minister said about four of the 19 tonnes had been "disch ... more US should not panic over Islamists in Pakistan: analysts 
Washington (AFP) Nov 14, 2007In a doomsday interpretation doing the rounds in Washington, the "Islamist barbarians are at the gates" of power in Islamabad and ready to capture Pakistan's nuclear arsenal. That is far-fetched, according to experts here who argued that in the crisis sparked by President Pervez Musharraf's declaration of emergency rule, the United States should not be shunning Pakistani religious parties. ... more US military looks to supply lines amid Pakistan unrest 
Washington (AFP) Nov 14, 2007The US military has begun making contingency plans in case its supply lines to its forces in Afghanistan are disrupted by the turmoil in Pakistan, a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday. Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell also said the United States had no concerns about the security of Pakistan's nuclear weapons. "We believe they are under the appropriate control," he said. He said tha ... more Iran arrests 'more nuclear spies' 
Tehran (AFP) Nov 15, 2007Iran on Thursday said it has arrested more suspects in a nuclear espionage case, a day after a former nuclear official was accused of handing over atomic secrets to Britain. "In the case of nuclear espionage, other people have been identified and arrested," said Iran's prosecutor general Ghorban Ali Dori Najafabadi, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. The intelligence ministry s ... more |
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London UK (SPX) Nov 16, 2007Snipers in the Army, Royal Marines and RAF Regiment are to get a new rifle that will give them lethal precision at even greater distances under a pound4M contract announced today. The British firm Accuracy International Ltd will supply 580 rifles with day telescopic sights for snipers across the services, which will fire a larger calibre bullet than the existing weapon. The new rifle is being su ... more US And Australia Share New Communications Satellites 
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 16, 2007Representatives from the U.S. Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force met at the Australian Embassy here to sign a memorandum of agreement that will provide both nations assured access to the Wideband Global SATCOM system, expanding the WGS constellation to six satellites. The expansion will vastly improve communications for the military forces of both countries with unprecedented access to ... more IAEA sees progress but says Iran still enriching uranium 
Vienna (AFP) Nov 15, 2007Iran has made some progress in revealing the extent of its nuclear programme but is still defying UN demands that it suspend uranium enrichment, the UN nuclear watchdog said in a key report Thursday. The United States said it would renew efforts to secure extra UN sanctions against Iran. Tehran, which denies seeking an atomic bomb, said the new report proved there were no military intentions ... more N. Korea 'making progress' on resolving outstanding nuclear issues: US 
Vienna (AFP) Nov 14, 2007North Korea is "making progress" in resolving allegations that it had been pursuing a covert programme to produce highly-enriched uranium for nuclear weapons, US envoy Christopher Hill said here on Wednesday. "I say that we've made some progress," Hill told reporters after a brief half-hour meeting with the head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Mohamed ElBaradei, here. "We've by no means reso ... more Musharraf's effectiveness as ally at stake: US defense chief 
Washington (AFP) Nov 15, 2007US Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Thursday that President Pervez Musharraf's effectiveness as a US ally depends on what happens next in the unfolding political crisis in Pakistan. Admiral Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff, meanwhile said he was confident that Pakistan's nuclear weapons remain secure despite 12 days of turmoil since Musharraf imposed a state of ... more |
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Paris (AFP) Nov 14, 2007A billion-euro (1.45-billion-dollar) European scout craft completed a crucial fly-by of Earth to pick up speed on its 10-year mission to rendezvous with a distant comet, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Wednesday. "An important milestone has just been accomplished," the Paris-based agency said after the Rosetta probe raced over the Pacific Ocean southwest of Chile late Tuesday at 45,0 ... more US has no good option in a Pakistan nuclear 'nightmare' 
Washington (AFP) Nov 13, 2007The US armed forces are virtually powerless to prevent Pakistan's nuclear arsenal from falling into Islamist hands if the political crisis in Islamabad spins out of control, analysts warned. Instead, they said, Washington can do little but help to resolve the crisis and preserve its strong ties with Pakistan's pro-Western military elite, whether or not General Pervez Musharraf stays in power ... more BMD Watch: Tauscher will block Euro-bases 
Washington (UPI) Nov 13, 2007 The seesaw battle between the Democratic 110th Congress and the Bush administration over whether to build an anti-ballistic missile interceptor base in Poland looks like staggering on for years to come. A key Democrat overseeing key elements of ballistic missile defense planning on Capitol Hill has come out strong against the plan. ... more Spy Sat Lessons Part One 
Washington (UPI) Nov 14, 2007 The problems afflicting the U.S. space reconnaissance program are not only or primarily Boeing's fault: They go to the heart of the way Congress and the U.S. government do business and the lack of an adequate hard engineering base in American high-tech industry. On Sunday, New York Times reporter Philip Taubman published an important article detailing the long road of overestimations, ... more Russian Carrier Plans Part One 
Moscow (UPI) Nov 14, 2007 The year 2007 can safely be described as Russia's year of combat aviation. Both in July at Le Bourget in France and in August at Zhukovsky outside Moscow, thousands of spectators held their breath as they watched stunts performed by MiG and Su planes equipped with vectored-thrust engines. It was a sight to be proud of. The planes featured were all land-based, although it is air ... more
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