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Asymmetrical Iskander Missile Systems
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 19, 2007Russia may deliver its Iskander tactical missile systems to Belarus as an asymmetrical response to the deployment of American ABM components in Europe. "Under certain conditions and with the corresponding agreement of Belarus, why don't we? After all, any action triggers a counteraction." Colonel General Vladimir Zaritsky, commander of the Russian Missile and Artillery Troops, expressed th ... more US defense head decries move to limit Iraq war funds 
Washington (AFP) Nov 15, 2007US Defense Secretary Robert Gates Thursday decried a move by Congress to limit war funding for Iraq, saying it complicates the conduct of the war when US troops already are starting to leave. The Democratic-led House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve a 50 billion dollar war funding bill, only about a quarter of the funds requested by the administration. The bill, which Presid ... more Will Russia Create The World's Second Largest Surface Navy 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 19, 2007The 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 aircraft carrier avia ... more Orbital Awarded Contract For ANGELS Satellite Program By US AFRL 
Dulles VA (SPX) Nov 19, 2007Orbital Sciences announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., for a $29.5 million contract to support the execution of the Autonomous Nanosatellite Guardian for Evaluating Local Space satellite program. The ANGELS program supports the continued initiatives of AFRL's Space Vehicle Directorat ... more US incapable of striking Iran: Ahmadinejad 
Dubai (AFP) Nov 17, 2007Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday that the United States is incapable of launching a military strike against Iran but would "regret" an attack if it carried one out. "America is today incapable of staging a military strike against Iran for several reasons," Ahmadinejad told Dubai-based Al-Arabiya news channel in an interview, according to an Arabic voice-over of his remark ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Nov 16, 2007Even as President George W. Bush pressed Iran on its nuclear program Friday, US officials said the US military was puzzling over the meaning of a sharp drop in Iranian-related attacks in Iraq. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and other senior defense officials have said it is too soon to judge the significance of the three-month decline in the use of explosively formed penetrators (EFPs) and o ... more New Raytheon Warfighter Protection Center Certified As First Green Facility in Alabama 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 19, 2007The new Raytheon Warfighter Protection Center in Huntsville, Ala., has been awarded the prestigious LEED Silver certification by the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council, making it the first official "green" facility in the state under the newer, more stringent standards. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. In order to obtain the Silver certification, the Rayt ... more Kiyani: Pakistan's quiet man in pole position 
Islamabad (AFP) Nov 18, 2007A chain-smoker and avid golfer, Ashfaq Kiyani could be doing more of the former and less of the latter when he takes over as army chief from Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. Kiyani, the vice chief of army staff, is poised to succeed Musharraf when he hangs up his uniform and becomes a civilian ruler if the Supreme Court ratifies his October 6 re-election as president. A ruling on th ... more British army chief warns of overstretch 
London (AFP) Nov 18, 2007The head of the British army has warned of serious overstretch and morale problems among troops in excerpts from a high-level report published by the Sunday Telegraph. Sir Richard Dannatt said that the present level of operations was "unsustainable", the army is "undermanned" and troops are feeling "devalued, angry and suffering from Iraq fatigue", it said. Britain currently has over 6,0 ... more The Third World War: Where Does Iran Fit 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 19, 2007Nicolas Sarkozy recently said in Washington that the Iranian nuclear problem could be solved through UN and EU sanctions, but hastened to add a reservation about the "readiness for a dialogue with Teheran." In the opinion of the French president, a nuclear Iran is unacceptable, but access to the "peaceful atom" is open to everyone, including Iran. This placing of accents on the Iranian the ... more |
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Dhaka (AFP) Nov 18, 2007Experts said Sunday they feared for the wildlife and ecology of the world's biggest mangrove forest after a deadly cyclone tore through the Sunderbans -- home to the endangered Royal Bengal tiger. Zunayed Kabir Chowdhury, a Dhaka-based mangrove expert, said he feared thousands of deer as well as many tigers and wild boar had been swept away by the massive tidal wave triggered by cyclone Sidr ... more Mexico fumigates flooded Tabasco to prevent dengue 
Mexico City (AFP) Nov 17, 2007Mexican health authorities Saturday began aerial spraying of southern Tabasco state, including its capital Villahermosa, after massive floods earlier this month raised a bumper crop of mosquitos that can spread dengue. "The job will cover the 10,000 hectares (24,700 acres) of Villahermosa and surroundings and will be complemented with ground fumigation of streets and empty lots and homes," t ... more Natural Trees Don't Present Fire Hazard At Holidays 
Syracuse NY (SPX) Nov 19, 2007Fresh, fragrant holiday trees are no more of a fire hazard than artificial greenery, provided they are watered regularly, according to research done at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF). Dr. Russell Briggs, an ESF professor at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), said his study of 184 fresh-cut trees dispels the notion that natural trees are a ... more Analysis: Saudi oil booms in empty desert 
Shaybah, Saudi Arabia (UPI) Nov 15, 2007 If you're counting heads, Saudi Arabia's Empty Quarter is aptly titled. But barrel for barrel, there's more oil below the red sand dunes of Shaybah than in all of Mexico or Canada -- the two biggest oil suppliers to the United States -- or each of the four smallest members of OPEC. Home to the largest oil reserves on Earth, Saudi Arabia is upgrading the Shaybah oil production facility i ... more Kuwait, UAE, Qatar pledge 450 mln dlrs to climate fund 
Riyadh (AFP) Nov 18, 2007Leading global oil producers Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar pledged 150 million dollars each on Sunday to a new fund to tackle global warming. The creation of the fund, which is now worth 750 million dollars, was announced by Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Saturday at the opening of the OPEC summit in Riyadh. "Kuwait announces it is donating 150 million dollars to support th ... more
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