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Making Sense Of Arms Control Part Two
Moscow (UPI) Dec 21, 2007 These two propaganda cliches (about "NATO's aggressive designs" and the "Russian menace") are a far cry from reality, but very large sections of the population and political elites in Russia and the West take them seriously. What is more, these cliches feed one another, turning the deterioration in relations into a self-sustaining downward spiral. There is also something parado ... more Analysis: Saudis aim to reform jihadis 
Washington (UPI) Dec 20, 2007 The Saudi program of rehabilitation for violent Islamic extremists, under which more than 1,500 have been released from jail in the kingdom, is drawing praise from U.S. officials, but some observers remain skeptical. "It is a good, solid program," said retired Gen. Dell Dailey, the State Department counter-terrorism coordinator, in a statement prepared for United Press International./ ... more US troops could soon begin partial Iraq pullout: Gates 
Washington (AFP) Dec 21, 2007US Defense Secretary Robert Gates Friday voiced hope that US troops will soon start returning home from Iraq, saying improved security there will enable five units to pull out by July as planned. "The situation on the ground, I think, makes it likely that General (David) Petraeus will be able to decide to bring out the first five teams by July," Gates told an end of year press conference. ... more Partial Iraq pullout on track as security improves: Gates 
Washington (AFP) Dec 21, 2007The situation in Iraq is improving and should allow the first five units of US troops to leave by July with some going as early as this month, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday. "The situation on the ground, I think, makes it likely that General (David) Petraeus will be able to decide to bring out the first five teams by July," Gates told an end of year press conference. "The ... more China, India building trust in first joint military exercises: official 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 20, 2007China said Thursday its first-ever joint military exercises with India that began this week were aimed at building trust between the neighbours, which still have rival claims to Himalayan territory. The nine-day military exercises in southwest China, which involve around 100 troops from each side, began on Wednesday, foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a regular press briefing. "The ... more |
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Haifa, Israel (UPI) Dec 20, 2007 The Israel Defense Forces this week announced progress in testing a new Patriot missile launching system in southern Israel. "(The system's) updated design, developed by the Americans -- primarily with the help of lessons learned from the war in Iraq -- was installed and successfully tested with one of the Israeli Patriot missiles," the IDF said in a statement from the spokesman. ... more Boeing Sets Up UK Defense Subsidiary 
St Louis MO (SPX) Dec 21, 2007Boeing has appointed Mike Kurth as managing director of Boeing Defence UK, Ltd., to establish and initially lead the newly structured business, effective Jan. 1, 2008. Kurth will be responsible for coordinating all of Boeing's defense activities and business development in the UK, working with Sir Roger Bone, president, Boeing UK, to pursue growth opportunities and partnerships. Supporting ... more Lockheed Martin Receives 849 Million Dollar Contract For Trident II D5 Missile 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2007The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a contract valued at $849 million for fiscal year 2008 production and deployed system support for the Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) program. Work under the contract includes D5 production support, including reentry system hardware, and operations and maintenance to support the readiness and reliability of missile systems deploye ... more Powers fail to reach deal on Iran sanctions 
Washington (AFP) Dec 20, 2007The United States and five other powers failed again to reach agreement Thursday on tougher sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said. "We, obviously, still have tactical differences that need to be worked out about timing, about what's specifically in the resolution," Rice told reporters after senior diplomats from the six powers consulted ... more Indian court orders probe into French submarine deal 
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 20, 2007An Indian court on Thursday ordered police to complete a probe into charges that a bribe was paid in a multi-billion dollar deal to buy Scorpene submarines from a French defence firm. The Delhi High Court told the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to complete its inquiry within three months and report back to a two-judge bench. The judges also told the CBI to press criminal charges a ... more |
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Hong Kong (UPI) Dec 21, 2007 North Korea no longer has the capability to initiate a large-scale invasion of South Korea; in fact it lost this ability in the mid-1990s. This assessment is based on the calculation of the fuel oil the mechanized battle groups of the North Korean People's Army would need to launch an invasion and the actual oil inventory of the country. Using similar calculations, one can analyze how l ... more Commentary: CHIMEA no chimera 
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Dec 21, 2007 Below Washington's geopolitical radar screen, where Iraq and Iran tend to blur out the rest of the world, momentous events are in the making. Among the most significant: CHIMEA is not a chemical formula, but the emergence of the new growth hub of China, India, Middle East and Africa. There are now large areas of what the developed nations of the North still call the developing South tha ... more Analysis: Caspian ecology 
Washington (UPI) Dec 21, 2007 For the past year, U.S. television viewers have been bombarded by oil companies' advertisements, proclaiming how they are good environmental stewards, with pictures of wildlife gamboling among energy projects as a voiceover proclaims their overriding interest is careful consideration of the environment in the areas being developed. It would seem that in the Caspian basin, the world's cu ... more Analysis: Militants threaten oil industry 
Miami (UPI) Dec 19, 2007 Nigeria's leading militant group has called for its allies to band together to cripple the country's oil industry through attacks on oil installations. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta issued a statement to local reporters earlier this week saying all "genuine" militant groups in the West African country's oil-rich Niger Delta should wage full-blown attacks on oil i ... more The Quest For A New Class Of Superconductors 
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Dec 21, 2007Fifty years after the Nobel-prize winning explanation of how superconductors work, a research team from Los Alamos National Laboratory, the University of Edinburgh and Cambridge University are suggesting another mechanism for the still-mysterious phenomenon. In a review published in Nature, researchers David Pines, Philippe Monthoux and Gilbert Lonzarich posit that superconductivity in cer ... more
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