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Iran vows 'painful' response to any Israeli attack
Tehran (AFP) June 9, 2008Iran on Monday vowed a "very painful" response to any Israeli action after a senior minister of the Jewish state warned of attacks if Tehran did not halt its atomic drive, the ISNA news agency reported. "If anyone is to commit such a stupid act, (the) response will be very painful," Defence Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said in reaction to attack threats by Israeli Deputy Prime Minister ... more Iran leader warns Iraq PM over US troops 
Tehran (AFP) June 9, 2008Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Iraq's visiting prime minister on Monday against signing an agreement with the United States keeping foreign troops in the country beyond 2008. The continued presence of US troops was Iraq's "fundamental problem," Khamenei told Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, expressing confidence that Iran's western neighbour would dash the "dreams" of the ... more Gates tells air force 'no room for error' in nuclear mission 
Langley Air Force Base, Virginia (AFP) June 9, 2008US Defense Secretary Robert Gates told the air force rank-in-file here Monday he replaced the service's top leadership because there was "no room for error" in its nuclear mission. Gates traveled to this headquarters of US combat air forces after announcing his choices to replace the air force secretary and its chief of staff who were ousted Friday in the wake of two major nuclear blunders. ... more Australian PM proposes new nuclear non-proliferation body 
Kyoto, Japan (AFP) June 9, 2008Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called Monday for an end to nuclear weapons, proposing to set up a new commission to advance the cause of non-proliferation. Rudd's first visit to Japan since taking office is aimed at proving the Sinophile premier's commitment to Australia's alliance with Tokyo. He started his visit in Hiroshima, where he and his wife Therese laid a wreath at a ... more Defense Focus: Makarov's mission -- Part 3 
Washington (UPI) Jun 9, 2008 Russia's defense minister and the nation's new armed forces chief of staff want to dramatically improve the living conditions of Russian servicemen to fulfill a vital policy plank for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov last week rocked Russia's traditionally set-in-its-ways and monolithic defense establishment by squeezing out veteran Armed Forces Chief of ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Jun 9, 2008 The growing prevalence of Web sites that can download malicious software onto the computers of unsuspecting visitors has led some to compare the Internet to the lawless Wild West, but a new survey suggests that in law and order terms, the Web looks more like a city with a broad variety of neighborhoods -- some safe, and some less so. The second annual "Mapping the Mal Web" report was ... more Future US forces in Iraq don't threaten Iran: Pentagon 
Washington (AFP) June 9, 2008US forces which might remain in Iraq in the future after a general drawdown are not meant to be permanent and will not be used to attack Iran, a Pentagon official said Monday. "US forces in Iraq will not be used for offensive operations against any of Iraq's neighbors," Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said, speaking about the current talks between Washington and Baghdad over an ongoing US ... more Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor Air Dominance Fighters Begin Operations In New Mexico 
Holloman AFB NM (SPX) Jun 10, 2008Ceremonies held at Holloman AFB, N.M., have marked the formal beginning of operations for the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor with the United States Air Force's 49th Fighter Wing. "The F-22 is the most advanced and capable fighter in the world," said Larry Lawson, executive vice president and F-22 program general manager for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. "Now it stands ready at a key ... more Harris To Supply Navy Broadband Satellite Terminals 
Melbourne, FL (SPX) Jun 10, 2008Harris has been awarded a potential five-year, $85 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Navy for multiband satellite communications terminals that will provide advanced communications for aircraft carriers and other large deck ships. Under the IDIQ contract, the company received an initial award valued at $15 million. Harris will supply 2.7-meter ... more Boeing Awarded Navy Contract For ScanEagle Services 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jun 10, 2008Boeing, in partnership with Insitu, has been awarded a $65 million contract to provide continuing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) services through the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system. The contract, awarded by Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., runs through May 2009 with options for extensions. The long-endurance, fully autonomous ScanEagle unmanned ... more |
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Hastings On Hudson, N.Y. (UPI) Jun 9, 2008 This is a list of basic actions by Congress that would begin to address the devastating impact on U.S. consumers of the unpredictable surges in oil prices. They also would have a positive impact globally in that America accounted for one-quarter of the world's oil demand in 2007. Gasoline rationing and small car loan subsidies are measures intended to bring oil consumption for private ... more China sees 'bright future' in ties with Taiwan: FM 
Ljublanja (AFP) June 9, 2008The recent positive changes in relations between China and Taiwan augur for a "bright future" but further efforts are needed, China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Monday. "I think we have a bright future in the development of cross-straight relations but, at the same time, the two sides need to make further efforts," he said after talks with EU officials in Slovenia. He noted that ... more Rebels warn Niger and China over oil deal 
Lagos (AFP) June 9, 2008Tuareg and Tubu rebels in Niger denounced an oil deal signed between Niger and China, warning there could be reprisals if the agreement is followed through, in a message posted on their website Monday. The FARS Revolutionary Armed Forces of the Sahara -- a tribal Tubu rebel group allied with the Tuareg rebellion -- said it would hold "the government of Niger and Chinese society responsable ... more China defends oil price controls: state media 
Shanghai (AFP) June 10, 2008The Chinese government defended itself against corporate criticism of oil price controls, saying they were good for the national economy, state media reported Tuesday. Ensuring social and economic stability required moving slowly on oil product price reform, the China Securities Journal reported, citing Zhang Guobao, the head of the State Energy Bureau. His remarks came after rising inte ... more US Air Force Officials Look At Hydrogen As Potential Fuel Source 
Obins AFB GA (AFNS) Jun 10, 2008Few car owners would ever think of pouring water down the gas tank; however, as Air Force officials here continue initiatives to redefine the Air Force's energy culture, more Airmen might picture water as an energy source. Some Robins Air Force Base Airmen may be among the first to see the use of hydrogen-power in their daily lives, after the recent addition of a Quantum HyHauler Plus and ... more
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