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Suspected US drone crashes in Pakistan: official Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 24, 2008 
A suspected US unmanned spy plane crashed Tuesday in a troubled Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan where Al-Qaeda and Taliban extremists are active, officials said. The crash in the South Waziristan region came amid growing tensions between Washington and Islamabad over US military incursions into Pakistani territory and missile strikes on Islamist militant targets. The Pentagon ... read moreTinker Officials Adapt Sniper Pod For B-1Bs 
Tinker AFB OK (SPX) Sep 24, 2008The B-1B Lancer maintainers here adapted a video targeting pod normally employed on F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons to B-1Bs in response to an urgent request from U.S. Air Forces Central officials. The sniper pod enables aircrews to positively identify and engage enemy targets, significantly shortening the time it would take to kill a target. The B-1B community at Tinker Air ... more
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Mongolia signs landmark mining deal with French nuclear giant
IEA forecasts record nuclear electricity production in 2025 Russia PM meets Vietnam president, seeking deeper ties Iran unveils spy ship during major war games: state media Iranian president warns Trump against risking 'war' Iran FM says European powers appear serious about resuming nuclear talks Russia, Vietnam sign nuclear energy deal Iran, European powers hold 'constructive' nuclear talks Iran, European powers hold nuclear talks ahead of Trump return Iran, European powers to hold nuclear talks ahead of Trump return 
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US studying Afghan-Pakistan coalition force: official
Washington (AFP) Sept 23, 2008The United States is studying a proposal from Kabul for a joint force of Afghan, Pakistan and coalition troops to operate against insurgents on the Afghan-Pakistan border, a State Department spokesman said on Tuesday. "We're obviously taking a good look at it. We're going to analyze it and see where we go from here on it," spokesman Robert Wood told reporters. "We will probably have some ... more Thompson Files: Banning cluster weapons 
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Sep 23, 2008 The global community is gradually moving to ban conventional weapons that are deemed too indiscriminate in their effects to comply with prevailing standards of behavior in wartime. Weapons such as land mines pose risks for non-combatants that are increasingly viewed as unacceptable by most civilized people. The latest category of weapons to be subjected to global scrutiny is cluster ... more No 'immediate' risk North Korea will restart nuclear plant: US 
New York (AFP) Sept 22, 2008North Korea is taking a tough line toward the six-country nuclear disarmament talks but it has "no immediate potential" to restart its nuclear reactor, the top US negotiator said Monday. Diplomat Christopher Hill echoed President George W. Bush's concerns about North Korean moves to reactivate the plutonium-producing reactor at Yongbyon but he dismissed any suggestion that the negotiations ... more  |
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Sikorsky To Provide Aerial Refueling Capability For H-60 Helicopters
Stratford CT (SPX) Sep 24, 2008Sikorsky Aerospace Services has announced a contract to supply the U.S. Air Force with 13 aerial refueling assemblies for H-60 helicopters. Sikorsky Aerospace Services is the worldwide aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies. "The refuel assemblies enable in-flight aircraft refueling, which increases the helicopters' range, saving valuable ... more Israeli nuclear whistleblower's jail term reduced 
Jerusalem (AFP) April 9, 2008An Israeli court on Tuesday halved a six-month sentence against nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, who spent 18 years in jail for divulging Israeli nuclear secrets, "Considering his ailing health and the absence of indications that his actions put the country's security at risk, we believe his sentence should be reduced," the judges said. Vanunu, 54, had been sentenced to six month ... more Gates cautions against rapid US buildup in Afghanistan 
Washington (AFP) Sept 23, 2008US Defense Secretary Robert Gates cautioned Tuesday against a rapid US military expansion in Afghanistan, stressing instead the need to build up the Afghan army. A top military adviser to Gates also told lawmakers that there were practical obstacles to a rapid shift of forces from Iraq to Afghanistan which could not be fully overcome even if a US drawdown in Iraq were accelerated. ... more Examining Georgia With Hindsight Part Two 
Moscow (UPI) Sep 23, 2008 It is important to remember that throughout the Russian army's Aug. 8-12 operations in Georgia, Russian forces were restricted by a series of political commitments that prevented them from using heavy weapons in populated areas and greatly limited their counter-fire activities. Russian aircraft continued strikes on Georgia's military infrastructure until Aug. 12, making it impossible ... more |
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