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US operates anti-missile radar in Israel: report Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 28, 2008 
The United States has recently deployed an anti-missile radar in Israel that is mainly to warn of incoming Iranian ballistic missiles, Israeli state radio reported Sunday. The radar with a range of more than 2,000 kilometres (1,240 miles) is sited in the south of the country, the radio added. It is operated by a permanent 120-strong US army staff. Questioned by AFP, a defence ministr ... read moreTop US military chief downplays Russian military buildup 
Washington (AFP) Sept 26, 2008Chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff Admiral Michael Mullen on Friday downplayed Russia's announced army and navy buildup and its upcoming naval exercises with Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea. "When I dealt with my (Russian) counterparts, when I was head of our Navy ... it was very clear to me that their intention was to modernize their strategic forces," Mullen said at a press conference ... more
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Iran says ready for nuclear talks if West is 'serious'
'Not interested': Analysts sceptical about US, Russia nuclear talks Fatal Ukrainian drone barrage on Russia hits oil refinery Ukrainian drone barrage on Russia kills two, hits oil refinery North Korea's Kim vows nuclear programme to continue: state media North Korea's Kim vows nuclear programme to continue: KCNA Doomsday clock ticks one second, closest ever to midnight China wants to see US, Russian nuclear disarmament efforts before talks Iran says US should win back Tehran's trust for nuclear talks UK govt accused of renaming submarine to avoid offending France 
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The Nature Of War In The Early 21st Century Part Two
Washington (UPI) Sep 26, 2008 In his important new book, "The Culture of War," Israeli military historian Martin van Creveld warns that Germany's politicians have demanded that their army, the Bundeswehr, be stripped of all German military traditions, not just those of the Nazi period. Creveld notes: "At first, only the years 1933-1945 were exorcised. From 1968 on, however, there was a growing tendency to extend the ... more Six powers agree to confirm existing UN Iran sanctions 
United Nations (AFP) Sept 26, 2008Six major powers papered over differences on Iran Friday and circulated a new Security Council draft resolution that reaffirms existing UN sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program. The terse, three-paragraph text also called on Iran "to fully comply, without delay, with its obligations (under relevant UN resolutions) and to meet the requirement of the IAEA ... more Russia to overhaul air, naval defences: Medvedev 
Orenburg, Russia (AFP) Sept 26, 2008Russia will boost its air and naval defences by building more modern warships, nuclear-powered submarines and a system of air-space defences, President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday. "Construction of new types of warships is planned, primarily nuclear submarines armed with cruise missiles and multi-purpose submarines" by 2020, Medvedev said after military exercises near Orenburg in southern Ru ... more  |
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Friends of Pakistan group pledges aid for stabilization
United Nations (AFP) Sept 26, 2008World powers held a first meeting on Pakistan here Friday and pledged development aid as a means of stabilizing the restive, nuclear-armed South Asian country. The foreign ministers of Pakistan's major donors agreed to form a partnership with Islamabad "to develop a comprehensive and coordinated approach to the security, development, and political needs of the border." They acknowledged ... more Feature: AQI feels the heat 
Muqdadiya, Iraq (UPI) Sep 26, 2008 Al-Qaida terrorists attempting to reinfiltrate central portions of volatile Diyala province from hideouts along its northern and eastern fringes apparently are finding an increasingly inhospitable landscape from which to operate, according to U.S. military officials. The Iraqi army, with American troop support, is continuing Operation Bashaer al-Kheir (Promise of Good), an offensive lau ... more Commentary: Connecting geopolitical dots 
Washington (UPI) Sep 26, 2008 As the United States teeters on the brink of a disaster not seen since the Great Depression, two wars are also headed south. Yemen, a hotbed of pro-al-Qaida sentiment in the war on terror, ruled out any further crackdown on extremists. And as crime increases in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, so do sympathy and nostalgia for Taliban rule when crime was virtually eliminated by amputation of ... more Chavez defies US by cozying up to Russia and China 
Caracas (AFP) Sept 27, 2008Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's visit to China and Russia this week and the military and energy cooperation deals he signed put him on dangerous ground in his relations with the United States, political analysts said. "This trip shows he intends not only to break free of the US sphere of influence in matters of defense, but also to strike significant political links with the very powers ... more |
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