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Analysis: U.S. needs cyber-offensive Washington (UPI) Sep 29, 2008 
The United States needs to do more to develop an offensive cyberwar capability, rather than just focus on defending its networks from attack, says the chairman of the House Cybersecurity Subcommittee.
"The best defense is a good offense, and an offensive (cyberwar) capability is essential to our national defense," Rep. James Langevin, D-R.I., told United Press International last week ... read moreGates warns of the limits of US military power 
Washington (AFP) Sept 29, 2008Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday warned rising officers of the limits of US military power and encouraged them to be skeptical of technological solutions to complex wars. In a speech on "hard power" at the National Defense University, Gates also said the US military needs to strike a better balance between spending on high-tech weaponry and meeting the requirements for fighting ... more
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Airman Provides Air Support For Army Battlespace
Joint Base Balad, Iraq (AFPN) Sep 30, 2008A familiar sound interrupted the daily hustle and bustle at the U.S. joint-service base here on a hot, dusty June day. Although the sun was out in full force, it couldn't be picked out of the sky as a haze of finely ground powder loomed over the base like a suffocating blanket. The unmistakable alert warned everyone to get down - "Incoming!" While everyone within earshot of the alert ... more US nuclear negotiator to visit North Korea this week 
Washington (AFP) Sept 29, 2008US negotiator Christopher Hill has accepted an invitation to visit Pyongyang this week to discuss ways to salvage North Korea's nuclear disarmament process, the State Department said Monday. "The North Koreans invited Chris Hill to come," US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told reporters on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. Her deputy spokesman Robert Wood said ... more New Battle Gear Improves Capabilities For Combat Airmen 
Southwest Asia (AFPN) Sep 30, 2008Battlefield Airmen will soon receive a new equipment item that will improve their ability to execute their combat duties. The new airman battle system-ground is a tactical ensemble, or equipment item, for Airmen who perform their mission outside the wire in close coordination with ground forces. "It will provide Airmen with the right level of safety combined with a fully functional, tactic ... more  |
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Russia sought to topple Georgian government: Polish president
Warsaw (AFP) Sept 29, 2008Poland's President Lech Kaczynski has alleged in an interview that Russia's military action in Georgia was aimed at toppling the Georgian government and that it sealed his country's decision to host a US missile shield vehemently opposed by Moscow. "First, Russia wanted to carry out an annexation of two provinces (Abkhazia, South Ossetia). Second, there was an attempt to topple the ... more Six powers to 'move forward' on further steps against Iran: Rice 
New York (AFP) Sept 29, 2008The six powers trying to scale back Iran's nuclear ambitions will "move forward" with further measures against Iran over its nuclear defiance, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said here Monday. She described as "a very positive step" the resolution adopted by the Security Council Saturday renewing demands that Iran suspend its uranium enrichment program. "We had only sought a ... more Nuclear standoff, energy deals dominate Russia-SKorea summit 
Moscow (AFP) Sept 29, 2008Russia reaffirmed its opposition to North Korea's nuclear weapons programme in a summit with South Korea on Monday, as Moscow and Seoul concluded a pair of key energy deals. "Russia continues to support having a nuclear-free peninsula and seeks progress in the ongoing six-party talks," Medvedev said at a Kremlin press conference alongside South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak. Lee, in ... more New European system must ensure security for all: Russian FM 
United Nations (AFP) Sept 29, 2008Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday made a new pitch for a system of collective European security that would ensure security for all. He said the current security architecture "proved to be insufficient and flawed," citing as evidence NATO's decade-long eastward expansion into former Soviet republics or allies and the recent Caucasus conflict. He told a press conference on ... more |
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