July 06, 2009 Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense SpaceWar Advertising Kit
Japan mulls new missile defence system: report
Tokyo (AFP) July 5, 2009
Japan is considering introducing a new type of missile defence system to counter airborne attacks, notably from North Korea, a local newspaper said Sunday. Japan has two types of defence against airborne attacks -- the warship-installed Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) and Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3), a surface-to-air missile that tracks and hits incoming targets. It plans to ... read more

NKorea boasts of military strength after missile launches
Seoul (AFP) July 5, 2009
North Korea on Sunday hailed the prowess of its military after it test-fired a salvo of seven ballistic missiles in a show of strength that earned international criticism and talk of further isolation. In a commentary, the ruling party newspaper Rodong Sinmun praised Pyongyang's "army-first policy" which gave North Korea the capacity to hit enemies with what it called a "merciless" strike. ... more

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IAEA's new chief promises to unblock Iran standoff
Vienna (AFP) July 3, 2009
The UN atomic watchdog's incoming chief Yukiya Amano promised Friday to go all out to resolve a long-running nuclear standoff with Iran after governors formally gave their assent to his appointment. As the organisation in charge of nuclear safeguards, the task of the International Atomic Energy Agency's director general was to make sure that member countries stuck to their commitments under ... more

Israeli submarine enters Suez Canal for first time: report
Jerusalem (AFP) July 5, 2009
An Israeli submarine used the Suez Canal for the first time recently to get to military exercises in the Red Sea, a paper said on Sunday, adding the move was aimed as a message to arch-foe Iran. The Dolphine submarine entered the canal that connects the Mediterranean and the Red Seas during the day and was escorted by Egyptian navy vessels sometime in June, the Yediot Aharonot daily said. ... more

Medvedev, Obama to ink Afghanistan transit deal: Kremlin
Moscow (AFP) July 3, 2009
The Russian and US presidents plan next week to sign deals on replacing a Cold War-era missile treaty and the transit of US military supplies bound for Afghanistan, a Kremlin aide said Friday. The comments by Sergei Prikhodko, the top foreign policy advisor to President Dmitry Medvedev, gave the clearest indication yet of the agenda when Barack Obama next week makes his first visit to Russia ... more

US government Internet traffic to be screened: report
Washington (AFP) July 3, 2009
The Obama administration is planning to use the National Security Agency to screen Internet traffic between government agencies and the private sector, the Washington Post reported Friday. The project was first initiated by the previous administration of president George W. Bush and was due to be set in motion in February. The aim is to protect the government computer network from attack ... more

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    Trump's climate retreat shines light on green leaders
    Paris (AFP) Jan 21, 2025
    The United States withdrawing from the Paris Agreement is a blow to global cooperation on climate change, but other countries are marching ahead and stepping up leadership on the issue. ... more
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    London, UK (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
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    Beijing (AFP) Jan 20, 2025
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    US drone attack kills at least seven in Pakistan: officials
    Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) July 3, 2009
    US missiles on Friday slammed into the hideout of a Pakistani Taliban commander allied to warlord Baitullah Mehsud in the tribal belt, killing at least seven militants, security officials said. The United States has put Pakistan at the heart of the fight against Al-Qaeda and Thursday flew 4,000 Marines into Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan under a major assault launched as part of ... more

    US says North Korea should not 'aggravate tensions'
    Washington (AFP) July 4, 2009
    The United States urged North Korea on Saturday not to "aggravate tensions" as it slammed Pyongyang's latest missile test, apparently timed for the US Independence Day holiday, as "not helpful." "North Korea should refrain from actions that aggravate tensions and focus on denuclearization talks and the implementation of its commitments from the September 19, 2005 joint statement," said State ... more

    NKorean ship sails home after being tracked by US: report
    Seoul (AFP) July 5, 2009
    A North Korean ship was seen sailing in international waters off South Korea's west coast Sunday after being tracked by the US Navy on suspicion of carrying weapons, a report said. The South Korean military was on watch as the Kang Nam 1 headed back to its home port in the Yellow Sea, Yonhap news agency said. South Korean officials declined to comment. Yonhap quoted an unnamed government ... more

    US troops in Afghanistan 'enough': top US officer
    Washington (AFP) July 5, 2009
    The number of US troops sent to southern Afghanistan to launch a major offensive is sufficient to seize and hold areas currently under Taliban control, the top US military officer said Sunday. "We have enough forces there now not just to clear an area but to hold it. So we can build after. That's really the strategy," Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told ... more

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  • Attack on Iran would be 'very destabilizing' -- US military chief


  • Three die during riots in China's Xinjiang region: state media


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  • Energy-pioneering Austrian town exports its model
  • G8 surveys financial crisis aftershocks
  • China's overseas investments surge
  • China undecided on anti-dumping moves against Saudi: embassy
  • Asia is testing ground as music industry seeks to boost sales
  • Underwater Robots Identify Potential Threats In Murky Waters
  • NKorea fires four short-range missiles amid nuclear standoff

  • IAEA's Amano: veteran diplomat battling proliferation
  • First Flight Of Land-Based MQ-8B Fire Scout
  • No more US troops to Afghanistan this year: Jones
  • Japan upgrades missile-detection system
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  • US Marines storm south in major Afghan offensive
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  • Two Koreas fail to agree in talks on joint project
  • Obama on 'reset' mission in Russia summit
  • Medvedev urges swift repairs to Indian-ordered carrier
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