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The US military plans to use more drone aircraft to target Taliban militants in Afghanistan while focusing less on hunting down Al-Qaeda figures, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday. Although defeating the Al-Qaeda terror network remains an overriding goal for Washington, officials now believe the best way to pursue that objective is to ensure stability in Afghanistan and neighboring ... read more 
Berlin (UPI) Jul 30, 2009 The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. has resumed testing of its new Barracuda drone, following a crash of a less advanced model in 2006. Designer EADS Defense & Security calls this unmanned aerial vehicle "the largest ever built in Europe." It was successfully tested in four autonomous flights from Goose Bay Air Force Base in Canada along preprogrammed routes over Newfoundland ... more
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Iran says would consider limited nuclear talks with US
Germany's Merz open to France extending nuclear deterrent Iran's Khamenei slams 'bullying' after Trump threats Attack on Iran nuclear plant would leave Gulf without water, Qatar PM warns North Korea's Kim inspects 'nuclear-powered submarine' project Trump invites Iran leader to nuclear talks -- or else Trump offers nuclear talks with Iran No talks with US under 'maximum pressure' policy, Iran FM tells AFP Trump says he wrote to Iran urging nuclear talks Spain under pressure to abort nuclear energy phase-out 
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Washington (UPI) Jul 30, 2009 Geopolitical trendies ran a new one up the international flagpole to see if anyone saluted. It claimed to be the magic formula on "How to Win in Afghanistan." "Flipping the Taliban" is the new recipe for success in Afghanistan. In the July/August 2009 issue of Foreign Affairs, Fotini Christia, a member of the Security Studies Program at MIT, and Michael Semple, an Irish official with ... more  
Brussels (AFP) July 31, 2009Former Danish premier Anders Fogh Rasmussen takes charge at NATO next week faced with a daunting insurgency in Afghanistan and the massive task of reshaping the alliance's future role. An enthusiastic sportsman, the 56-year-old Dane must hit the ground running Monday, under pressure to prove he is neither leading a crusade against Muslims nor turning the world's biggest military club into a ... more  
Beijing (AFP) July 31, 2009China's military is drawing up rules of engagement for anti-terrorist combat missions amid growing threats from within and outside the nation, state press reported Friday. It would mark the first time the People's Liberation Army had separate regulations governing anti-terrorism operations, the China Daily said. "The army is drafting an Ordinance for Anti-terrorism Combat Operations base ... more |
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Washington (AFP) July 30, 2009The US Defense Department said on Thursday it is reviewing the use of Facebook and other social media amid concern the sites pose a cyber security risk for sensitive military networks. The announcement comes after the Pentagon had overcome initial reluctance and begun to embrace Facebook, Twitter and other social media, with even the country's top military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, issui ... more  
Milan, Italy (AFP) July 30, 2009The four partner countries in the Eurofighter consortium were on Friday due to sign a contract on production of the first part of the third tranche of the aircraft, sources said Thursday. "The contract will be signed tomorrow (Friday) in Germany," said an Italian defence ministry source. "It will be signed at the Eurofighter consortium headquarters at Hallbergmoos, near Munich," an ... more  
Sao Paulo (AFP) July 30, 2009Brazil, Chile and Spain on Thursday challenged the United States' decision to use and expand military bases in Colombia, saying they feared the move could heighten simmering tensions in Latin America. Presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Michelle Bachelet of Chile said in Sao Paulo they would put the issue before an August 10 meeting of a nascent South American Defense Council ... more |
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