Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
August 04, 2009
Russia replaces missile forces chief: Kremlin
Moscow (AFP) Aug 3, 2009
President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday replaced the head of Russia's missile forces, the Kremlin said, after a series of embarrassing failed test-firings of a major new weapon. Medvedev issued a decree ordering the replacement of General Nikolai Solovtsov by General Andrei Shvaichenko as commander of the Russian Strategic Rocket Forces. "With this decree Nikolai Solovtsov is freed from his ... read more

UAVs tested for Brazilian police
Lod, Israel (UPI) Aug 3, 2009
An Israeli company said it conducted a successful test of an unmanned surveillance drone for Brazilian officials for domestic use. Israel Aerospace Industries issued a release Monday saying it demonstrated its Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicle last week in southern Brazil for the Brazilian Federal Police. IAI said the testing was attended by Brazilian government ministers, officials of the ... more

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US and North Korea: half a century of hostility
Seoul (AFP) Aug 4, 2009
Former US president Bill Clinton arrived Tuesday in North Korea in an apparent attempt to secure the release of two jailed journalists - the highest-profile American visitor to the communist state since 2000. Here are key dates in the history of relations: 1945: Japan's colonial rule over Korea ends with its World War II surrender. Country is divided at the 38th parallel between the Nor ... more

US may seek more Iran sanctions
Washington (AFP) Aug 3, 2009
The United States warned on Monday it may seek tough new sanctions on Iran if the Islamic republic misses a September deadline for agreeing to hold talks on its suspect nuclear program. US lawmakers have been pushing President Barack Obama to squeeze Iran by targeting its heavy reliance on gasoline imports, and The New York Times said that a White House envoy had discussed that option with ... more

Uighur leader's children blame her for unrest: China media
Beijing (AFP) Aug 3, 2009
Two children of exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer have blamed her for deadly ethnic unrest in Xinjiang, Chinese state media said Monday, but a spokesman for her group said their letters were fakes. It was not possible to immediately ascertain the authenticity of the two letters purportedly from Kadeer's son Khahar and daughter Roxingul, as well as her younger brother Memet, which were widel ... more

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  • Walker's World: U.K. attack on Afghan war

  • Russia in South Ossetia exercises amid tensions: report

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  • Pentagon plans speeding up 'bunker buster' bomb

  • NATO chief makes Afghanistan, Russia ties key goals

  • Gates holds stealth meeting with US general on Afghan war
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    European nations save Eurofighter program
    Munich, Germany (UPI) Aug 3, 2009
    European nations have signed a $13 billion contract for some 112 Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets. Ministers from Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain and representatives from a consortium of defense companies signed the deal on Friday. It represents a much-needed financial shot in the arm for a program troubled by rising construction costs and the economic crisis, which has tightened Europ ... more

    Colombian leader to explain US bases to Brazil
    Brasilia (AFP) Aug 3, 2009
    Colombian President Alvaro Uribe is to fly to Brazil this week to explain his decision to open three military bases to the United States, an aide to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told AFP on Monday. The visit follows demands from Brazil and other South American nations for the United States to justify the agreement with Colombia. Several capitals in the region fear it cou ... more

    British helicopters for Afghanistan 'not fit for use': report
    London (AFP) Aug 4, 2009
    British military helicopters set to be deployed to Afghanistan were not properly equipped to fly combat missions, a newspaper said Tuesday, fuelling a row over adequate resources for troops. The helicopters were not fitted with special armour, leaving them vulnerable to attack by Taliban extremists while transporting troops, the Daily Telegraph newspaper said, citing unnamed Royal Air Force ... more

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  • Bill Clinton in NKorea on apparent mission to free journalists

  • Afghanistan must not revert to terror hub: NATO chief

  • China is rich abroad because of worker bulge: report

  • China manufacturing at 12-month high, index shows

  • Chinese developers line up for Hong Kong listings: report

  • China watchdog eys new derivative trade rules: report

  • China requests EU talks in fastener trade dispute
  • HSBC says profit slumps 57 pct as bad debts leap
  • Offshoring by US companies surges: survey
  • Report: Oil reserves less than estimated
  • Rio Tinto exec would have broken Australian law too: China
  • Shuttered factories, shattered lives plague the US rust belt
  • Venezuela and Spain sign energy deals
  • World Forum: Cut CO2 80% by 2020, not 2050

  • US calls missile defense test in Hawaii a success
  • Soviet warship turns into India's white elephant
  • U.S. arms exports down by $1 billion
  • US commander weighs more troops in Afghan war
  • SKorea unveils new military transport helicopter
  • SAfrica selling arms to repressive states: opposition
  • Russia wins deal for more troops in Kyrgyzstan
  • Russia warns of force if more Georgia 'provocations'

  • Putin dives to bottom of world's deepest lake
  • Nine-bln-euro Eurofighter deal signed
  • Three US, two NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan
  • UFO-obsessed Briton loses bid to avoid extradition to US
  • Military chief vows to rid Nigeria of Islamist extremists
  • Early return of fishing boat a possibility
  • Defense budget cuts favor independents
  • Chinese police arrest another 319 in Xinjiang probe



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