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Raytheon's Standard Missile-6 has completed tests which validate the extended-range anti-air warfare missile's airframe and autopilot performance. By performing a series of preprogrammed maneuvers, the SM-6 missile was pushed to the limits of its performance, allowing the U.S. Navy to gather vital simulation validation data. "The technology that was proven in this test will provide ... read more 
Baghdad (UPI) Sep 1, 2009 Iraq's dispute with neighboring Syria is becoming increasingly acrimonious, causing political tremors at a critical time as Iran's allies seek to rebuild the fragmented Shiite political establishment for a comeback in parliamentary elections slated for January. In the turbulence accompanying the U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki accused Syria last week ... more
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Russia calls French nuclear comments a 'threat'
Polish PM hails Macron's 'very promising' nuclear comments Russia calls Macron nuclear comments a 'threat' Russia says Macron address 'detached from reality' Acquittal of Fukushima operator ex-bosses finalised Iran appoints new envoy to UN nuclear watchdog Macron proposes French nuclear extension, Ukraine troop deployment Nuclear monitor defends Ukraine plant visit via Russia-controlled territory Iran's former top diplomat Zarif resigns from VP post Italy breaks 'taboo' with push to revive nuclear 
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Mengding County, China (AFP) Sept 1, 2009Disarmed and disheartened, Jin Laowu and his rebel comrades embarked on the long walk home from China to Myanmar, their fate uncertain after their group was crushed by junta forces. "We lost the war. We were defeated," Jin, 32, said as he and eight other dejected former members of the Kokang rebel army -- all teenagers -- walked along a dirt track in remote mountainous Yunnan province toward ... more  
Islamabad (AFP) Sept 1, 2009Disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, who has admitted leaking nuclear secrets to Iran, North Korea and Libya, said Tuesday restrictions on his movements had been lifted. Asked if local newspaper reports that the government restrictions had been removed were correct, Khan told AFP: "By the grace of Allah, yes." In February, a Pakistani court declared Khan a free man ... more 
Washington (UPI) Sep 1, 2009 Pakistan finds itself facing a new controversy over U.S.-provided anti-ship missiles in the midst of confronting innumerable other problems both at home and abroad, including worsening relations with neighbor India over cross-border terrorism. In a weekend report, The New York Times, quoting senior U.S. administration and congressional officials, said Pakistan had illegally modified the ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Sept 1, 2009North Korea's vice foreign minister has arrived in China for a visit amid international efforts to persuade Pyongyang to rejoin six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, officials here said Tuesday. Kim Yong-Il was scheduled to meet Chinese foreign ministry officials as part of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries, ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters. ... more  
Bovington Camp, Afghanistan (SPX) Sep 02, 2009Bovington Camp, established in 1916, is the home of the Royal Armoured Corps and an ideal location to trial and test the latest armoured equipment in use on operations worldwide. Surrounded by 10,000 acres of undulating Dorset countryside, it is here that the Army's Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU) gets its hands on the latest vehicles for the armoured soldier, and some of the special ... more  
Washington (AFP) Sept 1, 2009President Barack Obama will likely take a key US report on Afghan policy on vacation to Camp David Wednesday, the White House said, hitting back at claims it was moving too slowly to revamp war strategy. The classified report by General Stanley McChrystal, the US commander in Afghanistan, is a long-awaited assessment of the war, which Obama has declared the most vital front in the US ... more |
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