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Russia says it is investigating a claim by Algeria that Moscow sold it sub-standard MiG-29 jets, an allegation that could undermine Russia's drive to boost military exports in a bid to reverse the decline of its once-mighty defense industry. In February 2008, the Algerians returned the first 15 of 34 MiG-29 variants delivered in May 2007 under a $1.3 billion contract. They refused to ... read more 
Beijing (AFP) Sept 21, 2009China's military capability has taken a "quantum leap" thanks to a modernisation drive and its weaponry rivals that of Western countries, the nation's defence minister said in an interview Monday. The comments by Liang Guanglie came in an interview published by Xinhua news agency 10 days before China is set to roll out a range of advanced weaponry in a National Day military parade. ... more
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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 North Korea held 'strategic cruise missile' launch drill this week: state media Iran slams Israel threats as 'outrageous' after Israeli FM warns of 'military option' A French-UK nuclear umbrella for Europe? Not likely, say analysts Iran significantly increased stocks of highly enriched uranium: IAEA 
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Washington (AFP) Sept 21, 2009A top general's warning that the Afghan war could be lost without more troops puts US President Barack Obama on perilous political ground, between his military and an increasingly skeptical public. US and NATO commander General Stanley McChrystal's blunt assessment, in a classified report partly published by The Washington Post, adds an explosive element to a quickening debate over war ... more 
United Nations (AFP) Sept 21, 2009US President Barack Obama makes his UN debut this week as world leaders gather for a whirlwind of talks on climate change, the Middle East, nuclear non-proliferation and the financial crisis. But with a range of burning issues at the top of agenda for Obama and more than 120 heads of state and government, officials were already less than optimistic of any major breakthroughs out of this week ... more  
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Sep 21, 2009 The Israeli and U.S. militaries are expected to launch joint exercises in October to counter the nightmare scenario of coordinated missile and rocket attacks against the Jewish state from Iran, Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. The maneuvers are part of the biannual Juniper Cobra exercises on missile defense conducted by the two allies since 2000. These are designed to integrate the ... more |
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New York (AFP) Sept 21, 2009Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko said Monday that only the West -- particularly eventual membership in NATO -- can safeguard the country's independence from Russia. Yushchenko, in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, also told a foreign policy think tank that tensions were rising with former master Russia ahead of a presidential election in January. "Just in the ... more  
New York (AFP) Sept 21, 2009South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak on Monday offered North Korea a "grand bargain" to give up its nuclear program in return for aid and security guarantees, warning the communist state the offer may be its last. The conservative leader, speaking in New York ahead of a United Nations summit, criticized the approach of past six-nation talks on North Korea as doing little but rewarding its ... more 
Moscow (AFP) Sept 21, 2009Russia is opposed to any form of missile defence proposed by the United States which excludes Russian involvement, the country's top general said on Monday. General Nikolai Makarov, the chief of the general staff of the Russian military, told reporters on a visit to Switzerland that only the creation of a joint missile defence system would be acceptable to Moscow. "We have a negative ... more |
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