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 New Delhi (UPI) Sep 22, 2009 
The Indian navy has launched a stealth destroyer capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
The INS Kochi, a 6,500-ton warship, will add its force to the existing Indian fleet, which includes the INS Delhi, INS Mysore and INS Mumbai. Defense observers say the latest launch, the second of the Indian navy's three stealthy Project-15-A or Kolkotas-class destroyers, is part of India's ... read more 
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Sep 22, 2009 U.S. Navy warships have begun arriving in Israel for joint missile defense exercises next month, and the Jerusalem Post reports that officials believe some systems may remain in the Jewish state to strengthen its defense shield against feared Iranian missile attacks. Meantime, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, a former general who is the country's most decorated soldier, was ... more
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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 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 
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Washington (AFP) Sept 22, 2009As President Barack Obama weighs his options for the Afghan war, some lawmakers and analysts are pushing more modest strategies that would require a smaller US force and rely more on drones. The top commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, has warned Obama that without additional US troops the NATO-led mission will face defeat at the hands of Islamist ... more  
United Nations (AFP) Sept 22, 2009Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki Tuesday renewed Tehran's refusal to discuss its suspect nuclear program and urged the US to work for a compromise, a Japanese official said. Mottaki's comments came in talks with his Japanese counterpart Katsuya Okada on the sidelines of this year's United Nations General Assembly, a Japanese government official said. "Iranian people respect ... more  
Newtown CT (SPX) Sep 23, 2009A tight budget and other problems have prompted the U.S. Navy to drop plans to purchase the Harpoon III anti-ship missile. In commenting on the cancellation, Larry Dickerson, Senior Missile Analyst at Forecast International, said, "While it is a blow to the missile's U.S. market share, it is not a fatal one. Even with this decision, Boeing remains a top provider of anti-ship missiles," ... more |
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Tehran (AFP) Sept 22, 2009President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned Tuesday that Iran's military would "cut off" the hands of those wishing to attack the Islamic republic and repeated his demand that US-led troops leave the region. Ahmadinejad's aggressive speech at an annual army parade was, however, marred by Iranian state media reports that a military aircraft taking part in the extravaganza had crashed. Iranian ... more 
Kabul, Afghanistan (UPI) Sep 22, 2009 As Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought to assure critics about the integrity of last month's elections -- which an unofficial count showed he won -- Mullah Mohammed Omar gave a different assessment that was delivered to the people with the familiar Taliban touch. In an online message claiming to be from him, the Taliban commander said the Aug. 20 elections "were fraught with fraud and ... more 
Washington (UPI) Sep 22, 2009 For some armchair strategists, President Obama's decision to scrap the Bush 43 plan to deploy ballistic missile defense hardware in Poland and the Czech Republic was rank appeasement that would merely sharpen the Russian bear's appetite for more unilateral concessions that could only weaken America's defense posture. That was sound Cold War thinking. And for some, the Cold War's villains ... more |
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