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Lockheed Martin successfully fired a U.S. Army Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rocket 92 kilometers in a recent test at White Sands Missile Range, NM. The flawless test highlighted recent product improvements of this battle-proven system to give it a longer reach, maintaining its accuracy and effectiveness while minimizing potential collateral damage. Firing crews for the ... read more 
Tehran (UPI) Nov 9, 2009 Iran is preparing to launch its second indigenous communications satellite aboard a Safir-2 (Ambassador) booster rocket, an event that will test the country's ballistic missile capabilities. And, if it's successful, it could impact significantly on U.S.-led negotiations with Tehran over its nuclear ambitions by demonstrating the Iranians' growing mastery of missile technology. ... more
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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 Bangladesh calls for continued Russian nuclear collaboration Iran denounces new US sanctions as 'sign of hostility' Iran rules out 'direct talks' with US on nuclear issue 
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Frankfurt, Germany (UPI) Nov 9, 2009 Exactly 20 years ago a grand historical shift took place. Like the fall of the Roman Empire or the defeat of the Islamic invasions of Europe at Tours in the eighth century or at the gates of Vienna in the 17th, it was an event that seems fated to define a whole era of global history. And it may be the last occasion when a moment so portentous takes place in Europe. For the fall of the ... more  
Geneva (AFP) Nov 9, 2009Russia and the United States on Monday resumed what is expected to be the last round of marathon talks to renew a key nuclear disarmament treaty which is due to expire next month. "The negotiations resumed this morning at the Russian mission and will last about a month until December 5," a Russian diplomat told AFP. Delegations from the two countries are divided into "four working groups ... more  
Washington (UPI) Nov 9, 2009 Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is the proverbial canary in the mine. Gunning down 12 soldiers and one civilian, and wounding 31 was not a random act of violence by an army psychiatrist who was slated to deploy to Afghanistan, an evil war in his mind, where American infidels are killing good Muslims. As the Virginia-born major told a female neighbor in his apartment complex, "I'm going to do good work ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Nov 9, 2009The United States is "likely" to decide soon to send special envoy Stephen Bosworth to North Korea in a bid to jumpstart denuclearization talks, a senior US official said Monday. "I think it's quite likely," the State Department official said on condition of anonymity. The official said the announcement would likely take place before President Barack Obama heads this week to Asia, but ... more  
Cop Sullivan, Afghanistan (UPI) Nov 9, 2009 The dominant feature of the counterinsurgency war in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province is the improvised explosive device, the bombs planted not only to cause casualties but also to erode troop morale and cow the local population. In Iraq, where they first gained prominence and a place in the lexicon of war, its variations were multiple. There were roadside IEDs, secondary blast ... more 
Istanbul (AFP) Nov 9, 2009Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Monday told the West that dialogue and cooperation were the only way to resolve the dispute over his country's nuclear push which he said was a "natural right". Efforts to confront or threaten Iran have left the West with "empty hands", Ahmadinejad told reporters in Istanbul after attending an economic summit of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference ... more |
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