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 Seattle WA (SPX) Nov 12, 2009 
Boeing has announced that it has successfully completed tests of the Counter Measures Dispenser System (CMDS) for Project Wedgetail, Australia's Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW and C) system. The tests were conducted in September and October off the Washington coast and over Puget Sound, Wash. Completion of CMDS testing is a key step toward verification of the Wedgetail AEW and C ... read more 
Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt (UPI) Nov 11, 2009 China's weekend pledge of $10 billion in low-interest loans to African nations, on top of its recent cancellation of some African debt, takes Beijing another step toward its long-term strategic goal of pulling the continent, with its vast mineral wealth, into its orbit. Prime Minister Wen Jiabao's promise at the start of a summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in this Egyptian ... 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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Geneva, Switzerland (UPI) Nov 11, 2009 Latin America faces an unrelenting onslaught on its citizens by a glut of small arms, responsible for thousands of homicides every year by gangs, organized crime and vigilantes. Small-arms stockpiles that have permeated Central and South American societies are now an extremely serious threat because of the fatalities they cause in a region that has not had any major conflict since the ... more  
Washington (AFP) Nov 11, 2009As Americans marked Veterans Day, President Barack Obama huddled with his war cabinet Wednesday to mull whether to send more troops to fight in Afghanistan having whittled his options down to four. But Americans, still reeling from last week's shooting at a Texas military base, will have to wait a few weeks yet before the commander-in-chief unveils one of the most important decisions of his ... more  
Moscow (AFP) Nov 11, 2009Russia urged Iran again on Wednesday to give a prompt and positive response to a UN-drafted plan aimed at easing international concern over Tehran's nuclear programme. "We are counting on Tehran to give an official, positive response in the very near future," foreign ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko told journalists. His comments came days after President Dmitry Medvedev repeated ... more |
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Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Nov 10, 2009 After five months of intense political wrangling, with Syria and Saudi Arabia pulling the strings, Lebanon seems set to get a new government that includes Hezbollah. Israel is infuriated because it sees that as giving Hezbollah a patina of international legitimacy. This has raises tension at a time when Israeli leaders daily denounce the Iranian-backed movement and seek international ... more 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 12, 2009OEwaves opto-electronic oscillator (OEO) capability was highlighted in a recent significant event by Army RDECOM: "The Research and Development Engineering Command (RDECOM) Aviation and Missile Research and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) in Huntsville, AL working in collaboration with Lockheed Martin is developing advanced technologies for future missile systems. Through these activities ... more 
Islamabad, Pakistan (UPI) Nov 11, 2009 Presumably, the Obama administration will soon decide on its strategy and accompanying plan for Afghanistan and the region. No matter what it does, there are three certainties. First, Obama's choices range from bad to worse. Second, the plan will be savaged by critics of both the left and right. Third, implementation and not troop numbers, however important, will define success or failure. ... more |
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