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Russia to keep developing nuclear missiles: MedvedevMoscow (AFP) Dec 24, 2009 President Dmitry Medvedev voiced hope Thursday that Moscow and Washington would reach an agreement on a new nuclear treaty but said Russia would continue developing nuclear missiles to defend itself. Russia and the United States have missed a series of deadlines to agree a new text setting out major cuts in their nuclear arsenals, after a previous agrement expired on December 5. Asked about the delays in a live year-end televised interview, Medvedev admitted the negotiations were "difficult" but insisted: "We need to create a quality document. I am sure that we will create it." ... read more |
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Rabat, Morocco (UPI) Dec 24, 2009 U.S. defense group Lockheed Martin has won an $841.9 million contract to supply Morocco with 24 new F-16 jet fighters. The deal also includes electronic warfare gear and support equipment, the contractor said in a statement. The contract builds on an initial $233 million award Lockheed Martin received in June 2008 to commence the production of the aircraft. The Rafale jet ... more  
Now Zad, Afghanistan (UPI) Dec 24, 2009 Hundreds of Afghans in a northwestern corner of Helmand province are defying Taliban death threats to breathe new life into a community Islamic extremists had long turned into a ghost town. In the western sector of Now Zad, close to the main operating base of the U.S. Marines who liberated the town in early December, turbaned men from outlying villages clean debris from the town's roads ... more 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 24, 2009Five more people have been sentenced to death over ethnic violence in July in China's Xinjiang region, an official said Thursday, as Beijing's human rights record comes under a harsh new spotlight. The sentences bring to 22 the number of people condemned to die or executed over the unrest in the Xinjiang capital Urumqi, which pitted mainly Muslim Uighurs against China's Han ethnic majority a ... more |
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Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Dec 24, 2009Two missing US-made fighter jet engines, worth 29 million dollars and stolen from a Malaysian military airbase, have been traced to Argentina, police said Thursday. Police chief Musa Hasan said officers were checking with their counterparts in Buenos Aires to confirm if the missing engines are still in the country. "The stolen engines have been taken to Argentina," the police chief told ... more  
Moscow (UPI) Dec 23, 2009 Spain and the Netherlands have joined France in the bidding to outfit Russia with a helicopter carrier. "Yes, we are holding talks, and not just with the French, but with the Netherlands and Spain, about the acquisition of a ship of this class," Russian navy chief Vladimir Vysotsky was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies. France is pitching its helicopter carrier Mistral, w ... more 
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Dec 24, 2009 The HMAS Melbourne has demonstrated the navy's updated naval air defense capability with the firing of a Standard Missile (SM-2) off Jervis Bay. Minister for Defense Personnel, Materiel and Science Greg Combet said in a written statement that the SM-2 would be further enhanced throughout 2010. "This missile firing was the first time an SM-2 has been fired from an Adelaide-class frigate, ... more |
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