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![]() Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 12, 2010 Boeing has announced that it has accepted the Oshkosh Defense military truck that will carry a Boeing-built laser beam control system for the U.S. Army's High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD) program. Boeing received the Oshkosh Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) on Dec. 17 at the Oshkosh facility in Oshkosh, Wis. "This demonstration program has successfully ... read more |
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U.S. backs Yemen, Russia arms it![]() America may be doubling its security aid to embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen to fight al-Qaida, but most of the country's weaponry is coming from Russia, China and former Soviet states in Eastern Europe, with Saudi Arabia providing the funds. According to the Inter Press Service, Yemen's armed forces are undergoing a major military modernization program worth an estimated ... more N.Korea seeks US peace pact before scrapping nuclear weapons ![]() North Korea called Monday for talks on a treaty to formally end the Korean War, saying it wants better ties with the United States and an end to sanctions before pushing ahead with nuclear disarmament. The foreign ministry statement was the first time the North has publicly stated its position on the disarmament negotiations since US envoy Stephen Bosworth visited Pyongyang last month. ... more Turkey, Lebanon lash out at Israel ![]() The prime ministers of Turkey and Lebanon on Monday lashed out at Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace and air strikes in Gaza, warning they were undermining prospects for peace in the region. "Attacks on Lebanon is terrorism itself... We have to stand shoulder by shoulder against the enemy's plans... We have to stop Israel," visiting Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri told a press confe ... more |
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Iran says US general's attack remarks 'thoughtless'![]() Tehran on Monday dismissed as thoughtless comments by a top US general that Iran's atomic sites could be attacked if the nuclear issue remains unsolved, the official IRNA news agency reported. "His comments are thoughtless and it is better that any statement made in this regard take a constructive approach," foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast was quoted as saying. General Davi ... more China urges US to cancel weapons sales to Taiwan ![]() China urged Washington on Saturday to abandon plans to sell missile equipment to Taiwan, warning the move would violate its security and severely undermine trust between the US and Chinese militaries. "The US arms sales to Taiwan infringe upon China's security interest as well as peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and interfere with China's internal affairs," foreign ministry spok ... more Six to meet this week on Iran sanctions: Clinton ![]() The United States, Russia, China, Britain France and Germany will meet late this week to discuss sanctions over Iran's nuclear program, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday. Speaking to reporters on a flight to Hawaii, she said the administration was contemplating sanctions that would target the Tehran leadership's political and commercial base, but added no decision had been ... more |
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