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Russia denies fleet boost over US Poland missile planMoscow (AFP) Jan 21, 2010 Russia on Thursday said it had no plans to boost the arsenal of its Baltic Fleet in response to Poland's announcement that the United States will deploy Patriot-type missiles close to Russian borders. "No changes are planned in the combat components of the Baltic Fleet in connection with the deployment of US Patriot missiles close to the border with Russia," the defence ministry said in a statement carried by news agencies. Earlier, the RIA Novosti news agency had quoted a high-ranking official in the Baltic Fleet as saying Russia would be boosting the weaponry of the fleet's ships, submarines and aircraft in response to the Polish announcement. ... read more |
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US firm backs off on 'Bible' scopesWashington (AFP) Jan 21, 2010 A US firm sought to quiet a controversy over coded Biblical references inscribed on gunsights used by US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan Thursday, announcing it was providing the military with kits to remove them. Muslim and religious freedom groups have reacted angrily after it emerged that Trijicon has contracts to supply over 800,000 of the gunsights to the US military. Critics charged ... read more |
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Baghdad (AFP) Jan 21, 2010The row over a ban on election candidates with alleged links to Saddam Hussein escalated on Thursday as Iraq's president questioned the ruling's legality and thousands of Shiites held street protests. The blacklist of more than 500 names has sparked pre-election tensions between the country's Shiite majority and its Sunni Arab former elite, alarming the White House and the United Nations ahe ... more  
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Jan 21, 2009 The Ministry of Defense will recruit 130 cybersecurity experts within five years on top of the 51 who work at its new operations center. The announcement was made by Defense Minister John Faulkner as he opened the doors of the new Cyber Security Operations Center within the Defense Signals Directorate building in the capital Canberra for the first time to journalists. The recruit ... more  
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Jan 21, 2009 Despite damaged ties, Turkey and Israel say that a controversial drones contract will go ahead by March. Israel will send four Heron unmanned aerial vehicles to Turkey within two months as part of a consignment of 10 drones purchased by the Turkish government, Turkish daily Zaman reported citing unnamed officials. Turkey awarded the lucrative contract five years ago, placing the ... more |
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