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Obama plans 'dramatic reductions' in US nuclear weaponsWashington (AFP) March 1, 2010 President Barack Obama plans "dramatic reductions" in the country's nuclear arsenal, a senior US official said Monday, but it remains unclear if he will opt for a radical break from past policy. A review of nuclear strategy underway "will point to dramatic reductions in the stockpile, while maintaining a strong and reliable deterrent through the investments that have been made in the budget," a senior administration official told AFP. The review, due to be completed later this month, will also " ... read more |
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Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) March 1, 2010Suspected Islamist militants armed with guns and rockets on Monday blew up a tanker carrying fuel through Pakistan for NATO troops based in neighbouring Afghanistan, police said. Several armed men lobbed a rocket and then opened fire on the supply convoy on the outskirts of Pakistan's northwestern city Peshawar, senior police officer Imtiaz Ahmed said. "The attack triggered a huge fire a ... more  
Baghdad (AFP) March 1, 2010The number of Iraqis killed in violence last month was nearly double the toll for January, authorities said Monday, just days before voters go to the polls in nationwide parliamentary elections. The figures compiled by the health, interior and defence ministries showed that 352 Iraqis - 211 civilians, 96 police and 45 soldiers - died as a result of attacks in February. The figure represent ... more  
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Mar 02, 2010The U.S. Air Force's Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) B8 satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, has surpassed its 10-year design life of on-orbit service in providing secure and reliable communications capabilities for the warfighter. Launched from Cape Canaveral on Jan. 20, 2000, the B8 satellite is one of 14 DSCS III spacecraft designed and built by Lockheed Martin Space Syst ... more |
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Chile quake leaves copper market in crisisSantiago, Chile (UPI) Mar 1, 2009 Fears of copper production problems in Chile, the world's largest supplier of the metal, have driven copper prices upward and may push the commodity into the lap of profiteering speculators amid uncertainty about future Chilean shipments. Less than a month ago, market analysts were saying that suspected stockpiling by speculators and a perceived world surplus could cause copper prices to crash to less than $1 pound. The 8.8-magnitude earthquake the struck Chile last Saturday has thrown t ... read more |
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