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Poland to host U.S. missiles in AprilWarsaw, Poland (UPI) Mar 5, 2009 Confirming a move speculated for months, Poland announced plans to host controversial U.S. Patriot missiles and a contingent of U.S. troops that will operate them, by April. "The Defense Ministry expects the first stage of the stationing of a Patriot battery and a 100-man service team to get under way in the (northern) town of Morag at the turn of April," Poland's PAP news agency reported. The move comes after a decision by U.S. President Barack Obama last September to scrap a plan by th ... read more |
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Beijing (UPI) Mar 5, 2009 China is scaling back defense budget growth to 7.5 percent and telling its neighbors not to worry about its military buildup. The Chinese defense budget for 2010 is to be around $78 billion, said Li Zhaoxing, spokesman for the National People's Congress, an annual two-week congregation of its 3,000 members. The result is an increase in spending about half the usual military budge ... more  
Tehran (AFP) March 4, 2010Iran may withdraw a counter-offer it made to the International Atomic Energy Agency in response to proposals from the major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, its IAEA envoy warned on Thursday. "Iran's proposal for a simultaneous exchange on Iranian soil of our low enriched uranium for fuel enriched to 20 percent is still on the table but it will not stay there forever," Ali Asghar Solta ... more  
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Mar 5, 2009 The two-year delay in the production of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the cost increase this will entail could jeopardize a crucial deal with Israel for 75 of the stealthy fifth-generation fighter. The Israeli air force wants the aircraft as quickly as possible - providing the price is right - to counter the military threat it believes Iran poses through its alleged ... more |
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EU hands major cash to 43 energy projectsBrussels (UPI) Mar 5, 2009 The European Commission has decided to fund 43 energy projects across Europe - mainly natural gas pipelines and power grids - with more than $3 billion. The commission Thursday cleared $3.12 billion from the European Union's $5.5 energy stimulus package to help finance 43 pipeline and power transmission projects. Around $2 billion was already allocated for offshore wind power and clean coal projects late last year. The new Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger called the funding a "mi ... read more |
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