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Tactical Nuclear Weapons Next Target For Arms ControlMoscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Mar 29, 2010 Talks on the prohibition of tactical nuclear weapons deployment in third countries should be the next step in arms control, the Russian foreign minister said on Friday. Moscow and Washington announced earlier in the day that a new strategic arms control treaty, reducing nuclear warheads to 1,550 and delivery vehicles to 800 on each side, would be signed on April 8 in Prague. The treaty, which is valid for ten years, stipulates that strategic offensive weapons are to be based solely on the national ... read more |
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Ottawa (AFP) March 28, 2010G8 foreign ministers will meet Monday and Tuesday in Canada to discuss global security and threats such as nuclear proliferation, terrorism and hotspots on the verge of conflict. Iran and North Korea's nuclear ambitions, securing the Afghan-Pakistan border and bolstering trade between these two neighbors, coordinating efforts to stomp out terrorist bases in Yemen and elsewhere, and tensions ... more  
London, Russia (RIA Novosti) Mar 29, 2010The United Kingdom has adopted a domestic ban on the use, production and stockpiling of cluster munitions, the Foreign Office announced. Queen Elizabeth II gave Royal Assent to the Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Act on Thursday after Parliament approved the document earlier this week. The Act implements in domestic law the global Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), which was adopted i ... more 
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Mar 26, 2009 Australia has signed a $467 million contract with the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command to buy seven CH-47F Chinook helicopters, two simulators and associated spares. The Defense Materiel Organization, the procurement arm of the Australian military, signed the deal for the aircraft that will replace six Boeing CH-47D Chinooks. The helicopters are operated by C Squadron of the 5th Av ... more |
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China corruption museum seeks nominationsBeijing (AFP) March 27, 2010 A planned anti-graft museum in southwest China is asking the public to nominate the 100 most corrupt officials of the past century, state media reported Saturday. Fan Jianchuan, who operates a private museum in Chengdu, said he started collecting artifacts for his "Traitors Museum" after Internet users suggested the idea, Xinhua news agency said, citing a local newspaper. "Starting now, the museum will accept nominations from the masses who can then vote on the museum's web site," Fan was quoted ... read more |
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