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Boeing Offers New Surveillance Detection SystemAlbuquerque NM (SPX) Nov 25, 2010 Boeing has announced it has begun offering a Surveillance Detection System (SDS) capable of near real-time, 360-degree detection of optical threats. The system identifies when friendly forces are being monitored or targeted by cameras, binoculars, sniper scopes or other optical means. Using internal funds, Boeing Directed Energy Systems developed and demonstrated the new capability on a U.S. government test range within two months of the release of initial customer requirements, and successf ... read more |
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S.Korean islanders spooked by threats, explosions from North Fear spread on South Korea's islands bordering North Korea Friday, as the hardline regime threatened more attacks, backed by the sound of explosions rumbling across the sea. ... more |
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Australia urges China to 'step up to plate' on North Korea Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd urged China to "step up to the plate" and rein in communist ally North Korea after Beijing's cautious response to the deadly shelling of a South Korean island. ... more | .. |
 Seoul rules out redeployment of US nuclear weapons South Korea's defence ministry Tuesday ruled out the redeployment of US nuclear weapons on its soil as a deterrent to North Korea, a day after its minister had raised the prospect. ... more | .. |
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 Russian 'arms king' and Moscow's secrets Viktor Bout, a Russian alleged to be the world's most prolific gunrunner, is languishing in a New York prison awaiting trial on terrorism charges. ... more |
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Russia, NATO agree on armoured vehicles transfers: Lavrov Russia will allow NATO to transfer armoured vehicles through its territory to Afghanistan under an expanded new cooperation agreement, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday. ... more | .. |
Top Russian official casts doubt on START ratification A top Russian MP on Wednesday expressed doubt that the US Senate would ratify the START nuclear arms reduction treaty, the first time a top Moscow official has sounded alarm on the accord failing. ... more |
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WikiLeaks release could hurt Russia-US ties: report New files about to be dumped onto the Internet by WikiLeaks contain embarrassing diplomatic cables that could harm Moscow's relations with Washington, the Kommersant newspaper reported Friday. ... more | .. |
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N.Korea stages artillery drill, warns of threat of war North Korea staged an artillery firing drill on Friday near the South Korean border and warned that planned US-South Korean naval exercises at the weekend would bring the peninsula closer to war. ... more |
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Two dead, 20 trucks ablaze after Iraq-Jordan border blast An oil tanker exploded in an accident on the Iraqi-Jordanian border on Thursday, killing two people, injuring at least 12 others and setting 19 other trucks ablaze, an official said. ... more | .. |
Russia sells Su-35s to China Defying its tradition of keeping China at a distance of its advanced weapons, Russia has signaled its intent to sell its latest model of Su-35 jet fighter to China. ... more | .. |
S.Korean media tell China to get off the fence South Korean newspapers on Friday urged the government to hit back hard if North Korea strikes again, and blasted China's failure to condemn or restrain its wayward ally. ... more | .. |
Stuxnet could add to Iran's enrichment problems: experts A mysterious halt in Iran's uranium enrichment activities earlier this month, as revealed in a new report by the UN atomic watchdog, may have been due to a cyber attack, experts suggested Wednesday. ... more |
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