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North Korea has secret nuclear sites: UN reportUnited Nations (AFP) Jan 31, 2011 North Korea has at least one secret nuclear military facility, a panel of experts has told the UN Security Council in a report calling for tougher implementation of sanctions, diplomats said Monday. The subterfuge work was probably started in the 1990s without raising suspicions, according to diplomats who have seen the report which could be discussed by a special Security Council sanctions committee in coming days. The report is based on evidence from US scientist Siegfried Hecker who was taken ... read more |
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  U.S. may sell stealth fighters to India The United States may allow India to buy its fifth-generation F-35 stealth fighter as part of its Joint Strike Fighter program, military officials in Washington said. ... more | .. |
  AeroVironment Receives Order For Raven UAS Digital Module Upgrade Kits AeroVironment has announced that it received a firm fixed-price order valued at $7,800,003 under an existing contract with the U.S. Army on January 25, 2011. The order comprises 919digital module up ... more | .. |
  Boeing And iRobot Team Delivers First SUGVs To USAF Boeing and partner iRobot has announced that they have delivered the first 30 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles (SUGV) under a contract with the U.S. Air Force for the service's Explosive Ordnance Disp ... more | .. |
  Google unveils Web-free 'tweeting' in Egypt move Google, in response to the Internet blockade in Egypt, said Monday that it had created a way to post messages to microblogging service Twitter by making telephone calls. ... more |
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  January Iraq death toll highest in four months More Iraqis were killed in attacks in January than any month since September, figures released Tuesday showed, after a surge in violence over a two week period shattered a relative calm in the country. ... more | .. |
  US eyes more Asian defense talks Asian and US defense chiefs should consider meeting more frequently to smooth out relations after last year's inaugural talks in Vietnam, a senior Pentagon official said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan leader in rare apology over executed soldier Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou Tuesday extended a rare apology to the family of a soldier feared to have been wrongly executed for the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl 15 years ago. ... more | .. |
 Obama to sign new START treaty President Barack Obama will formally sign ratification papers for a new Russia-US disarmament treaty on Wednesday, which slashes existing warhead ceilings by 30 percent over the next 10 years. ... more |
  
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  Afghan drug war to be won with crops, not jails: judge NATO's military might will never win the war against Afghanistan's heroin trade alone, an Afghan judge said, urging the alliance to put more energy into weaning farmers off opium poppy crops. ... more | .. |
Google, Facebook, Twitter sound off on Egypt Google, Facebook and Twitter, breaking with the usual practice of corporate silence, are speaking out forcefully against the Internet blockade by the Egyptian authorities. ... more | .. |
Clinton to join security talks in Germany US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will later this week travel to Germany to attend international security talks and exchange documents putting into force a US-Russian nuclear arms treaty. ... more | .. |
  US rolls out less revealing airport scanners The US Transportation Security Administration began rolling out new airport scanner software Tuesday that produces less revealing images of travelers. ... more |
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Iraq operating 'secret prison': Human Rights Watch Security forces linked to Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki are operating a "secret detention site" and elite teams are torturing detainees at a separate facility, Human Rights Watch charged on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
US recruiting young cyber warriors The United States is looking for the next generation of cyber warriors. ... more | .. |
Afghan war winnable without Pakistan help on border: US NATO-led forces can still win the war in Afghanistan even if Pakistan fails to move against militant havens on the border, a top US general said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
India slams U.S. tagging Indian students India condemned U.S. police for radio tagging Indian students who are suspected of involvement in a sham university in San Francisco. ... more |
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 US charges Iranian with illegal metals exports US authorities said Tuesday an Iranian man has been charged with exporting specialized metals to his homeland for potential use in nuclear and ballistic missile programs, in violation of a US embargo. ... more | .. |
Can Iraq's new military hold the line? Iraq is seeking to acquire advanced weapons systems for its nascent air force but it is becoming apparent that the country's new-age military isn't likely to be able to maintain security on its own when U.S. forces complete their withdrawal at the end of the year. ... more | .. |
 Venezuelan arms firm depot gutted in fire Troubled Venezuelan defense manufacturer CAVIM faces renewed disruptions in its plans to revamp its operations after explosions and fire gutted one of its main depots in the northern city of Maracay, 80 miles west of Caracas. ... more | .. |
  NATO Achieves First Step On TBMD Capability On 27 January 2011, NATO's first ever theatre ballistic missile defence (TBMD) capability has been handed over to NATO's military commanders. The handover took place at the NATO Combined Air Operati ... more |
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 Boeing And Northrop Grumman Submit Proposal For Missile Defense Competitive Contract Boeing and industry partner Northrop Grumman have submitted their joint proposal for the competitive development and sustainment contract for future work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) ... more | .. |
 LockMart-Raytheon Team Submits Proposal For GMD Contract Lockheed Martin has announced that it has submitted its proposal for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Development and Sustainment Contract to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA's) GMD Jo ... more | .. |
 Aegis BMD System Completes Tracking Exercise The Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin completed a key tracking exercise for the Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) system aboard three Navy ships. In the test, known as ... more | .. |
 S. Korea rejects N.Korea bid to bring talks forward South Korea on Monday rejected North Korea's proposal to bring forward the date of military talks designed to ease months of tension, the defence ministry said. ... more |
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 Israel 'needs F-35 to stay on top' Israel seems determined to acquire a fleet of Lockheed Martin's costly F-35 stealth fighters despite the plethora of problems plaguing the development of the fifth-generation jet. ... more | .. |
 Europe locks horns with Iran over hanging The European Union and the Netherlands are on a confrontation course with Iran over the hanging of a Dutch-Iranian woman for drug trafficking. ... more | .. |
 Trial delayed for Iranian in Nigerian arms case The trial of an alleged Iranian Revolutionary Guard over an illegal arms shipment seized in Nigeria was delayed on Monday, with prosecutors seeking to have the case moved from the capital to Lagos. ... more | .. |
 New British troops aim to beat Taliban on trust The next British brigade heading to Afghanistan will enter Helmand Province with a new emphasis on giving locals enough confidence to oust the Taliban from their strongholds. ... more |
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 Gaps in Iraq forces may hamper security gains: US report Shortfalls in the capabilities of Iraq's security forces could undo security gains after US troops leave at the end of 2011, a US watchdog said in a report published Sunday. ... more | .. |
  'Air laser' could find bombs at a distance U.S. scientists say a new "air laser" will allow soldiers to detect hidden explosives from a distance and help scientists measure airborne pollutants. ... more | .. |
 US troops revamp training for foggy battlefields As the war in Afghanistan enters its 10th year the US military is shaking up its traditional training regimen to prepare troops for the country's complex battlefields. ... more | .. |
  Iran to showcase new rockets, satellites: report Iran said on Sunday it will showcase what it called a new range of rockets and satellites during annual celebrations marking the 32nd anniversary of the Islamic revolution. ... more |
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