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Suspect site in Syria 'very likely' a nuclear reactor: IAEAVienna (AFP) May 24, 2011 A remote desert site in Syria that was bombed by Israeli planes in September 2007 was "very likely" a nuclear reactor, the UN atomic watchdog said Tuesday. "Based on all the information available to the agency and its technical evaluation of that information, the agency assesses that it is very likely that the building destroyed at the Dair Alzour site was a nuclear reactor which should have been declared to the agency," the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a new restricted report, a copy ... read more |
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 US imposes sanctions against firms dealing with Iran The United States on Tuesday announced it is imposing sanctions against seven foreign firms - including from Venezuela, Singapore, and Israel - as part of efforts to check Iran's nuclear ambitions. ... more | .. |
  First Lockheed Martin Advanced Block 50 F-16 Unveiled For Turkish Air Force Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and Lockheed Martin unveiled the first of 30 new Turkish-built F-16s in ceremonies at TAI's facility near Ankara. Turkish officials at the event included the ... more | .. |
  Israeli 'spy' and Russia's arms secrets Russia's recent expulsion of the military attache at the Israeli Embassy in Moscow on charges of spying has been linked to the Jewish state's efforts to impede the sale of Russian weapons systems to Iran, Syria and Arab states. ... more | .. |
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 Pakistan nuclear security 'of concern': NATO The head of NATO said Tuesday he was confident Pakistan's nuclear weapons were safe, but admitted it was a matter of concern, the day after the worst assault on a Pakistani military base in two years. ... more | .. |
  Six new powerful explosions near Kadhafi residence Six powerful explosions Tuesday resounded near the Tripoli residence of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, targetted a day earlier by intensive NATO air strikes, an AFP journalist said. ... more | .. |
 Netanyahu stands firm on peace with Palestinians Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu told the US Congress Tuesday he would uproot settlements in a "generous" peace deal with Palestinians, but ruled out international demands to return to the 1967 borders or share Jerusalem. ... more | .. |
 Palestinians set sights on UN after Netanyahu speech The Palestinians on Tuesday set their sights firmly on the United Nations after a speech by the Israeli premier which failed to offer any new incentive to talk peace. ... more |
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 IAEA has new info on alleged nuclear weapons work by Iran The UN nuclear watchdog said Tuesday it has received new information on possible military dimensions to Iran's nuclear programme, heightening concerns about the true nature of Tehran's atomic drive. ... more | .. |
 Committed to safety - flight test engineer Ina Niewind While pilots at the controls of an F-4F Phantom II or Eurofighter conduct test flights at altitudes of several thousand metres, their 'client' stands on the ground below; extremely concentrated, Ina ... more | .. |
  US DoD Selects Northrop Grumman to Continue Support of Automated Biometric ID System Northrop Grumman has been awarded a follow-on task order valued at up to $141 million for continued development of the U.S. Department of Defense Automated Biometric Identification System (DoD-ABIS) ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Awarded ALR-67(V)3 Full Rate Production Contract Raytheon has received an $84.7 million U.S. Navy contract for continued production of ALR-67(V)3 digital radar warning receivers. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, Patu ... more |
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  Next Gen Missile Warning Satellite Reaches Orbit The first Lockheed Martin-built Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft has successfully reached its intended orbit and is performing as required following its successf ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Responds To US Army's CIRCM Request For Proposal Lockheed Martin, along with industry partners DRS Technologies and Daylight Defense, submitted a proposal for the Technology Demonstration phase of the U.S. Army's Common Infrared Countermeasure (CI ... more | .. |
 US defense cuts mean 'hard decisions': Gates Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday that fiscal pressures on the US military's budget will require sacrificing some missions abroad and scaling back pay and benefits. ... more | .. |
  US hopes Iraq will ask troops to stay: Gates Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday he hopes Iraqi leaders will ask US troops to stay in their country beyond a year-end deadline but acknowledged the United States was unpopular there. ... more |
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Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini
Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster
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 North Korea's Kim makes new stop on China tour North Korea's Kim Jong-Il stopped in China's Nanjing city Tuesday after touring an industrial zone and browsing at a store, reports said, on a trip believed aimed at studying the country's economic boom. ... more | .. |
 Little in Netanyahu speech to revive talks: analysts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received 31 standing ovations from the US Congress, and yet he may have failed in his primary goal - averting a unilateral Palestinian bid for statehood. ... more | .. |
 Netanyahu warmly welcomed by US Congress 'friends' Benjamin Netanyahu was warmly welcomed Tuesday at the US Capitol, where Republicans and Democrats alike applauded the Israeli premier at length as he addressed a rare joint session of Congress. ... more | .. |
 US team in N. Korea over food shortages: Xinhua A two-man US team tasked with evaluating a request for food aid from impoverished North Korea arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday, China's official Xinhua news agency reported. ... more |
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 McChrystal talks on leadership Although he was fired from his post as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan last summer, retired U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal offered leadership lessons that focused on the need for teamwork while speaking to government employees at the Excellence in Government Conference. ... more | .. |
  China says unaware of Pakistan naval base proposal China's foreign ministry said Tuesday it was unaware of a request by Pakistan to Beijing for help in building a naval base at its deep-sea port of Gwadar, strategically located on the Arabian Sea. ... more | .. |
 China mulls Iranian nuclear inspection invite China said Tuesday it was considering an invitation to inspect Iran's nuclear facilities and urged Tehran to step up cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog. ... more | .. |
US senators introduce Iran sanctions bill A nuclear-armed Iran would be a nightmare scenario marking the death knell of the Arab-Israeli peace process and global non-proliferation efforts, experts said Monday as US lawmakers sought tighter sanctions. ... more |
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S. Korea to step up security against cyber attacks South Korea said Tuesday it will step up IT security within the government to fend off cyber attacks from North Korea, which it has accused of mounting a series of strikes in recent years. ... more | .. |
Humiliation deepens for Pakistan military A siege on a major naval base in the heart of Pakistan's biggest city that took 17 hours to quell heaps humiliation on a military still reeling from the fallout over Osama bin Laden, experts say. ... more | .. |
Australia reaffirms commitment to Afghanistan Prime Minister Julia Gillard insisted Tuesday that Australia would see its mission through in Afghanistan despite another of its soldiers being killed and five more wounded. ... more | .. |
Senators endorse limited US engagement in Libya Key Senate Democrats and Republicans introduced a resolution on Monday endorsing limited US military intervention in Libya, more than two months after coalition air raids began. ... more |
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 Supreme Court takes no sides in stealth plane case The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to take sides in a dispute between the Pentagon and aerospace giants Boeing and General Dynamics over a canceled contract to build a stealth aircraft. ... more | .. |
 France, Britain to deploy helicopters to Libya: Paris France and Britain are deploying attack helicopters to strike Moamer Kadhafi's forces, top French ministers said Monday, in a shift in tactics two months into NATO's air war in Libya. ... more | .. |
  Israel to switch Hawks for David's Sling The Israeli air force is considering phasing out its U.S.-built Raytheon Hawk surface-to-air missiles, backbone of its air-defense network since 1965, and replacing them with David's Sling, a weapon being developed by Rafael Advances Defense Systems. ... more |
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