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July 20, 2011
CYBER WARS
US DoD Announces First Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace
Washington DC (AFNS) Jul 20, 2011
The Department of Defense has released the DoD Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace (DSOC). It is the first DoD unified strategy for cyberspace and officially encapsulates a new way forward for DoD's military, intelligence and business operations. "It is critical to strengthen our cyber capabilities to address the cyber threats we're facing," said Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta. "I view this as an area in which we're going to confront increasing threats in the future and think we have to be ... read more

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IRAQ WARS

Soldiers Keep Iraq's Highways, Byways Safe
As the sun sets on the desert horizon, the highways of southern Iraq empty of civilian traffic. Although the local population begins to go home for the night, a new type of traffic emerges on Iraq's ... more
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NUKEWARS

Iran says installing 'speedier' nuclear centrifuges
Iran said Tuesday it has begun installing new centrifuges with "better quality and speed" to enrich uranium in its nuclear facilities, defying international demands it halt its atomic activities. ... more
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MILTECH

Dogs With Cameras Search for Bombs
The dog school of the Royal Netherlands Air Force has acquired a new technique for detecting explosives. With a camera attached to its head, a search dog can search for explosives by itself. T ... more
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MILPLEX

Africa increases imports of Ukrainian arms
Africa imported $956.7 million of Ukrainian armaments in 2010, an increase of about 20 percent over the previous year, Ukrainian government figures indicate. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Kadhafi remains defiant as rebels seek to consolidate gains
Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi said Tuesday he will not bow under the pressure of NATO air strikes and the rebellion against him, as insurgents sought to consolidate gains on one front and readied to push forward on another. ... more
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Oshkosh to Supply 400 Additional M-ATVs to US Forces
Oshkosh Defense will build and deliver an additional 400 MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) base variants with integrated underbody protection following an order from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Ma ... more
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NATO envoy: Russia won't arm Gadhafi
Russia's envoy to NATO has again blasted France's move to arm Libyan rebels but says his country has no plans to supply weapons to Libya leader Moammar Gadhafi. ... more
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FLOATING STEEL

GD Canada and DRDC Atlantic Complete Torpedo-Defence Demo
General Dynamics Canada has completed its largest and most successful Technology Demonstration Program (TDP) with Defence Research and Development Canada Atlantic (DRDC Atlantic), demonstrating a to ... more
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THE STANS

Commentary: 'Haunting Legacy'
If journalism is the first draft of history, the current phase of journalism with blogs, tweets and miscellaneous bells and whistles is once-over-lightly history that bears little relation to reality. ... more
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NUKEWARS

Clinton pushes security, nuclear deals in India
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pushed for nuclear deals and deeper security cooperation with India on Tuesday as she visited the key US ally in the shadow of triple bomb blasts in Mumbai. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

UN expresses 'cautious optimism' on Iraq
The UN envoy to Iraq expressed "cautious optimism" about economic and governmental improvements in Iraq in a briefing to the Security Council Tuesday. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Israel navy intercepts Gaza-bound French yacht
Israel commandos on Tuesday boarded a French yacht heading for Gaza in defiance of its naval blockade, and escorted it to shore after what the military said was an uneventful takeover. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

Iraq, Iran issue border demands after clashes
Iran must respect its borders with Iraq, authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan said on Tuesday, after Tehran's forces clashed with Iranian Kurdish rebels leaving several people dead. ... more
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CYBER WARS

Internet activist charged as hacker
A US Internet activist was charged Tuesday with plundering digital academic archives at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). ... more
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UAV NEWS

Pakistan drone crashes near oil refinery: navy
A Pakistani surveillance navy drone crashed near an oil refinery after hitting a bird on a routine flight, coming down in the country's largest city of Karachi on Tuesday, the navy said. ... more
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S. Korea to adopt tougher rules on military bullying
South Korea's military on Tuesday announced tougher rules to combat barrack-room bullying after this month's deadly shooting rampage by a Marine who complained of abuse by superiors. ... more
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TERROR WARS

Malian soldiers keep tight control over former Qaeda base
Malian forces are building up their defences in the Wagadou forest, braced for a counter-attack by Al-Qaeda fighters three weeks after wresting the base back from the jihadi group. ... more
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THE STANS

China shunning Palau for taking Uighurs: president
Chinese investment in Palau has dried up since the Pacific nation granted asylum to six former Guantanamo detainees from the Chinese Muslim Uighur minority, President Johnson Toribiong said this week. ... more
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SUPERPOWERS

Dalai Lama says he will decide successor
Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has insisted that he will guide the choice of his successor, saying China's plans to control the selection of the Buddhist leader were "ridiculous." ... more
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TAIWAN NEWS

China threat growing despite better ties: Taiwan
China's military threat against Taiwan is bigger than ever, the island's defence ministry said Tuesday, despite three years of efforts by Taipei to pursue detente with the mainland. ... more
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NUKEWARS

Iranian navy to dispatch ships to Atlantic
Broadening its cruising ranges, the Iranian navy has announced that it will be sending a naval detachment into the Atlantic. ... more
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CYBER WARS

Hacker group launches online social network
Infamous hacker group Anonymous launched Monday its own social network after being rejected by Google's freshly-launched online community. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

Iran controls 3 Kurdish rebel camps in Iraq: Guards
Iran has taken "full control" of three camps of an Iranian Kurdish rebel movement inside neighbouring Iraq, a commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards told the official IRNA news agency on Monday. ... more
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THE STANS

Pakistan drone victims seek CIA arrest
Relatives of victims of a covert US drone war against Al-Qaeda in Pakistan on Monday filed a complaint with police in the capital, seeking the arrest of a now retired CIA official, their lawyer said. ... more
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THE STANS

Petraeus steps down in Afghanistan
General David Petraeus, the most celebrated military leader of his generation, stepped down as US commander in Afghanistan on Monday after a checkered year at the helm of what is America's longest war. ... more
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MILPLEX

Britain vetos EU military HQ plans
Britain rejected plans Monday for a permanent European Union military headquarters, putting it at odds with its ally France amid stalled efforts to launch a common EU defence policy. ... more
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France, Germany, Poland back permanent EU military HQ
France, Germany and Poland want the idea of a permanent European Union military headquarters in Brussels to be pursued despite British opposition, their foreign ministers said Monday. ... more
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Obama welcomes Dalai Lama, to China's anger
Brushing off protests from China, US President Barack Obama welcomed the Dalai Lama to the White House, urging respect for human rights and cultural traditions in Tibet. ... more
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NUKEWARS

US, South Korea to stage joint drill next month
US and South Korean troops will stage an annual joint exercise next month to improve their combat-readiness, military authorities said Monday amid high cross-border tensions. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Two Gaza militants hurt in Israeli air strike: medics
Two Palestinian militants were injured early on Monday in an Israeli air strike on southern Gaza, medics said following days of unrest in the territory. ... more
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Seven hurt in Israeli raid on Gaza: Palestinians
Seven people were wounded in Gaza on Sunday by what Palestinian medical sources said was an Israeli air strike, but Israel denied it had carried out any such raid. ... more
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