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October 21, 2011
CYBER WARS
More 'Stuxnet' cyberattacks feared
Mountain View, Calif. (UPI) Oct 20, 2011
The makers of a computer virus aimed at disabling Iran's nuclear facilities appear to be back in Europe with a precursor to a new attack, U.S. experts say. The attacks by the malware named Stuxnet in 2009 and 2010 were responsible for disabling the controls of industrial equipment used at the Iranian nuclear research site at Natanz - causing problems for its centrifuges, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad confirmed last year. Now, industrial computers in Europe are being infected with a "Tro ... read more

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WAR REPORT

NATO operation in Libya can be considered 'finished': France
NATO's operation in Libya can be considered over now that Moamer Kadhafi is dead and the new regime is in control of the entire country, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said Friday. ... more
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NUKEWARS

Panetta heads to Asia with focus on N.Korea
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta embarks Sunday on a tour of Asia to take the pulse of key allies as Washington prepares for rare direct talks with North Korea over its nuclear program. ... more
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THE STANS

Turkish jets keep up bombing of rebel bases in Iraq: sources
Turkish jets kept up bombing raids on Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq overnight, as Turkey continued to look for support from its neighbours in its fight against the rebels on Friday. ... more
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MILPLEX

Eurocopter aims for S. Korean contracts
Eurocopter is planning to offer two defense aircraft platforms to South Korea in response to possible requests for proposals. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

US shuts north Iraq division ahead of pullout
The US military closed its north Iraq division on Thursday, leaving 18 bases in the country ahead of a year-end pullout, with Baghdad and Washington still at an impasse over a future troop deal. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

European workers in Green Zone limbo head home
The last of a group of European workers who languished at a construction site in Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone for months without pay went home on Friday, a migration official said. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Kadhafi arms threaten Africa from the grave
Moamer Kadhafi's arms stockpiles could remain a threat long after his death, as some are feared to have been sent to Darfur rebels, Al-Qaeda in North Africa and other militants further afield. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Israel PM 'ready to partially freeze West Bank building'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ready to partially freeze West Bank settlement building if it will bring the Palestinians back to direct talks, an Israeli newspaper reported on Friday. ... more
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WAR REPORT

World hails Kadhafi death as end of tyranny
World leaders hailed the death of former Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi as the end of an era of violence and tyranny, and held out hope for a better future for the North African nation. ... more
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THE STANS

Turkish troops, planes attack Kurds in Iraq
Turkish forces crossed into Iraq Thursday to strike at Kurdish rebels and warplanes pounded their bases in retaliation for the death of 24 soldiers, officials said. ... more
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MILPLEX

Thales to upgrade Australia's Steyr rifles
Australia has approved a major upgrade of the army's Australian-built F88 Austeyr rifle to improve its firing capabilities. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Australia to raise 'Breaker' Morant case with Britain
Australian Attorney-General Robert McClelland Friday said he would raise concerns about the fairness of the 1902 court martial of Boer War fighter Harry "Breaker" Morant with the British government. ... more
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SUPERPOWERS

India PM concedes 'problems' in China relations
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has conceded that there are "problems" with New Delhi's ties with China but overall he believes "relations are quite good." ... more
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THE STANS

Pakistan seeks seat in hotly contested Security Council vote
UN Security Council elections on Friday could put nuclear rivals Pakistan and India at the center of the global guardian of peace. ... more
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TERROR WARS

Mauritania destroys Qaeda base in western Mali: army
The Mauritanian army said Thursday it had destroyed an Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) base in western Mali, where an attack was being planned against Mauritania. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

Iraqi Jews yearn for lost homeland
Amer Musa Nasim, once one of the last seven remaining Jews in Baghdad, says he finally had to leave violence-stricken Iraq to live a peaceful life even though he loves his country. ... more
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NUKEWARS

Little hope of progress in US-N. Korea talks: analysts
The United States and North Korea will hold more direct talks to try to revive long-stalled nuclear disarmament negotiations, but analysts see little hope of an early breakthrough. ... more
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THE STANS

Feeding the US frontline in Afghanistan
Steak, lobster and guacamole might not spring to mind as war rations, but the larger US bases in Afghanistan have an impressive array of "chow" to fuel their troops for the fight. ... more
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TAIWAN NEWS

Referendum a must for China treaty: Taiwan leader
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou Thursday moved to reassure voters over his proposals for a peace treaty with China, saying it would only be signed if it was first approved in a referendum. ... more
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MILPLEX

Secret agent tells Bout trial of weapons list
An undercover US agent on Wednesday testified that he posed as a Colombian rebel pleading for weapons to fight American troops, and that Russian Viktor Bout personally drew up a shopping list that would make an army proud. ... more
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China not seeking to top US: Lee Kuan Yew
China is in no rush to overtake the United States as the world's leading power but the two Pacific nations will need to find ways to work together, Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew said. ... more
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FLOATING STEEL

Canada awards its largest ever ship contract
Two shipyards in Halifax and Vancouver will build up to 30 ships for Canada's navy and coast guard, including frigates, supply ships, patrol boats and an icebreaker, Ottawa announced Wednesday. ... more
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MILTECH

Lockheed Martin Receives Unanimous Decision That "Paveway" Is a Generic Term
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) unanimously ruled in favor of Lockheed Martin by determining that "paveway" is a generic term for a type of laser guide ... more
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Rubio in Costa Rica as he seeks to curb China influence; Panama lawsuit would axe HK canal concession
New Belgian government ditches nuclear power exit plan
Trump seeks species protection rollbacks to promote US drilling
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CYBER WARS

Cyber war might never happen
Cyber war, long considered by many experts within the defence establishment to be a significant threat, if not an ongoing one, may never take place according to Dr Thomas Rid of King's College Londo ... more
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SUPERPOWERS

Outside View: A kingdom for a strategy
Strategy and weather share a common limitation: People constantly talk about both yet, in today's environment, little can be done to affect either. ... more
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MILPLEX

Brazil's C295s achieve milestone
Brazil's fleet of C295 aircraft, made by Spain's Airbus Military, has reached 25.000 flight hours after six years of successful operation. ... more
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MILPLEX

Gripen upgrade likely to heat up FX-2 race
Saab's upgrade of its Gripen fighter's engine gives the Swedish defense manufacturer an edge in the race to win Brazil's multibillion-dollar FX-2 fighter competition. ... more
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TAIWAN NEWS

Taiwan ex-leaders blast China treaty proposal
Two former Taiwan presidents blasted a proposal by incumbent Ma Ying-jeou to pursue a peace treaty with China, warning it could cause the island to give up its sovereignty to the mainland. ... more
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MILPLEX

Ex-British defence minister attacks media 'hatred'
Britain's former defence minister Liam Fox admitted on Wednesday he should have been more willing to listen to concerns raised about his links with a close friend which cost him his job. ... more
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FLOATING STEEL

For US Navy, Asia is crucial priority: admiral
The US Navy views the Asia-Pacific region as a top strategic priority even as it faces possible budget cuts that could curtail other global missions, the naval chief said Wednesday. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

US trainers ok after 'full withdrawal': Sadr
A US mission in Iraq would be acceptable after year-end if a complete withdrawal were carried out and the US paid "compensation," radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Wednesday. ... more
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