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In Israel, speculation over strike on Iran growsJerusalem (AFP) Nov 2, 2011 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking cabinet support for a military strike on Iran, Haaretz newspaper reported Wednesday, after days of speculation on plans for such an attack. The report, citing a senior Israeli official, said Netanyahu was working with Defence Minister Ehud Barak to win support from skeptical members of the cabinet who oppose attacking Iranian nuclear facilities. It came after days of renewed public discussion among Israeli commentators about the possibility th ... read more |
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  Israel hikes missile range over Iran fears Israel is reported to be seeking to extend the range of its Jericho- 3 ballistic missile, which could be used for pre-emptive military strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities. ... more | .. |
  Berlin 'threatens 6th sub sale to Israel' Germany has reportedly threatened to halt the delivery to Israel of a sixth Dolphin class submarine, supposedly capable of firing nuclear-tipped missiles at Iran, in protest against plans to build 1,100 homes for Jewish settlers in an East Jerusalem suburb. ... more | .. |
  NATO officially ends Libya operations NATO has ended its Libyan military campaign after thousands of combat sorties and billions of dollars of alliance and individual participant expenditures. ... more | .. |
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  Seven suspected rebels dead in Colombia army raid Seven suspected leftist FARC rebels were killed and five others captured in an overnight army raid on a camp operated by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the defense minister said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  No post-2011 US bases in Iraqi Kurdistan: official There will not be American bases in north Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region after the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq by year's end, a top Kurdish official told AFP on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Iraq death toll up sharply in October The number of Iraqis killed rose sharply in October, making it the first month since January in which the toll was higher than the same period a year ago, official figures showed on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Iraqi Kurd leader to visit Turkey: prime minister Iraqi Kurd leader Massud Barzani will visit Turkey at the weekend, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday, just days after Ankara ended a major military operation against Kurdish rebels. ... more |
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 Secret teams guarded Kadhafi mustard gas in war Libyan and NATO secret agents kept watch over hidden stocks of mustard gas, stockpiled by ex-dictator Moamer Kadhafi, throughout the war which toppled him to prevent his forces using them. ... more | .. |
  For wounded Marines, a 'lollipop' to ease pain US Marines badly wounded in Afghanistan may get a "lollipop" with a powerful pain killer from now on instead of the traditional shot of morphine, a Marine Corps spokesman said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 New worries over Iran, N. Korea nuclear intent: report The head of the international atomic watchdog raised new concerns about the nuclear drives by Iran and North Korea in his annual report to the UN. ... more | .. |
 74 kilos of uranium ore stolen from Romania depot Eight cylinders containing 73.5 kilos (161 pounds) of uranium ore were stolen from a radioactive materials storage depot in northern Romania, authorities said Tuesday. ... more |
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 US must close Kyrgyz base in 2014: president-elect The United States will have to shut down the base it currently uses in Kyrgyzstan for support operations in Afghanistan, the Central Asian republic's president-elect said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Jury begins deliberating in Viktor Bout trial A federal jury in New York began deliberating Tuesday in the trial of Viktor Bout, a Russian alleged to have been one of the world's biggest black market arms dealers. ... more | .. |
  Russian foreign minister targets NATO missile shield Russia could take steps of "a technically military nature" if its objections to NATO's planned missile defence system are not heeded, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a Serbian daily Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 China deports 5,000 N.Korea refugees annually: activists China repatriates about 5,000 North Korean refugees each year even though they often face harsh punishment on their return, South Korean activists said Tuesday. ... more |
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Quantum factors elevate plant energy transport efficiency
Small temperature rise could triple Earth heat hazard
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 Security scanners go big, aim for planes Anti-terrorism and security scanning is aiming for bigger targets including whole aircraft as part of an effort to cut costs and simplify monitoring processes. ... more | .. |
 Rogue US army unit leader saw Afghans as 'savages' The ringleader of a rogue US army unit accused of killing Afghan civilians for sport treated the locals like "savages," a court martial heard Monday. ... more | .. |
 Iraq air traffic controllers prepare to fly solo Two months before a US pullout, Ali and Ahmed, both 20-something and Iraqi military air traffic controllers, are gearing up for life without their American trainers and, more crucially, US equipment. ... more | .. |
 Libya elects new govt head, NATO lifts air cover Libya's interim rulers Monday elected a technocrat and businessman to head a transitional government as NATO ended the air campaign that played a major role in ousting dictator Moamer Kadhafi. ... more |
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 Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract for Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar Systems Northrop Grumman has received a $124 million award to provide personnel for expanded operations of Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) sense-and-warn systems in Afghanistan and Iraq. ... more | .. |
 Boeing Receives Contract to Upgrade B-1 Bomber Avionics Software Boeing has received a follow-on contract from the U.S. Air Force for additional upgrades of the B-1 bomber fleet's avionics software. The $57 million contract continues a software-sustainment ... more | .. |
  AEHF-1 Satellite Arrives at Its Operational Orbit After 14-Month Journey The U.S. Air Force's first Advanced Extremely High Frequency military communications satellite completed a 14-month journey to reach its intended operational position in geosynchronous orbit, Oct. 2 ... more | .. |
  AeroVironment Receives $7.3 Million Order for Puma Unmanned Aircraft System Support Services AeroVironment, Inc. has received a $7,298,530 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the United States Army. This contract establishes a not-to-exceed amount for digital Puma All Environmen ... 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
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 Defender sets sail on maiden voyage Defender, the fifth Type 45 destroyer built by BAE Systems, has set sail from the company's Scotstoun shipyard to embark on her first stage sea trials off the west coast of Scotland. Exactly t ... more | .. |
 Missing Submarine K XVI Found After 70 Years A Royal Netherlands Navy submarine, HNLMS K XVI, which went down in 1941 with its 36-man crew, six of whom of Indonesian nationality, has been found. Following up a tip-off in October 2011 by ... more | .. |
 GD Awarded Contract to Upgrade LAV III Vehicles The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for Status of Women, and the Honourable Julian Fantino, Associate Minister of National Defence, have announ ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Team Lays Keel On Fifth US Littoral Combat Ship A Lockheed Martin-led industry team held a keel-laying ceremony at Marinette Marine's shipyard for the future USS Milwaukee, the U.S. Navy's fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The term, lay the ... more |
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 Israel gets ready to unveil David's Sling The Israeli air force is preparing to deploy a new air-defense system with the biblical name of David's Sling, designed to intercept medium-range missiles, while the Iron Dome system deployed earlier battles Palestinian rockets. ... more | .. |
 Decorated Pakistani cop dies in attack A suicide bomber killed a decorated Pakistani police officer and his driver during a routine daylight patrol in northwest Pakistan. ... more | .. |
  British aide accuses China, Russia over cyber attacks A British government advisor accused China and Russia on Monday of being behind cyber attacks on other states, ahead of a major London conference designed to agree some global rules on cyberspace. ... more | .. |
 Israel defense chief: Iran our main threat Amid continuing concern that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is inclined to order military action against Iran's nuclear program, a key Defense Ministry chief says, "Iran is out central threat." ... more |
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