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Photos show Iran base decimated by blastWashington (AFP) Nov 30, 2011 A recent deadly explosion at a missile base in Iran caused major devastation and will take much longer to repair than a top Iranian general has predicted, according to an analysis of new satellite photos of the site. In commercial satellite photos released by a private Washington institute, the sprawling compound west of Tehran looks decimated, with buildings seriously damaged or completely wiped out from the November 12 explosion. "The entire facility was essentially destroyed," said Paul Brann ... read more |
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  Top US official makes rare stop in Taiwan USAID chief Rajiv Shah on Thursday became the highest-ranking US official to visit Taiwan since 2006, delighting the island's government but possibly rankling China. ... more | .. |
  Turkey conveys concerns to Iran over missile shield threat Turkey's foreign minister has conveyed Ankara's concerns about an Iranian commander's recent remarks that Tehran will hit NATO's missile shield in Turkey if threatened, a ministry official said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 No Iran strike 'for the moment': Israel defence minister Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak on Thursday ruled out a strike against Iran's nuclear facilities "for the moment," in remarks to public radio, but said that the Jewish state would keep all options open. ... more | .. |
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 Israelis support nuclear-free Mideast: poll A strong majority of Israeli Jews support a Middle East where neither Iran nor Israel nor any other country has nuclear weapons, according to a poll published on Thursday. ... more | .. |
  China urges end to Myanmar sanctions China called Thursday for international sanctions against key ally Myanmar to be lifted, as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a historic visit to the isolated nation. ... more | .. |
  Russia delivers missiles to Syria: report Russia has delivered supersonic cruise missiles to Syria despite the violence shaking the Arab country and Israel's furious condemnation of the deal, a news report said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
  US Senate advances tough new detainee rules The US Senate voted Wednesday to tie strings to military aid to Pakistan and stem the spread of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles from Libya as they advanced a massive annual defense spending bill. ... more |
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  British receive CH-47 MK4 training The British air force has begun training CH-47 helicopter crews to the MK4 standard with the help of CAE of Canada. ... more | .. |
Mobile security expanding in S. America Mobile security services are seeing new expansion in South America and the Caribbean with the entry of more businesses in the region. ... more | .. |
  Berlin 'will sell Israel sixth submarine' Germany is reported to have agreed to provide Israel with a sixth Dolphin class submarine, supposedly capable of firing nuclear-tipped missiles at Iran, and pay one-third of the cost after it looked like Berlin was prepared to scrap the deal. ... more | .. |
Raytheon eyes Korean F-16 radar upgrades Raytheon is offering its advanced combat radar system to South Korea as the air force opens its competition for radar upgrades to its F-16 aircraft. ... more |
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  Northrop Grumman Awarded Microscale Power Conversion Contract Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop more efficient radio frequency (RF) transmitter technology through the Microscale Pow ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Delivers Electronic Warfare Test and Measurement Systems To Turkey Northrop Grumman has announced the delivery of Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) systems and a Signal Measurement System (SMS) to Aselsan, the Turkish high technology defense ele ... more | .. |
  Indra Makes In Cadiz A Flight Demonstration Of Its Unmanned Aircrafts Pelicano And Mantis In the framework of the European Robotics Week Indra has made a flight demo of two of its unmanned aircrafts: the Pelican helicopter and the Mantis plane, at Villamartin aerodrome (Cadiz). The ... more | .. |
EU beefs up Iran sanctions, eyes oil and finance in 2012 The European Union, piling pressure on Iran after an attack on the British embassy, beefed up sanctions Thursday over Tehran's nuclear programme and threatened to hit its oil and finances next. ... more |
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Quantum factors elevate plant energy transport efficiency
Small temperature rise could triple Earth heat hazard
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  White House refuses apology over Pakistan strike The White House on Thursday dismissed the notion of offering an apology to Pakistan over the NATO air strikes that killed 24 soldiers, insisting an inquiry was still ongoing as to how the men died. ... more | .. |
Lawmakers, Obama aides clash on Iran sanctions The US Senate stood poised Thursday to adopt legislation imposing harsh new economic sanctions on Iran despite an 11th-hour plea from top aides to President Barack Obama to reject the measure. ... more | .. |
 Clinton urges Myanmar to sever 'illicit ties' with NKorea US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Myanmar Thursday to cut "illicit ties" with North Korea and said the regime had given assurances that it was not cooperating with Pyongyang. ... more | .. |
  Shared sacrifices allow Iraq war to end: Biden US Vice President Joe Biden, in Iraq as the last American soldiers prepare to depart, thanked troops from both sides for their shared sacrifices, saying they helped to end the war. ... more |
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 Britain expels Iranian diplomats after embassy attack Britain expelled all Iranian diplomats and shut its embassy in Tehran on Wednesday after the mission was attacked by protesters angry at fresh sanctions against the Islamic republic's nuclear programme. ... more | .. |
  Syria revolt saps Assad, civil war looms The belief is growing that Syria's beleaguered President Bashar al-Assad has run out of time in his fight for survival against a stubborn 8-month-old uprising. ... more | .. |
 Schiebel's unmanned helo proves its worth The Camcopter S-100 unmanned air system by Schiebel of Austria has demonstrated its capability from a French navy vessel. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Buck up, America! The mood in the United States is sour. Although President Jimmy Carter never used the term, a "malaise" is infecting the country. Unemployment, poverty, even obesity and other measures of discontent are running at or near record levels. Abroad, conditions look equally grim. ... 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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  Austerity endangers Europe's military ambitions Years of austerity are stifling Europe's defence ambitions: anti-piracy warships are lacking off Somalia, riot police are stretched in Kosovo and not one EU military doctor can be found to go to Uganda. ... more | .. |
 Biden ushers in new phase in Iraq ties US Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday the United States and Iraq are embarking on a new phase in their ties as Washington keeps its promise to pull all of its troops out of the country. ... more | .. |
 Saab 'proud and delighted' over Swiss choice of Gripen Swedish defence group Saab AB said Wednesday it was "proud and delighted" over Switzerland's decision to purchase 22 of its Gripen fighter jets to replace its ageing F5 fleet. ... more | .. |
Air strike was not deliberate attack on Pakistan: US The Pentagon insisted Wednesday that a NATO air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers near the Afghan border was in no way a deliberate US attack on Pakistan. ... more |
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 Clinton on historic Myanmar visit Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Myanmar Wednesday on the first top-level US visit for half a century, seeking to encourage a "movement for change" in the military-dominated nation. ... more | .. |
  US bill seeks to improve cyber information-sharing A bill intended to increase sharing of information about cybersecurity threats between government and the private sector was introduced in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Germany now major Mideast arms supplier The German government is under fire for its $2 billion sale of 270 Leopard 2 tanks to Saudi Arabia but the fact is that Germany is now a key arms supplier to the Middle East. ... more | .. |
Iran spooked by U.S., Israeli covert ops Iranian news agencies reported an explosion Monday in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, which hosts a nuclear research facility, but on Tuesday the provincial deputy governor denied there had been any explosion. ... more |
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