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NATO allies to meet amid Russia anger over missile shieldBrussels (AFP) Dec 6, 2011 NATO allies will strive to convince Moscow this week that their European missile shield is not aimed at Russia after the Kremlin threatened to deploy weapons systems near EU borders. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will join her 27 NATO counterparts for talks on Wednesday that will also touch on the security transition in Afghanistan, ties with the Arab world and tensions in Kosovo. They will then meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday to tell him the missile shield w ... read more |
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  Indonesia brings global nuclear test ban one step closer The nuclear test ban treaty CTBT is one step closer to being implemented, following its ratification by key signatory Indonesia, the commission overseeing the treaty announced Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Australia expands sanctions on Iran Australia Tuesday expanded sanctions against Iran to restrict business with the country's petroleum and financial sectors as concern mounts over Tehran's suspected nuclear weapons programme. ... more | .. |
  Russia sends ship-killer missiles to Syria Russia, a key backer of the beleaguered regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is reported to have delivered supersonic Yakhont SS-N-26 anti-ship cruise missiles to Damascus despite calls for a U.N. arms embargo on the regime. ... more | .. |
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US put 'low priority' on first India nuclear test US intelligence agencies put a low priority on predicting India's first nuclear test as it concluded that the step would have minimal strategic impact, declassified documents said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Israel fears F-35 delivery will be delayed Israeli military planners say they are increasingly worried that problems in Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program will mean that delivery of 20 of the stealthy jets ordered in October 2010 for $2.75 billion will be delayed. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: World needs to act on Ashraf Camp Ashraf is a Srebrenica in the making and the world has a duty to act. ... more | .. |
  U.S. Navy examines undersea blast impact The U.S. Navy has ordered a $4.6 million investigation to analyze the effect of such an underwater blast on ships and submersibles within range. ... more |
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Rocket Lab launches 5th satellite batch for Kineis IoT constellation
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 Kratos Receives $2.4 Million Contract to Support International Missile Defense Systems Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has announced that its Herley Industries, Inc. subsidiary has been awarded a $2.4 million contract award in support of certain international missile defense eff ... more | .. |
  Astrium achieves Initial System Acceptance on Yahsat programme Astrium Services and Thales Alenia Space (TAS) have achieved the Initial System Acceptance (ISA) milestone, which was approved by the Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) and the United ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman to Provide Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator for Air Force E-3 AWACS Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract to provide a Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) system to support maintenance of the U.S. Air Force E-3 Airborne Warning and Control S ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Awarded Contracts For Marine Corps Targeting System Lockheed Martin received two contracts totaling $30.6 million from the Naval Surface Warfare Center for the Target Sight System (TSS), the fire control system for the U.S. Marine Corps' AH-1Z Cobra ... more |
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  Raytheon Acquires Cybersecurity Firm Pikewerks Raytheon has acquired Pikewerks Corporation, a privately held company, to further extend Raytheon's capabilities to defend against sophisticated cybersecurity threats facing customers in the intelli ... more | .. |
  Two policemen die in Papua shootout Indonesian security forces are hunting separatist rebels after a gun battle left two policemen dead in Puncak Jaya highland in a remote area of Papua province. ... more | .. |
  Norway to withdraw most troops from Afghanistan in 2013 Norway will withdraw most of its troops from Afghanistan in 2013, a year before the bulk of NATO's forces, Norwegian Defence Minister Espen Barth Eide announced on Monday. ... more | .. |
Saudi may join nuclear arms race: ex-spy chief Saudi Arabia may consider acquiring nuclear weapons to match regional rivals Israel and Iran, its former intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal said on Monday. ... more |
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SFL Missions Inc. Secures CSA Contract for HAWC Satellite Concept Study
Multinational research project shows how life on Earth can be measured from space
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 US envoys on N. Korea to head to Asia The US team handling North Korea will head this week for talks in China, Japan and South Korea in the wake of Pyongyang's boast of progress on uranium production, the State Department said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Iraq bomb attacks on pilgrims kill 28 A wave of bomb attacks targeting Shiite pilgrims in Iraq killed 28 people and wounded 78 Monday, a day before the peak of the Ashura religious commemorations, security officials and medics said. ... more | .. |
 France ready to offer military training to Libya: admiral France is ready to offer military training to Libya and is examining ways to boost its cooperation with the new regime, French army chief of staff Admiral Edouard Guillaud said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  No indication drone lost in Iran was shot down: US The Pentagon said Monday there is no indication that US drone lost in Iranian territory was shot down, contradicting Tehran's claims. ... more |
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Maliki confident of Iraq's future Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Monday expressed confidence in the future of his country following a full withdrawal of US troops at the end of the month. ... more | .. |
US, Israel maybe involved in covert war against Iran: report Many former US intelligence officials and Iran experts believe last month's explosion at a military base near Tehran was part of a covert effort by the US, Israel and other states to disable Iran's nuclear and missile programs, The Los Angeles Times reported late Sunday. ... more | .. |
Photographers bring their wars to New York's Bronx After dangerous, dusty assignments in Iraq and Afghanistan, photographer Michael Kamber has chosen a tough area of New York City as the new backdrop for his interest in war. ... more | .. |
 New videogames give civil uprising tips The Arab Spring uprisings and Occupy-style US protests have inspired a new genre of serious videogames designed to help activists develop strategy - all in the safety of cyberspace. ... more |
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Lula pushes mega-oil project as Brazil prepares to host COP30
Trump slams paper straws, vows 'back to plastic'
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 Israel will do what it takes for its security: Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday stressed he has the right and duty to take drastic measures to protect national security, in what local media said could be a veiled threat against Iran. ... more | .. |
 US convoys leave Iraq under tribal protection With less than a month to go, the US military wants to minimise last-minute dangers and has paid tribal fighters cash to help provide a safe exit from Iraq after more than eight years of war. ... more | .. |
Injured British soldiers set for trans-Atlantic row Four British servicemen who were seriously injured in Iraq or Afghanistan are set to depart Monday on a gruelling trans-Atlantic rowing challenge. ... more | .. |
 Iran downs US drone, threatens reprisal: reports Iran's military said it shot down a US Army drone inside its territory near the Afghan and Pakistani borders on Sunday, and threatened to retaliate for the violation, Iranian media reported. ... more |
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  Taiwan leader says will not discuss China unification Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou on Saturday stressed that he will not discuss unification with China as he sought to ease concerns on his Beijing-friendly policies in the run-up to his reelection bid. ... more | .. |
 Swiss socialists want public vote on fighter jet deal Swiss socialists want to hold a referendum on the government's 3.1 billion franc (2.5 billion euro) purchase of a new fighter jet fleet if the deal affects spending elsewhere, it was reported on Saturday. ... more | .. |
 No Taliban at Bonn means limited hopes for peace The Taliban's boycott of the Bonn conference on Afghanistan, 10 years after they were absent from its precursor, raises grave doubts about what progress it can make towards peace, experts say. ... more | .. |
 Pakistan snubs US probe into lethal strikes Islamabad has so far refused to take part in a US probe into air strikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, exacerbating fears Saturday of a prolonged US-Pakistani crisis as a result of the attack. ... more |
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