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Putin pledges 400 ICBMs for Russia in 10 yearsMoscow (IANS) Feb 21, 2012 Russia's armed forces will receive over 400 modern intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), more than 100 military spacecraft and over 2,300 new tanks within the next 10 years, Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin said. Earlier media voiced fears that by 2020, Russia' ICBM arsenal could reduce by more than half as over 400 missiles would go beyond their maximum service life without timely replacement. "Within the next decade, the armed forces will receive more than 40 ... read more |
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  Israel deploys Iron Dome ABM battery Israel, struggling with rogue Palestinian missile launches of indigenous Qassam rockets from the Gaza Strip, has deployed countermeasures. ... more | .. |
  China's Xi tells Turkey's Gul of regional stability hopes Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping began a visit to Turkey on Tuesday saying that Beijing hopes stability would be restored in the region, while insisting that countries be allowed to handle their own domestic affairs. ... more | .. |
 Syria forces 'kill 68 civilians,' Red Cross calls truce Syrian forces killed 68 civilians Tuesday as they blitzed the city of Homs and a village in Idlib province, monitors said, as the United States expressed support for a humanitarian ceasefire proposed by the Red Cross. ... more | .. |
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 Iran says its nuclear activities non-negotiable Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency, whose officials wound up a two-day visit to Tehran on Tuesday, are to hold further negotiations, the country's delegate to the UN watchdog said. ... more | .. |
 IAEA talks to Iran amid saber rattling Iranian and international officials are meeting this week over the country's controversial nuclear enrichment activities but odds of progress were seen as slim. ... more | .. |
  Brazil sees growth in regional arms sales Brazil is moving toward implementing plans to develop its defense industry market in Latin America and the Caribbean. ... more | .. |
 Bulava missile dangerous for Russia: Experts Russian experts have questioned how wise it was to adopt the troubled Bulava intercontinental missile for service, suggesting it would cause more security problems than it would solve. Accordi ... more |
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Caltech takes first steps toward lightsails that could reach distant star systems
Fifth H-3 rocket successfully launches Michibiki No. 6 satellite
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  Iraq to approve new Saudi ambassador Iraq will approve the nomination of a non-resident Saudi ambassador, the Iraqi foreign minister said Tuesday, terming it a positive sign for the normalisation of ties between the two countries. ... more | .. |
  Chinese leader begins Turkey talks amid Uighur protests Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Tuesday began talks with Turkey's leaders on issues including the crisis in Syria and trade after a flag-burning protest by activists from China's Uighur minority. ... more | .. |
 Iraq border town aims to repay debt to Syrians Residents of Al-Qaim, an Iraqi town near the Syrian border, aim to repay a debt to Syrians who provided them with supplies, fighters and weapons when the region was facing US forces in 2005. ... more | .. |
 China says N. Korean escapees are illegal migrants Beijing said Tuesday a group of North Koreans arrested in China and facing repatriation were illegal economic migrants and not refugees deserving protection, as Seoul battles to rescue them. ... more |
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 S. Korea to seek UN support for N. Koreans in China South Korea will seek global support at a UN meeting next week for its efforts to rescue North Korean refugees recently arrested in China and facing repatriation, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  India-US relations not aimed at China: Antony India Friday dismissed suggestions that its growing relations with the US were aimed at countering China, saying its armed forces were being strengthened primarily to protect and safeguard its terri ... more | .. |
 Afghan inmates passed messages in Korans: officials The US military removed Korans from a US-run prison in Afghanistan because inmates were suspected of using the sacred book to pass messages to each other, American officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Thailand seek more Iranian bomb suspects Police in Thailand have issued arrest warrants for two more people in its investigation into a suspected bomb attempt by Iranians on Israeli nationals. ... more |
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LA fires fully contained after burning for 3 weeks: state agency
Scientists cast doubt on famous US groundhog's weather forecasts
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 'Israel will need 100 planes to attack Iran' Israel will need at least 100 fighter planes to strike Iran, a media report said Monday. Israeli forces will also have to fly over 1,000 miles above unfriendly airspace should it decide to att ... more | .. |
  General Dynamics Demonstrates First MUOS-based Communications on JTRS HMS Radio Using the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) two-channel networking radio (AN/PRC-155), General Dynamics C4 Systems recently completed the first demonstration ... more | .. |
 Cambridge Consultants unveils ModStar radio architecture for military communications Cambridge Consultants, a leading technology design and development firm, has introduced a new architecture, ModStar, for the design of low power and highly efficient software defined radios (SDRs) f ... more | .. |
  Boeing Receives Additional SSEE Increment F Order from US Navy Boeing has announced that the U.S. Navy has exercised an additional contract option for production and delivery of Ship's Signal Exploitation Equipment (SSEE) Increment F systems. The $53 mill ... more |
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  Edwards F-35A Conducts First External Weapons Test Mission On Feb. 16, the first external weapons test mission was flown by an F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL) aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., further expanding the program's flight t ... more | .. |
  Four U.S. servicemen die in Djibouti The U.S. Department of Defense announced that four U.S. servicemen died in the crash of a U-28 aircraft in Djibouti. ... more | .. |
  Unmanned version of A-10 on way Aurora Flight Sciences has been selected to work on a U.S. military project for an unmanned version of the A-10 close support aircraft. ... more | .. |
 Commentary: Kaleidoscope of illusions From Tunis to Tripoli to Cairo to Damascus what seems real one day is no longer the next. Policymakers in Western capitals agree that Syria President Bashar Assad's suppression of dissent with a toll of 6,000 dead so far - and still climbing - makes him the war criminal. ... more |
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Trump says tariff 'pain' will be 'worth the price'
Portugal lawmakers take step toward deep-sea mining ban
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 Iran boosts nuclear site defences, warns EU on oil Iran deployed warplanes and missiles Monday in an "exercise" to protect nuclear sites threatened by possible Israeli attacks and warned it could cut oil exports to more EU nations unless sanctions were lifted. ... more | .. |
More than 30 years of Iran-Israel hostility The hostility between Iran and Israel, and between Iran and most Western nations generally, dates from the revolution that brought in the present Islamic republic more than three decades ago. ... more | .. |
 Fugitive Iraq VP says employees jailed in secret Iraq's fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi said his bodyguards and other employees are being held in secret prisons and subjected to torture, in an interview broadcast on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Syria bolsters troops as Iranian warships dock Syrian troops massed around Homs, sparking calls Monday for women and children to flee the besieged flashpoint city, as Iranian warships docked at the port of Tartus in a show of force. ... more |
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 Taiwan's navy to push submarine bid: report Taiwan's navy will ask parliament to fund the purchase of up to eight new submarines within the next two months, reviving an acquisition that has been in limbo for over a decade, local media said Monday. ... more | .. |
Israel under huge pressure to avoid Iran attack Israel is coming under increased pressure from Washington and Europe to hold off from attacking Iran over its disputed nuclear drive and allow time for a regime of tight international sanctions to kick in. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea warns of retaliation for S. Korea drill North Korea warned Sunday it will bombard islands near the disputed Yellow Sea border with South Korea if an upcoming naval firing drill by Seoul violates its territorial waters. ... more | .. |
 Suicide bomber kills 15 at Baghdad police academy A suicide car bomber blew himself up in front of a Baghdad police academy on Sunday, killing 15 people and wounding 21 others in the deadliest attack in the Iraqi capital in weeks, security officials said. ... more |
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