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June 04, 2012
NUKEWARS
Iran's new space center to be launched
Tehran (XNA) Jun 04, 2012
Iran's Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said that Iran's new space center, named Imam Khomeini Space Center, will be launched in the future, local daily Tehran Times reported on Sunday. This new space center which is 80 percent complete will be used for sending satellites made by Iran and other Muslim countries into space, Vahidi was quoted as saying on Saturday. The Iranian scientists and experts from the Aerospace Industry Organization of the Defense Ministry, will send into orbit new generat ... read more

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SPACEWAR

Space Realities Require New Way of Thinking
The U.S. has fine-tuned its methods to promote responsible use of space and strengthen international partnerships, Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for space ... more
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UAV NEWS

Lockheed Martin Completes Delivery of Latest Order of Aerostat Detection Systems to US Army
Lockheed Martin has completed its most recent Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS) order by delivering the 29th unit to the U.S. Army May 29. Since the program's inception in 2004, the company ... more
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NUKEWARS

Trident II D5 Missile's Reliability Record Reaches 142 Successful Test Flights
The U.S. Navy conducted successful test flights April 14 and 16 of four Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBMs) built by Lockheed Martin. The Navy launched two unarmed missiles each day from t ... more
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

Boeing Demonstrates SATCOM on the Move Between Australia and US
Boeing has demonstrated its SATCOM on the Move (SOTM) product on a live Ka-band satellite network. The demonstration in May connected three sites in Australia and the United States using integrated ... more
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UAV NEWS

US drone strike kills 15 militants in Pakistan: officials
A US drone strike targeting a militant compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal area killed 15 insurgents in a pre-dawn attack on Monday, security officials said. ... more
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NUKEWARS

North Korea threatens to attack South Korean media
North Korea's military Monday threatened rocket attacks on the Seoul offices of South Korean media outlets for their critical coverage of a mass children's event in Pyongyang. ... more
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UAV NEWS

AeroVironment Receives US Army Order For RQ-11B Raven UAV
AeroVironment has received a $15,813,406 firm fixed-price authorization to perform on May 22, 2012 from the United States Army as the initial portion of a contract action with a total projected valu ... more
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NUKEWARS

'Thunder' will fall on Israel if it attacks: Iran
Any attack by Israel on Iran will blow back on the Jewish state "like thunder," Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Sunday. ... more
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NUKEWARS

Israel fitting nuclear arms on German-supplied subs: report
Israel is arming submarines supplied and largely financed by Germany with nuclear-tipped cruise missiles, influential German news weekly Der Spiegel reports in its issue to be published on Monday. ... more
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SUPERPOWERS

US sees strategic role for Vietnam's southern port
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Sunday a former port used by US forces in the Vietnam War could play a pivotal role in the American military's shift towards the Asia-Pacific. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

Suicide car bomb at Iraq Shiite endowment kills 8
A suicide attacker detonated an explosives-packed car at the headquarters of Iraq's Shiite religious endowment in central Baghdad on Monday, killing at least eight people, medics said. ... more
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SUPERPOWERS

Putin visits China to tighten key alliance
President Vladimir Putin visits China Tuesday on the first Asia trip of his new Kremlin mandate aiming to tighten an increasingly close alliance that is key for Russia's diplomatic and economic strategy. ... more
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NUKEWARS

Iran/P5+1 talks could 'end in tears': diplomat
Faltering nuclear talks between Iran and world powers could hit a make-or-break point in their next round in Moscow, with both sides digging in and manoeuvring for elusive advantage, analysts and diplomats say. ... more
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SUPERPOWERS

'No alternative' but boost China military ties: US
There is "no other alternative" for the United States and China but to boost military-to-military relations to manage disputes, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Saturday. ... more
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SUPERPOWERS

Alliances challenged as US, China compete in Asia
Washington's planned strategic shift to Asia will challenge existing alliances as nations try to balance strong economic ties to China with defence links to Washington, a conference heard Sunday. ... more
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Top Chinese official accused of being US spy: report
China has detained a top security official for passing sensitive information to the United States in the highest-level spy case involving the two countries since the 1980s, reports said. ... more
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WAR REPORT

One hurt in overnight Israeli raids on Gaza
The Israeli military carried out air strikes on Gaza overnight, injuring one Palestinian, after a rocket was fired at southern Israel, the army and Palestinian medical sources said on Monday. ... more
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CYBER WARS

Cyber strikes a 'civilised' option: Britain
Pre-emptive cyber strikes against perceived national security threats are a "civilised option" to neutralise potential attacks, Britain's armed forces minister said Sunday. ... more
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NUKEWARS

Access to Iran site to top agenda at IAEA meeting
The UN atomic agency's board of governors began meeting in Vienna on Monday with Iran's nuclear drive topping the agenda as the IAEA seeks access to a suspect Iranian military base. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Syria tops Russia-EU summit, foes clash in Idlib
The Syrian crisis topped the agenda at an EU-Russia summit on Monday as armed rebels and government forces clashed in the northwest of the country without sign of a let-up from either side. ... more
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FLOATING STEEL

US naval fleet to shift towards Pacific
The United States will shift the bulk of its naval fleet to the Pacific by 2020 as part of a new strategic focus on Asia, Pentagon chief Leon Panetta told a summit in Singapore on Saturday. ... more
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SUPERPOWERS

Chinese military spending a 'threat': Japan
Japan on Saturday expressed concern over what it called a lack of transparency in China's massive defence spending, saying the secrecy posed a "threat" to Tokyo. ... more
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NUKEWARS

Myanmar has stopped nuclear research: defence chief
Myanmar's government has halted fledgling research on the peaceful use of nuclear power, the country's defence minister said Saturday. ... more
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US, Japan, S. Korea vow solidarity against N. Korea
The United States and key Asian allies Japan and South Korea on Saturday agreed to bolster efforts to counter any threat from nuclear-armed North Korea, officials said. ... more
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CYBER WARS

US, Iran dig in for long cyber war
The United States and Iran are locked in a long-running cyber war that appears to be escalating amid a stalemate over Tehran's disputed nuclear program. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

Iraq crisis escalates with calls for PM to go
A series of intertwined political crises that began with accusations that Iraq's prime minister was consolidating power have escalated into calls to unseat him, and paralysed the country's government. ... more
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MISSILE NEWS

Off-target Taiwan missile drill damages car
A missile fired in an Taiwan air defence drill went off-course, missing its target and damaging a car in a remote village, although no one was injured, the navy and media said Sunday. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Isolate Syrian arms suppliers: HRW
The international community should stop signing deals with firms that provide arms to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime amid an uprising that has left thousands dead, Human Rights Watch said Sunday. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Seven Palestinians wounded in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
Seven Palestinians were wounded in a series of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip early Sunday morning, two days after fire exchanges that left three dead from both sides. ... more
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TERROR WARS

Football: Euro 2012 massive security challenge for Poland
As its team prepares to take to the pitch at Euro 2012, tournament host Poland is bracing for its biggest security challenge in decades. ... more
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MILPLEX

Brazil hopes exports will fund defense
Brazil has set out a strategy of continuing to build defense spending on the back of earnings from raw material exports. ... more
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