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![]() Washington (UPI) Jun 27, 2012 "Why Iran Should Get the Bomb" was the provocative headline on the cover of the summer issue of Foreign Affairs, the flagship magazine of the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations. Kenneth Waltz, the author, is arguably among the Top 10 scholars of international relations since World War II. The article by Waltz, 87, triggered a cascade of invective, none louder than from Israel's most prominent supporters. Daniel Pipes called it "the single most preposterous analysis by an allegedly ... read more |
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![]() Indian Navy tests out new trump card The Indian Navy's new aircraft carrier Vikramaditya - formerly the Soviet heavy aircraft cruiser Admiral Gorshkov - is undergoing tests in the White Sea. The ship is to return to India by the end of ... more | .. |
![]() Outside View: 21st century strategy needed All leaders are easily criticized for either having the "wrong" strategy or "no" strategy at all regardless of the issue. In politics, elections exacerbate these critiques without always offering an alternative. In 1968, trapped in Vietnam, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson's (flawed) strategy was to continue the status quo of defeating the North Vietnamese army and Viet Cong in the south. ... more | .. |
![]() War-torn Yemen faces a new crisis: famine U.S.-backed Yemen, torn by a major conflict with al-Qaida and other serious security problems, now faces a new crisis: a potentially crippling food shortage that's threatening the economic survival of the Arab world's poorest state. ... more | .. | ||
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![]() Defense Industry cooperation highlighted Defense industry ties between diverse countries and companies have been recently highlighted by four countries in official visits and talks. ... more | .. |
![]() Canada to buy new jet trainer aircraft Canadian air force officials are examining options to buy a new jet trainer aircraft to replace its aging fleet of BAE Systems-built CT-155 Hawk aircraft. ... more | .. |
![]() Northrop Grumman's F-35 DAS and Radar Demonstrate Ability to Detect, Track, Target Ballistic Missiles Northrop Grumman recently demonstrated the ballistic missile detection, tracking and targeting capabilities of the company's AN/AAQ-37 distributed aperture system (DAS) and AN/APG-81 active electron ... more | .. |
![]() Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract for MLRS M270A1 Launcher Cab Upgrades Lockheed Martin received a $27.1 million contract from the U.S. Army for the first phase of a three-year development program that will increase crew protection and update the Army's fleet of Multipl ... more |
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![]() Alarmed Israel tightens its Sinai border The Israeli military will deploy mobile radar systems along the Sinai border with Egypt amid fears that Palestinians, possibly aided by militants linked to al-Qaida, plan to step up attacks on the Jewish state. ... more | .. |
![]() Americans favor Obama to defend against space aliens: poll Nearly two in three Americans think President Barack Obama is better suited than Republican rival Mitt Romney to deal with an alien invasion, according to a survey released Wednesday. ... more | .. |
![]() Russia may fly military cargo to Syria: report Russia may decide to fly a controversial military cargo of helicopters and air defence systems to Syria after it abandoned an attempt to ship the materiel by sea, a report said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
![]() Iraq PM calls for early elections Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has called for early elections, a statement said on Wednesday, in the latest move in a series of political crises that has seen his opponents seek to unseat him. ... more |
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![]() US pays high price for Pakistan route cut-off: admiral Moving supplies to NATO troops in Afghanistan via Central Asia costs three times as much as routes through Pakistan, which Islamabad shut seven months ago in anger, a senior US officer said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
![]() S. Korea, Japan to sign landmark military pact Friday South Korea and Japan will sign a landmark military agreement Friday, officials said, despite controversy over what would be the first such accord since Tokyo's colonial rule ended in 1945. ... more | .. |
![]() Japan probes website attacks amid Anonymous claims Japan was probing attacks on government websites Wednesday after hacker collective Anonymous lashed out at beefed-up laws on illegal downloads and warned of more to come. ... more | .. |
![]() LockMart Provides Italian MoD with Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Aircraft An innovative Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory (AML) developed by Lockheed Martin for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) is now being used by the Italian Air Force in a live o ... more |
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![]() Northrop Grumman to Deliver Advanced Threat Warning Sensors to the U.S. Navy The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman an early operational production contract to deliver Advanced Threat Warning (ATW) sensors, an integral component of the Department of Navy Large Aircraft I ... more | .. |
![]() Boeing Completes Wind Tunnel Tests on Silent Eagle Conformal Weapons Bay Boeing recently completed wind tunnel tests on the Silent Eagle Conformal Weapons Bay (CWB). The tests, conducted at the company's St. Louis facility, validated the aerodynamics of the CWB design. C ... more | .. |
![]() Iraq gives media 45 days to comply with regulations Iraq's interior ministry has given dozens of media outlets 45 days to comply with Communications and Media Commission (CMC) regulations over licences, or they will face "legal procedures." ... more | .. |
![]() US drone strike 'kills at least five' in Pakistan A US drone strike targeting a militant compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal district killed at least five militants late Tuesday, security officials said. ... more |
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![]() Malaysia minister denies French sub graft claims Malaysia's defence minister on Tuesday denied allegations that a classified ministry report was sold to a French firm to land a controversial submarine deal. ... more | .. |
![]() US-led cybercrime finance sting nabs 24 At least 24 people were arrested in the United States and abroad in a US-led sting operation targeting cyber criminals buying and selling stolen credit card information, officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
![]() Indian police arrest Mumbai terror suspect A man arrested by police in New Delhi reportedly has confessed to being involved in planning the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks that killed 165 people. ... more | .. |
![]() Outside View: 'Reset' with Russia Perhaps the biggest waste of U.S. funds in the conduct of U.S. President Barack Obama's foreign policy to date has been its smallest expenditure. ... more |
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![]() EU says Iran oil embargo will be enforced July 1 The European Union confirmed Monday that a ban on oil imports from Iran will go ahead as planned on July 1 due to the lack of progress in talks on Tehran's contested nuclear drive. ... more | .. |
![]() NATO slams Syria's 'unacceptable' downing of Turkey jet NATO strongly condemned as "unacceptable" Syria's downing of a Turkish jet and expressed "solidarity" with Turkey on Tuesday but stopped short of raising any possibility of military intervention. ... more | .. |
![]() WikiLeaks suspect wins battle over US documents A US military judge has ordered prosecutors to show they are not withholding evidence from WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning after defense lawyers accused them of hiding documents that could potentially help their client's case. ... more | .. |
![]() S. Korea to build navy base on frontline island South Korea's navy is to build an advance base on a frontline island to bolster defences near the disputed Yellow Sea border with North Korea, officials said Tuesday. ... more |
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![]() China's influence grows in poor neighbour Tajikistan Extending credits worth almost $2 billion, mighty China is spreading its influence to its poor ex-Soviet neighbour Tajikistan in the hope of winning mineral riches and a loyal strategic ally. ... more | .. |
![]() Myanmar refugees in China 'desperate': HRW Thousands of refugees who have fled to China from war-torn northern Myanmar face a humanitarian crisis due to lack of adequate shelter, food, water and healthcare, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
![]() New EU sanctions will hurt nuclear talks: Iran New EU sanctions to come into effect against Iran on Sunday will hurt negotiations over the country's nuclear programme, foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said. ... more | .. |
![]() NATO backs Turkey as PM vents fury at 'heinous' Syria Turkey's prime minister vowed on Tuesday to retaliate against Syria for its 'heinous' downing of one of its warplanes, as the head of NATO said such an attack on one of its members was unacceptable. ... more |
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