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Russia to create new ICBM by 2018Moscow (Voice of Russia) Sep 04, 2012 Russia is due to create a new heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) by 2018, Strategic Missile Forces commander Sergei Karakayev said on Monday. "Construction of the missile is ongoing," he said. "It is to be completed by 2018." The new missile is to replace the R-36M2 Voyevoda (NATO reporting name SS-18 Satan) missile. So far all of Russia's recent ICBM projects, both sea-launched (Bulava) and ground-based (Topol-M, Yars), have been solid fuel. Karakayev said the new ICBM w ... read more |
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  Children worst hit by air strike in Syria's Aleppo The bodies of seven children lie under fly-ridden blankets in the back of a yellow pick-up outside an Aleppo hospital, the latest victims of government air strikes on Syria's second city. ... more | .. |
 Israel reporter gets 4 months over secret army papers A reporter with Israel's Haaretz newspaper, Uri Blau, was sentenced to four months of community service under a plea bargain for possessing classified military documents, the court said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Bombings, clashes as Syria opposition seeks arms A deadly car bomb tore through a mainly Christian Damascus suburb Monday while Syrian warplanes pounded Aleppo province, killing dozens of people, as the opposition pleaded for arms and intervention. ... more | .. |
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  Clinton warns against 'coercion' in South China Sea US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Monday against coercion in the conflict-riven South China Sea and voiced hope that Beijing would find a peaceful resolution with Southeast Asian nations. ... more | .. |
 India, China defence ministers to meet Tuesday Defence ministers of India and China were set to meet for talks on Tuesday with concerns over competing influence across South Asia likely to be high on the agenda, according to officials. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: The anti-colonial dilemma The documentary "2016: Obama's America" is sure to reignite controversy surrounding U.S. President Barack Obama's political philosophy. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan to build six minehunters Taiwan plans to spend $1.2 billion on building six minehunters as part of efforts to negate China's ability to blockade the island in a future conflict, a legislator said Monday. ... more |
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  Australia says Karzai 'wrong' on Afghan operation Australia Monday flatly rejected comments from Afghan President Hamid Karzai that a recent night-time raid which left two men dead was carried out without the approval of local authorities. ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Welcomes UK Defence Minister to Unmanned Ground Vehicle Facility in Coventry Northrop Grumman welcomed the Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, Peter Luff MP, to the company's production facility for unmanned ground systems in Coventry, U.K. The visit mark ... more | .. |
  World not giving Iran nuclear 'red line': Israel PM Israel's prime minister has accused the international community of failing to draw a "clear red line" for Iran over its nuclear programme, after a UN report found Tehran had doubled its capacity at a nuclear site. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea, Japan suspend military exchange programme South Korea and Japan have temporarily suspended a military exchange programme amid a territorial row over a set of disputed islands, defence officials said Monday. ... more |
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 N. Zealand confirms early Afghan exit New Zealand confirmed Monday that its troops would end a decade-long deployment in Afghanistan at the end of April next year, about six months earlier than originally planned. ... more | .. |
  Australia buys Growler systems for Hornets Australia has confirmed it will acquire Growler electronic warfare systems for its Super Hornet aircraft through the United States Foreign Military Sales process. ... more | .. |
 China starts reshuffle ahead of leadership change China's ruling Communist Party has announced a reshuffle to a key post, state press said Sunday, a move widely seen as ushering in a once-a-decade leadership transition later this year. ... more | .. |
 Iran scores with summit but wrongfooted by nuclear report Iran scored a point against Western efforts to isolate it by hosting a summit this week of 120 Non-Aligned Movement countries, but its bid to boost its prestige was wrongfooted by a new report on its controversial nuclear activities, analysts said. ... more |
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Climate change increases risk of successive natural hazards in the Himalayas
GMV teams up with +Atlantic CoLAB in AIR4Health project to enhance public health forecasting
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 US drone strike kills four in northwest Pakistan: officials A US drone strike targeting a militant compound on Saturday killed at least four rebels in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials said. ... more | .. |
 Rushed Afghan exit 'bad for image': Australia Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr on Sunday acknowledged the nation's weariness with the Afghan conflict after five more troop deaths but warned of "enormous" damage to its image if it pulled out now. ... more | .. |
 Freedom and fear in Syrian rebel town Residents of this rebel rear base north of the key battleground of Aleppo were cleaning up on Saturday after a Syrian regime air strike killed at least 12 people. ... more | .. |
  Iraq claims drop in deadly attacks The Iraqi government claimed on Saturday that the number of people killed in attacks nearly halved in August compared to the previous month, but AFP figures indicated violence remained largely unchanged. ... more |
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 US scales down military exercise with Israel: report The United States has significantly scaled down a planned joint military exercise with Israel most likely because of disagreements on how to deal with Iran's nuclear ambitions, Time magazine has reported on its website ... more | .. |
 N. Korea vows to expand nuclear deterrent North Korea on Friday vowed to expand and modernise its nuclear deterrent "beyond imagination" unless the United States changes its policy towards the communist nation. ... more | .. |
 Clinton says Pacific big enough for US, China US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that the South Pacific was big enough for both the United States and China but urged the Asian power to distribute its growing aid fairly. ... more | .. |
 Tokyo govt surveys disputed isles in row with China A team of Japanese surveyors Sunday sailed to a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea which the nationalistic governor of Tokyo wants to buy amid a widening diplomatic row with China. ... more |
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Low-carbon energy investment hit record $2.1 tn in 2024: report
World awaits Trump tariff deadline on Canada, Mexico and China
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 Iran, pressed on nuclear activities, wraps up summit Iran on Friday closed a summit of non-aligned states after two days of sometimes conflictual speeches over Syria and stepped-up pressure over its nuclear programme that overshadowed the proceedings. ... more | .. |
  Apple shoots down drone strike tracking iPhone app The maker of an application that would alert iPhone users to US military drone strikes said Thursday that Apple has repeatedly shot down his efforts to get it into the App Store. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan to step up cyberwar capabilities: report Taiwan plans to beef up its cyberwar capabilities to counter a perceived threat from Chinese hackers targeting government and security websites, local media reported Sunday. ... more | .. |
 China says S. Asia ties 'no threat to third party' Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie says Beijing's increasingly close ties with South Asia are aimed at ensuring regional "security and stability" and are not intended to harm any "third party". ... more |
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  China dissident Chen accepts Taiwan visit invitation Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has accepted an invitation to visit Taiwan, Taiwanese lawmakers said Saturday, in a move likely to anger China. ... more | .. |
 Boeing Fatigue Test to Validate Predicted Life of B-1 Bomber Fleet Boeing has begun a five-year fatigue test on the wing of a U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber to validate the predicted life of the bomber fleet, currently forecasted to be 2050. The test also will reveal po ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman's BACN Completes 3,000th E-11A Mission Overseas Northrop Grumman's Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) has completed 3,000 missions flying aboard the E-11A Bombardier Global Express BD-700 aircraft in support of overseas contingency m ... more | .. |
  Smartphone App Can Track Objects On the Battlefield as Well as On the Sports Field University of Missouri researchers have developed new software using smartphones' GPS and imaging abilities that determine the exact location of distant objects as well as monitor the speed and dire ... more |
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