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Mobile missile complexes: Russia's nuclear shield futureby Ilya Kramnik Moscow (Voice of Russia) Oct 02, 2012 The Teykovskaya Division of Russia's Strategic Missile Troops located in the Ivanovo region is the first division fully rearmed with the new Topol-M (SS-27) and RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile systems. Later, Yars is to be introduced in more Strategic Missile Troops units. Russia's Strategic Missile Troops are among a few remaining parts of the military machine that ensure Russia's security as the government realizes the significance of keeping ... read more |
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 Guard-2012 exercise to counter nuclear terrorism over in Moscow The Guard-2012 international exercise to counter nuclear terrorist threats has drawn to a close in Moscow. The manoeuvres were held as part of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism ... more | .. |
  Eglin F-35 Fleet At 20 And Growing The 20th Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has been as delivered to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., to support F-35 pilot and maintainer training taking place on the Emerald Coast. BF-15, piloted ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Completes Centralization Of Targets and Countermeasures Operations in Huntsville Lockheed Martin has completed the centralization of its Targets and Countermeasures operations in Huntsville, Ala., where the program offices of both the company and the Missile Defense Agency custo ... more | .. |
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  AUVSI Welcomes Formation of Senate Unmanned Aerial Systems Caucus The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has welcomed the announcement from Capitol Hill that Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) formed the Senate Unmanne ... more | .. |
  Terrorism fears as Islamists lose bastion African forces have driven militants of al-Shabaab, an Islamist group linked to al-Qaida, out of their last urban stronghold in the port of Kismayo but there are signs the militants are already retaliating. ... more | .. |
  Thailand's Muslim insurgency reignites Attacks in Thailand's restive southern Muslim provinces have killed six people and wounded 27. ... more | .. |
 Two S. Korea nuclear reactors shut down Two South Korean 1,000-megawatt nuclear reactors were shut down Tuesday at separate plants, both as a result of unrelated systems malfunctions, operators said. ... more |
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Ariane 6 to deliver inaugural Galileo 2nd Gen satellites as European industry backs Arianespace
Momentus to conduct multi sensor rendezvous trial with US Air Force
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Syria rebels claim missiles seized in Damascus Syrian rebels claimed on Monday to have seized an undisclosed number of missiles from the army's arsenal in the east of Damascus province. ... more | .. |
  Japan PM adds China balm in cabinet reshuffle Japan's unpopular prime minister reshuffled his cabinet Monday, picking a woman with Beijing-friendly credentials in what commentators said signalled his hope to move past a damaging territorial row. ... more | .. |
 US hails war vehicle that saved lives, bypassed bureaucracy US defense officials on Monday congratulated themselves on an armored vehicle that helped protect American troops but acknowledged the program succeeded in spite of the Pentagon's own entrenched bureaucracy. ... more | .. |
Peace talks sit uneasily with Colombian military Colombia's military officially supports peace talks with its old foe, the leftist FARC guerrilla group, but behind the facade of unity there is uneasiness in the ranks after half a century of warfare. ... more |
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Two Kurdish brothers charged with 'terror' ties in Switzerland Two Kurdish brothers from Iraq, living as refugees in Switzerland, have been charged with taking part in a "terrorist" organisation linked to Al-Qaeda, the Swiss attorney general's office said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Hackers shifting to 'destruction': US cyber chief Hackers are stepping up the intensity of their attacks, moving from "disruption" to "destruction" of key computer systems, the top US cyber-defense official said Monday. ... more | .. |
Syria chemical weapons 'great concern': NATO Syria's chemical weapon stockpiles are a "great concern" but the solution to the conflict there remains political, not military, NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Wave of Iraq attacks kills at least 33 Militants carried out bombings and shootings in 10 cities and towns in Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 33 people and wounding 106, in the latest wave of deadly attacks to hit the country. ... more |
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Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini
Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster
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  Five die in NATO-Afghan troop firefight: ISAF A firefight between NATO troops and their Afghan allies killed five people in circumstances that remained murky Sunday against a background of increasing "insider" attacks on coalition troops. ... more | .. |
US drone strike kills three militants in Pakistan A US drone strike targeting a vehicle killed at least three militants Monday in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials said. ... more | .. |
 Iran sanctions could spark domestic uprising: Israel FM International sanctions could trigger a popular uprising in Iran like last year's revolt in Egypt that toppled president Hosni Mubarak, Israel's foreign minister said in an interview published Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin-Led Team's Second Littoral Combat Ship Commissioned by US Navy The U.S. Navy has commissioned the nation's third Littoral Combat Ship - USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) - in Galveston, Texas - officially placing the ship designed and constructed by a Lockheed Martin-led ... more |
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 Israel already passed own nuclear red line: Iran Israel has already breached its own red line set by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by acquiring "dozens of nuclear warheads," Iranian Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
Extra sanctions aim to punish Iran and restrain Israel The European Union and United States are set to toughen nuclear sanctions aiming to punish Iran while seeking to hold back Israel from a military strike, top officials said as the showdown enters a critical phase. ... more | .. |
 Afghan insider attack kills NATO soldier, contractor A NATO soldier and a civilian contractor have been killed in a suspected insider attack in eastern Afghanistan, the latest in a series described by a top US general as "the signature attack" of the Afghan war. ... more | .. |
 80 percent of Afghanistan free of violence: NATO general A senior NATO commander says that 80 percent of Afghanistan is free of violence but warned an insurgency still rages in the south and east, fuelled by fighters coming from neighbouring Pakistan. ... more |
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Google pledge against using AI for weapons vanishes
MIT engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zone
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 Last Westerner at Guantanamo returns to Canada The last Westerner held in the US prison for terror suspects in Guantanamo Bay, who was arrested as a teen in Afghanistan, returned to his native Canada on Saturday, a Canadian cabinet minister and the Pentagon said. ... more | .. |
 China targets dissent in attack on Bo China's apparent decision to throw the book at disgraced politician Bo Xilai is aimed at killing support for a leader at the core of a scandal that tarnished the Communist Party and threatened its cherished unity, analysts said. ... more | .. |
 Chinese premier calls on people to back Communist Party Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called on Saturday for his people to unite in support of the Communist Party and its outgoing leader, President Hu Jintao, ahead of a pivotal congress to usher in new leadership. ... more | .. |
 Allen 'mad' about attacks on US troops in Afghanistan The top US commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen said he was "mad as hell" about attacks by Afghan soldiers on Western troops, but expected them to continue even after the United States and NATO end combat operations in 2014. ... more |
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 Philippines sends more troops to guard disputed islands The Philippines has deployed 800 more Marines and opened a new headquarters to guard its interests in the disputed Spratlys islands, which China also claims, a senior military official said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  US pushing Gulf nations to develop missile defense The United States is pushing Gulf countries to develop missile defense plans, amid what they see is a rising threat from Iran, US officials said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Europe tipped to spend $14B on drones Europe is being tipped to spend nearly $14 billion over the next 10 years on research and development of unmanned aerial systems and their procurement. ... more | .. |
US takes Iran opposition group off terror list The United States on Friday removed an Iranian opposition group, the People's Mujahedeen of Iran, from its blacklist of designated terror groups after years of intense lobbying. ... more |
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