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July 30, 2014

Russia has violated arms treaty by testing cruise missile: US
Washington (AFP) July 29, 2014
The United States has found that Russia violated a 1987 arms control treaty by testing a ground-launched cruise missile, a senior US official said late Monday, calling the matter "very serious." The announcement adds a new dispute at a time of already heightened tensions between Washington and the Kremlin over the crisis in Ukraine, with western countries accusing Russia of arming Ukrainian separatists and destabilizing the country. The US concluded in a 2014 report that Russia had violated the ... read more

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US vows strict monitoring of any Iran nuclear deal US officials pledged Tuesday that any deal struck with Iran would include a strict monitoring regime to thwart any bid by Iranian leaders to covertly try to develop nuclear weapons. ... more		After shaky start, Ukraine turns eastern offensive around When Ukraine's military offensive to oust pro-Russian rebels from the restive east began in mid-April with humiliated soldiers meekly surrendering their armoured vehicles it looked doomed to failure. ... more		China puts powerful former security chief under investigation China's ruling Communist Party said Tuesday it has launched an investigation into former security chief Zhou Yongkang - one of its most powerful figures - in a bold move in the country's deepening anti-corruption crackdown. ... more
				LockMart Completes GMLRS Alternative Warhead Tests Lockheed Martin successfully completed all Developmental Test/Operational Test (DT/OT) flight tests for the new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead at White Sands Missil ... more		Missile decoy system on Australian, U.S. warships to be upgraded The Australian government has given preliminary approval for updating the launch system of the Nulka Active Missile Decoy system. ... more

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Aviation officials call for anti-air weapons law, better threat data Aviation officials called for better dissemination of flight risks and a UN law restricting anti-aircraft weapons use, at an emergency meeting Tuesday on the downing of Flight MH17 over Ukraine. ... more		Man-portable missile successfully fired from vehicle The man-portable Javelin anti-tank missile has successfully been fired from a remote weapons station on a vehicle to demonstrate its vehicle launch capability. ... more		Musk says Starship to depart for Mars at end of 2026 Crew launch to ISS paves way for 'stranded' astronauts' return Hera asteroid mission captures images of Mars moon Deimos		Russian company drawing up security ideas for Latin America Proposals to create a comprehensive security systems environment for Latin American countries are being prepared by a state-owned Russian company. ... more
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Unisys continues services for DISA The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency has contracted Unisys to continue providing data center support services. ... more		C295 aircraft in SAR configuration ordered by Brazil C295 aircraft in search-and-rescue configuration have been ordered by the Brazilian Air Force from Airbus Defense and Space. ... more		Dramatic increase in research funding needed to counter productivity slowdown in farming NASA Researchers Study Coastal Wetlands, Champions of Carbon Capture Planetary Water Limits Pose Challenge to Geological Resource Production		US Senate confirms new head for scandal-ridden veterans' bureau The US Senate unanimously confirmed a former army officer and corporate leader as secretary of veterans affairs Tuesday, as lawmakers acknowledged he faces an uphill battle to reform the scandal-plagued department. ... more
IronPlanet to sell surplus U.S. military heavy equipment Surplus heavy equipment and trucks of the U.S. military are to be managed and sold by online marketing company IronPlanet of California. ... more		Jihadists defend Iraq shrine demolitions The Islamic State group Tuesday defended its destruction of religious sites in the Iraqi city of Mosul on the grounds that the use of mosques built on graves amounted to idolatry. ... more		Tripoli fire rages as Libya warplane crashes during Benghazi fighting A huge blaze raged for a third day at a fuel depot near Tripoli's airport Tuesday, while a paramilitary warplane crashed in Libya's second city Benghazi during fighting with Islamists. ... more		N. Korea slams reports of arms deals with Hamas, Hezbollah North Korea has denounced allegations that it supplied missiles to Hamas and material support to Hezbollah as "sheer fiction" and a "sinister" effort to link Pyongyang to Middle East disputes. ... more

	Canada says China hacked science agency computers Canada accused China on Tuesday of hacking into the computers of its research and development arm, which Beijing strongly denied. ... more		Dozens killed in terror attack in China's Xinjiang: Xinhua Chinese police shot dead dozens belonging to a knife-wielding terror gang in Xinjiang, state media said Tuesday, in the latest bout of violence to rock the far western region home to the mainly Muslim Uighur minority. ... more

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K-MAX unmanned cargo helo finishes Afghan deployment

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Shiite militia display jihadist bodies in Iraq city

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Ukraine forces take another strategic city: Kiev

Top Sunni official held in Baghdad

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