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October 17, 2014

Russia says sanctions against U.S. may be on the table
Moscow (UPI) Oct 16, 2014
Russia's deputy foreign minister told state media Thursday the Kremlin has "every right" to counter U.S. sanctions on the energy sector with its own response. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the Kremlin likely won't issue reactive sanctions against the United States, but felt the measures targeting the Russian energy sector were reflexive. "Strictly speaking, we now have every right amid this mass of anti-Russian US sanctions to impose sanctions against the United States non- ... read more

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Missile Defense Agency orders THAAD system components Ground components for a key element of U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System are to be manufactured and delivered by Lockheed Martin. ... more		New TALON tactical robot makes debut A new man-transportable, tactical robot has been introduced into the military and law enforcement market by QinetiQ North America. ... more		Britain to re-deploy drones from Afghanistan to Iraq Britain will shortly begin re-deploying its unmanned armed drones from Afghanistan to counter Islamic State jihadists in Iraq, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond told parliament on Thursday. ... more
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				France moves closer to law cracking down on jihadists France moved closer Thursday to adopting an "anti-terrorism" law which would slap a travel ban on anyone suspected of planning to wage jihad after the upper house Senate approved the draft law. ... more		US says Baghdad is not under 'imminent threat' from IS The Iraqi capital Baghdad is not facing immediate danger from Islamic State jihadists despite battlefield gains by the group in the country's west and recent car bombings in the city, the US military said Thursday. ... more

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