Has China shrunk?eTalkinghead, CA - 12 hours agoWith the US, Japan may balance China’s military power in Asia for decades to come. China and India are not alone. Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy is 25 percent …

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Nuclear Forensica Vs. TerrorismThe Associated Press - 12 hours agoResearchers were able to trace it back to material produced in the second half of 1943 in the World war II German atomic program. And in another case, …

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8 Killed in Gaza Blast BuriedWashington Post, United States - 12 hours agoIn an apparent response, Gaza militants fired at least seven rockets at Israeli border areas Saturday, causing no damage or injuries, the Israeli military …

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PRESS TV

Russian Armed Forces combat ready, says PutinTehran Times, Iran - 12 hours agoNew tactics were practiced at Shanghai Cooperation Organization exercises, at the CIS united air defense tests and during Russian-Belarusian military …Ukraine to repay Russian debt by March PRESS TV all 3 news articles

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IAF-HAL team to visit RussiaHindu, India - 13 hours agoBANGALORE: Indo-Russian military-technical cooperation will get a boost next week. A team of senior officials from the Indian Air Force and the Hindustan …The Last Generation Strategy Page all 4 news articles

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Iran, Tajikistan may sign military pact - Tajik weeklyIslamic Republic News Agency, Iran - 14 hours agoTajikistan’s Dushanbe based ‘Asia Plus’ weekly wrote in its latest edition that Iran and Tajikistan might sign a military pact. …

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[BOOK REVIEW] JG Ballard’s final countdown, from empire to dystopiaTaipei Times, Taiwan - 17 hours agoHis “entire fiction,” he says, explores a psychic terrain that runs from “the threat of nuclear war to the assassination of President Kennedy, …

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US denies PRC spy suspect bailTaipei Times, Taiwan - 17 hours ago… woman as part of an alleged two-year long effort to transfer to China detailed information on secret and sensitive US military sales to Taiwan. …Judge denies bail for NO resident accused in spy case The Times-Picayune - NOLA.comBusinessman Accused of Spying on US Held […]

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Javno.hr

Militants vow revenge for Gaza deadAFP - 17 hours agoPalestinian medics and witnesses said the blast was caused by a missile fired at the Fayed home during an air raid, but the Israeli military denied all …Israeli strategic crisis Al-Ahram WeeklyIsrael poised for Gaza invasion ScotsmanSenior Islamic Jihad leader killed in Gaza blast […]

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Take Action: Oppose $2.55 Billion in Military Aid to Israel in FY2009uruknet.info, Italy - 18 hours agoRather than giving Israel military aid to continue its human rights violations of Palestinians, can you think of a better way for the President and Congress …

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China mobilizes 729000 troops to combat snow disastersXinhua, China - 21 hours ago… of China had deployed 729000 soldiers by 6:00 pm Thursday to combat the month-long winter storms in the southern parts of the country, a military source …

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DEBKA file

Iran and Israel Poised for Possible Military Clash over Mughniyeh …DEBKA file, Israel - 21 hours agoEven before the high-ranking Iranian military investigation team, headed by Gen. Ghassem Soleimani, chief of the IRGC’s al Qods Brigades, began a rush job …Israel’s army chief orders IDF land, sea and air forces to prepare … DEBKA file […]

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Telegraph.co.uk

Analysis: Parlaying over BaghdadAljazeera.net, Qatar - Feb 16, 2008For its part, Iran will not accept a long-term US military presence in Iraq, particularly as the Bush administration has continued to advocate regime change …Fallon Watches for an End to Iran’s Aid to Militants (Update1) BloombergIran postpones talks with US on Iraq Los Angeles TimesIran’s President […]

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Russian firm seeks gold in army-ruled MyanmarReuters - Feb 16, 2008By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - A Russian company has won exploration rights for gold and other minerals in army-ruled Myanmar, official media reported …Russian company signs deal with Myanmar for gold exploration International Herald TribuneRussian company to dig for gold in Burma […]

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Canoe.ca

Report: Hizbullah goes on high alertYnetnews, Israel - 39 minutes agoSecurity establishment fears Iran, Hizbullah will attempt to regain deterrence by launching major terror attacks against Israeli representative bodies …Video: Inside Story - Who killed Moghaniyah? - 13 Feb 08 - Part 1 AlJazeeraEnglishReport: Suspects arrested in Mugniyah assassination YnetnewsHezbollah Chief Threatens Israel The […]

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AFP

Militants dismiss Israeli denial on deadly Gaza blastAFP - Feb 16, 2008GAZA CITY (AFP) — Both Hamas and Islamic Jihad on Saturday dismissed an Israeli military denial of responsibility for the deaths of eight Palestinians in an …

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Russian company to dig for gold in BurmaBangkok Post, Thailand - 46 minutes agoRangoon (dpa) - The Burmese military regime has agreed to let Russia’s Glory International Pte Ltd search for gold and other minerals in the country’s …

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Russian firm seeks gold in army-ruled MyanmarReuters UK, UK - 1 hour agoBy Aung Hla Tun YANGON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - A Russian company has won exploration rights for gold and other minerals in army-ruled Myanmar, official media …

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The US-NATO Preemptive Nuclear Doctrine: Trigger a Middle East …The People’s Voice, TN - 1 hour agoThe stated objective of a Middle East nuclear holocaust is “to prevent the occurrence of a nuclear war“. An insidious logic which certainly out- dwarfs the …

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Canada.com

Russia issues warning over breakaway statesTimes Online, UK - 4 hours agoHowever, Belgrade has pledged that it is not planning any form of military action - nor will it end diplomatic relations with Britain or any other countries …Video: Russia & EU fail to agree on Kosovo: Lavrov RussiaTodayKosovo breakaway prompts East-West split Times OnlineKosovo […]

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US commander presses China on military intentions By Richard HalloranWashington Times, DC - 4 hours agoBy Richard Halloran Adm. Timothy Keating, commander of US forces in Asia, wants China to explain its intentions for its military buildup. …

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Questions For John McCainWashington Post, United States - 4 hours agoFirst, he says war with Iran would be less dreadful than an Iran with nuclear arms. Why does he think, as his statement implies, that a nuclear Iran would …America’s foes most fear one candidate: McCain San Jose Mercury News all 6 news articles

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Mother of 2 accused of trying to buy night-vision goggles for …Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - 5 hours agoProsecutors accuse Gholikhan, 30, and two associates of trying to buy thousands of sophisticated night-vision goggles for the Iranian military in 2004. …

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Bush approves shoot-down of satellite by Navy missile cruiserWorld Socialist Web Site, MI - 6 hours agoIn the case of Russia, which has waged a furious campaign against the stationing of US anti-ballistic missile batteries in nearby Poland and the Czech …

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RTE.ie

Iraqi PM says al-Qaida chased from Baghdad; suicide attack …International Herald Tribune, France - 6 hours agoIraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki hailed the “victory in Baghdad” Friday and thanked the US military and its allies for “standing with us in defeating …Iraqi PM: al-Qaida Chased From Baghdad The Associated Press all 181 news articles

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Foreign policy crises faced by recent US presidentsGlobe and Mail, Canada - 6 hours agoIn the fall of 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union came as close as they ever would to global nuclear war. Hoping to correct what he saw as a …

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AFP

US officials met Iranian aides in secretIndependent, UK - 7 hours ago“This includes explaining past work on weapons design and weaponisation and the role of the Iranian military,” he told reporters. The developments came amid …US to Produce Data on Iran’s Nuclear Program New York TimesEditor’s Notes: What we meant to say was… Jerusalem PostThe […]

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McCain foresees 100-year warSeattle Post Intelligencer - 9 hours agoHe also warns that Iran’s “pursuit of nuclear weapons clearly poses an unacceptable risk.” He parts company with Bush on torture, having suffered for 5 1/2 …

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US Satellite Could Be Nuclear, Pundit MP Tells Russian TVRedOrbit, TX - 9 hours agoRussia’s military is not convinced that half a tonne of a poison will be the only thing that will tumble on people’s heads out of space. …

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CND veterans remain unbowed, 50 years onGuardian Unlimited, UK - 10 hours ago“We came very close to nuclear war (at the time of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962). Might it have tipped the other way if there had not been a huge …‘What did we change? The spirit of the times’ ScotsmanGlobal summit in London […]

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