The Ministry of Defence will announce later that it is awarding £350m in contracts to design the next generation of nuclear armed submarines.

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Indian police charge two Italian marines with the murder of two Indian fishermen, prompting Italy to recall its ambassador.

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Thousands of Marines will be transferred off Okinawa under an agreement that will reduce the U.S. military footprint in Japan, U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said.

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The U.S. and Japanese governments said Thursday that they will move about 9,000 Marines off Okinawa to other bases in the Western Pacific, in a bid to remove a persistent irritant in the relationship between the two allies. Read full article > >

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U.S. comes to agreement with Japan to move 9,000 Marines off Okinawa

The United States agrees to move thousands of Marines based in Okinawa out of Japan to Hawaii, Guam and other locations in Asia.

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US and Japan reach Okinawa deal

Sgt. Gary Stein was given an “other-than-honorable” discharge, a spokesman for the Marines said. His critical comments were posted on Facebook.

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The United States is moving on a costly modernization of its nuclear Triad: the submarines, strategic bombers and land-based missiles that can deliver nuclear weapons to targets across the world. But the pace is apparently not fast enough for Sen. Jon Kyl (Ariz.), the leading Republican spokesman on the subject. Read full article > >

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Nuclear weapons modernization: not fast enough for Kyl

The United States is moving on a costly modernization of its nuclear Triad: the submarines, strategic bombers and land-based missiles that can deliver nuclear weapons to targets across the world. But the pace is apparently not fast enough for Sen. Jon Kyl (Ariz.), the leading Republican spokesman on the subject. Read full article > >

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For most of his 26 years in the military, Maj. Jeff Hackett was a standout Marine. Two tours in Iraq destroyed him. Home from combat, he drank too much, suffered public breakdowns and was hospitalized for panic attacks. In June 2010, he killed himself. Read full article > >

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An earlier 2006 plan aimed at removing 8,000 Marines from the island hinged on relocating an important Marine air base.

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Japan and United States in Talks to Renegotiate Part of Okinawa Deal

To celebrate 50 years since 007 first hit our screens, 50 of the films’ most memorable cars, boats and submarines are going on display.

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To celebrate 50 years since 007 first hit our screens, 50 of the films’ most memorable cars, boats and submarines are going on display.

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U.S. military officials said Friday they have questioned four Marines who were videotaped while urinating on Afghan corpses but that a criminal investigation was still at an early stage. Maryann B. Cummings, a spokeswoman for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, said all four Marines are in the United States. They have not been arrested and authorities still have not made a decision on whether to press charges. Read full article > >

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Four Marines questioned in video scandal

A video of four Marines urinating on dead Taliban fighters is likely to weaken the United States’ position both with the Taliban and with the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai.

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U.S. Deplores Video of Marines Urinating on Taliban

While two Marines are identified.

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