Posts Tagged ‘weapons’

Under the Radar

Friday, May 18th, 2012

May have traded weapons with Syria and Myanmar.

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Under the Radar

US strike plan on Iran ‘ready’

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

The US has plans in place to attack Iran if other measures fail to stop it developing nuclear weapons, Washington’s envoy to Israel says.

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Kodak lab had weapons-grade uranium

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Kodak — the company known for decades for its cameras and film — this week confirmed it used weapons-grade uranium in an underground lab in upstate New York for upwards of 30 years.

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Mahmoud Abbas Says Israel Is Hindering West Bank Security

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority said Israel was withholding authorized weapons, and he expressed worries about a widespread prison hunger strike.

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US resumes arms sales to Bahrain

Friday, May 11th, 2012

The US partially resumes sales of weapons to Bahrain, but says it is excluding equipment that can be used to suppress protests.

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Obama plan would ease weapons export rules

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

The Obama administration is crafting a proposal that could make it easier to export firearms and other weapons to certain countries in an effort to boost sales for U.S. companies, increase trade and improve national security, according to senior government officials. Read full article > >

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Iran ‘not building nuclear bomb’

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

The head of the Israeli military says he does not think Iran will develop nuclear weapons, partly because international pressure is bearing fruit.

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Iran ‘not building nuclear bomb’

Grenade Explodes in Paris Office

Friday, April 13th, 2012

Weapons collector killed, several others wounded.

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Grenade Explodes in Paris Office

Cutting costs could do a lot for Defense

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

If cost overruns were eliminated along with the modernization of already flawed — and expensive — weapons, perhaps the Pentagon would not be facing the potential sequester of funds. Of course, that’s very easy to say but very hard to do. Two recent reports make that clear. Read full article > >

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Clashes blight Syria peace hopes

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Violence continues in Syria despite a UN-backed deadline for a complete withdrawal of troops and weapons coming into effect.

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Editorial Board: The U.N.’s failed plan for Syrian peace

Monday, April 9th, 2012

TWENTY DAYS have passed since the U.N. Security Council endorsed the Syria peace plan of former secretary-general Kofi Annan. It’s been eight days since Mr. Annan said the regime of Bashar al-Assad had agreed on a deadline of April 10 — Tuesday — to withdraw heavy weapons from cities , and five since the Security Council ratified that date. So the entirely predictable outcome of the initiative ought now to be recognized: Mr. Annan and his backers have merely provided cover for Mr. Assad to go on slaughtering his own people. Read full article > >

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Rebel assault on key Mali town

Saturday, March 31st, 2012

Tuareg rebels in Mali attack the strategic northern garrison town of Gao with heavy weapons, hours after another town, Kidal, fell to their control.

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Rebel assault on key Mali town

VIDEO: France arrests 19 in dawn raids

Friday, March 30th, 2012

Police in France have arrested 19 suspected Islamist militants and seized weapons in a series of dawn raids, President Nicolas Sarkozy says.

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VIDEO: France arrests 19 in dawn raids

Swedish MP quits over Saudi deal

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Sweden’s Defence Minister Sten Tolgfors resigns after facing criticism for a secret plan to help Saudi Arabia build weapons.

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Officials: Iran Helping Syria

Saturday, March 24th, 2012

With weapons for the crackdown.

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Officials: Iran Helping Syria