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Gaza, Georgia And Beyond Part One Washington (UPI) Jan 22, 2009 
Did Russia win or lose its five-day war in Georgia, and did Israel win or lose its three-week war in Gaza? The answers in both cases lie on the political and strategic levels, not in the areas of tactics and ground combat.
It may be argued that Russia failed and Israel succeeded, or that both nations failed in their longer-term strategic goals, because pro-Western President Mikheil Saak ... read more
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Kazakhstan seeks Israel's help to modernise military: ministry
Astana (AFP) Jan 22, 2009Kazakhstan's defence ministry said Thursday it had asked Israel to help it modernise its military and produce weapons that comply with NATO standards. "We are currently working on the organisation of Kazakh-Israeli venutres," a ministry statement said after deputy Defence Minister Kazhimurat Mayermanov met representatives from Israel's arms developer Soltam Systems Ltd. The ex-Soviet sta ... more Russia May Build Belarus Nuclear Plant Without Tender 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 23, 2009Russia will be able to build a nuclear power plant in Belarus without a tender once the two ex-Soviet republics sign an inter-governmental agreement on civilian nuclear power use, Russia's Rosatom said Wednesday. Russia and Belarus agreed to sign the inter-governmental agreement in the first quarter of 2009 during talks on Wednesday between the Belarusian government and a Rosatom delegation ... more Russia Wants No More ISS Tourists After 2009 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 22, 2009The International Space Station (ISS) will be off limits to space tourists after 2009 as its crew grows from three to six, the Russian space agency head said on Wednesday. Roscosmos director Anatoly Perminov said in an interview with the daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta that the last commercial flights would be made in March 2009 by Charles Simoniy (his second trip) and by a Kazakh national in the ... more Russia Sets Sail Again For Overseas Military Bases 
by Ilya KramnikMoscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 22, 2009 The Russian Navy is going to return to its bases abroad. A statement to this effect was made by the spokesman for the Navy's headquarters last week. What will the Russian Navy's return be like after 20 years' absence? What goals can it pursue? During the Cold War, the Soviet Navy was stationed in the Mediterranean to prevent an attack by Western aircraft ... more Russian Strategic Bombers Conduct Patrols Over Arctic 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 22, 2009Russian Tu-160 Blackjack and Tu-95MS Bear strategic bombers carried out on Wednesday regular patrols over the Arctic Ocean, a Russian Air Force spokesman said. "Two Tu-160 strategic bombers carried out on Wednesday a regular patrol flight over the Norwegian Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The crews honed their instrumental flight skills and accomplished several other tasks," Lt. Col. Vladimir ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 22, 2009Russia will be able to build a nuclear power plant in Belarus without a tender once the two ex-Soviet republics sign an inter-governmental agreement on civilian nuclear power use, Russia's Rosatom said Wednesday. Russia and Belarus agreed to sign the inter-governmental agreement in the first quarter of 2009 during talks on Wednesday between the Belarusian government and a Rosatom delegatio ... more New Astra 1M Satellite Ready For Operation 
Betzdorf, Luxembourg (SPX) Jan 21, 2009SES Astra reports that its new Astra 1M satellite has been successfully deployed at its final orbital position at 19.2 degrees East and is ready for commercial operations. The satellite, which was built by EADS Astrium and launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on 5 November 2008 has successfully passed all necessary in-orbit tests of the hardware and broadcasting functionalities on board. ... more F-35 Jet Designed To Take Out The S-300 Battery 
Washington (UPI) Jan 20, 2009 The American Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth Lightning Joint Strike Fighter is designed to destroy Russia's S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems, its developers say. The F-35's capability is particularly relevant in this time of increased concern over Russia's alleged sale of S-300s to Iran, a nation that has repeatedly threatened to "wipe Israel off the map." According to Pravda.ru, Lockh ... more India test-fires supersonic cruise missile 
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 20, 2009India's military Tuesday tested a surface-to-surface version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile which it had developed jointly with Russia, a defence ministry spokesman said. The missile was fired from the Pokhran range in the western desert state of Rajasthan, bordering Pakistan, that was also the site of India's nuclear tests in 1998. The official said the test was "routine," but ... more |
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Paris (AFP) Jan 19, 2009The French credit rating agency Coface on Monday placed China and Russia on a negative watch list, citing the vulnerability of their companies in the face of a worldwide economic downturn. "The credit crisis is now affecting two leading emerging market countries, Russia and China, which in years past had enjoyed comfortable macroeconomic and financial situations," said Coface head Francois ... more Russian-led consortium revises bid for Turkey nuclear plant: minister
Ankara (AFP) Jan 19, 2009A partnership led by Russian state firm Atomstroyexport on Monday submitted a revised bid to build and operate Turkey's first nuclear power plant, citing global economic conditions, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said. The new bid was handed in just minutes after the tender commission announced that the consortium had offered a unit price of 21.16 cents per kilowatt per hour for supplying ... more Russia sends more warships to fight Somali pirates: report 
Moscow (AFP) Jan 16, 2009Russia on Friday sent two more warships to the waters off Somalia to join its anti-submarine vessel to battle pirates there, RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing a Russian defence ministry source. "The ships will shortly start passing through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits. Later the two large landing ships will cross the Suez Canal and set off for the coast of Somalia to fight th ... more Analysis: Indian-Kazakh energy ties deepen 
Washington (UPI) Jan 16, 2009 While the global recession has blindsided the world's oil market, harming the revenue stream of many major producers, Kazakhstan is seeking to overcome the fiscal setback and is looking to the future to diversify its energy exports. A key ingredient in Astana's efforts is its burgeoning uranium production, and it has focused its attention squarely on a rising Asian economic powerhouse - India ... more
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