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Russian Killer UAVs Could Target US Missile Bases Washington (UPI) Feb 2, 2009 
Russia is speaking a lot more softly these days about retargeting possible U.S. ballistic missile defense bases in Central Europe with its Iskander-M short-range missiles. But it is pushing ahead hard with developing to make those Iskanders more lethal all the same. The Russian armed forces are utilizing advances in unmanned aerial vehicle technology to make their Iskanders more ... read more
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Kyrgyzstan vows to close key US air base
Moscow (AFP) Feb 3, 2009Kyrgyzstan vowed Tuesday it would order the closure of a US airbase on its soil whose presence has irritated Moscow, on the same day it received a generous Russian financial aid package. The Manas air base serves as a vital supply route for NATO forces in Afghanistan but its location deep in former Soviet territory has annoyed an increasingly assertive Russia keen on restoring its influence ... more China increases submarine patrols - report 
Washington (AFP) Feb 3, 2009China nearly doubled the number of patrols by its fleet of attack submarines last year, surpassing Russia but still far behind the United States, the Federation of American Scientists reported Tuesday. The report, based on declassified information provided by US naval intelligence, said Chinese attack submarines conducted 12 patrols in 2008, compared to seven in 2007, two in 2006 and none in ... more Putin ready to expand German nuclear cooperation 
Moscow (AFP) Feb 3, 2009Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said Russia was ready to expand cooperation in the nuclear energy sector with the German engineering giant Siemens, underlining the strength of economic ties between the two countries. "We are ready to move from realizing piecemeal projects to the creation of a full-scale partnership between Siemens and (Russia's state nuclear firm) Rosatom", Putin to ... more NATO urges Kyrgyzstan not to close US base
Bishkek (AFP) Feb 2, 2009NATO would "regret" any decision by the Kyrgyz authorities to order the closure of a US base that serves as a resupply post for operations in Afghanistan, a top alliance official said on Monday. Kyrgyz officials have repeatedly said that President Kurmanbek Bakiyev is considering ordering the base's closure, in the hope it will prompt Russia to extend a major loan and invest in the impoveris ... more Six-party security meeting set for this month: Seoul 
Seoul (AFP) Feb 2, 2009North Korea and its five negotiating partners will meet as scheduled this month to discuss regional security even though their broader nuclear disarmament talks are stalled, South Korea said Monday. A foreign ministry statement said the working group meeting would be held in Moscow on February 19-20. The talks group the two Koreas, the United States, Russia, China and Japan. The last ful ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Jan 30, 2009 The spread of ballistic-missile technology has followed a classic proliferation pattern. Russia shared relevant technologies with the People's Republic of China, which then shared them with North Korea, which in turn shared them with Pakistan and Iran. Russia, China and North Korea remain contributors to the ballistic-missile efforts of more recent acquirers. Because the regional powers ... more Russia missile plans dependent on US missile defence: ministry 
Moscow (AFP) Jan 31, 2009Reports on Russia's suspension of missile deployment in its Kaliningrad enclave were misguided as Moscow planned to deploy missiles only if Washington went ahead with its missile shield defense, Russia's foreign ministry said late Friday. "Many foreign media and even politicians and officials reacted to this 'suspension' of missiles in the Kaliningrad region. But no one is suspending anything ... more Analysis: Russia and Central Asian water 
Washington (UPI) Jan 30, 2009 An integral element of the new Eurasian "great game" between Russia and the United States is a tussle for control of the Caspian's hydrocarbon riches and those of former Soviet republics farther east. But Russia is making a diplomatic play on another key resource -- water. Russian and foreign energy consortia remain largely focused on the region's rich oil and natural gas reserves. ... more Japan to launch nuclear energy talks with SKorea, Vietnam: report 
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 1, 2009Japan will shortly launch talks with South Korea and Vietnam on cooperation in developing nuclear energy, with its sights set on growing demand in emerging economies, a report said Sunday. The talks on nuclear power accords with South Korea and Vietnam will start as early as this spring and Japan is expected to conclude an agreement with Russia, the Nikkei business daily said. Demand for ... more |
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Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 28, 2009Chinese and Russian leaders Wen Jiabao and Vladimir Putin on Wednesday blamed the United States for causing the global economic crisis on a gloomy first day of the Davos forum. Both called for a new attitude by President Barack Obama, while deepening pessimism over the future of the global economy enshrouded the World Economic Forum. Chinese premier Wen said America's voracious appetite ... more Analysis: Nabucco gets little more support 
Washington (UPI) Jan 28, 2009 European leaders at an energy meeting held in the aftermath of the Russian-Ukrainian gas crisis see the proposed Nabucco natural gas pipeline as a way around Moscow-controlled energy supplies. While leaders in Budapest Tuesday pledged financial and political support, the Western-backed project to send Azeri, Caspian and Middle Eastern gas to European consumers will have trouble competing again ... more Czech leader urges support for Ukraine's EU drive 
Wroclaw, Poland (AFP) Jan 28, 2009The European Union must support Ukraine's drive for integration with the bloc despite a recent gas crisis, the prime minister of current EU president the Czech Republic said Wednesday. "The key task is to persuade our colleagues in the European Union that Ukraine's movement towards Europe is of the utmost importance for the EU -- as is its Euro-Atlantic integration," Mirek Topolanek said. ... more Union Leader Urges The Government To Push Ahead With Nuclear Energy 
London, UK (SPX) Jan 29, 2009While meeting workers at Sellafield, Derek Simpson, the joint leader of Unite, will urge the Government to push ahead with the nuclear re-build programme to reduce Britain's household bills, create jobs and end our reliance on oil and gas from countries like Russia. Mr Simpson will welcome the Government's commitment to nuclear energy as a key part of its low carbon and secure energy polic ... more
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