International
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Business/FinancialWords Hit North Korea After Illicit Tests, But Real Punishment Not Quickly Evident; North May Launch Taepo Dong-2, Test Nuke
As Pyongyang Advances Nuclear, Missile Skills, U.S. Missile Shield Gains Greater Importance; Analyst: Pyongyang Wants Nuke Missiles North Threatens To Attack South Korea; Gates Suggests Rewards For North Korea Over […]
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CongressFormer SecDef Cohen: Rising Threats Should Preclude Missile Defense Cuts
Democratic President Obama’s move to slash $1.2 billion from U.S. missile defense programs would be an unwise move, weakening U.S. security, according to William Cohen, the one-time a Republican senator […]
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Business/FinancialRomney Astonished Obama Cutting Missile Defense Just As North Korea Launches Missiles, Tests Nukes
Missile Defense Critics Who Say No One Would Dare Hit United States With Missile Gamble With Lives: Romney President Obama’s move to slash funds for missile defense programs by a […]
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Homeland Security
Analyst: Chinese Military, Other Ties To Pakistan Crucial; Beijing Should Intervene With Islamabad Leaders, Strive To Avert Further Nuke Advances
India Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile China has provided missile manufacturing facilities and expertise to Pakistan, and is the largest defense supplier to Islamabad, a military analyst said. However, long-standing links between […]
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InternationalNATO Parliamentary Assembly Discusses Alliance Role in High North
Norwegian Deputy Minister of Defence Espen Barth Eide told the NATO Parliamentary Assembly May 23 the Alliance should increase its role in the High North. Speaking to the Assembly’s Defence […]
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InternationalNATO Parliamentary Assembly Discusses Afghanistan
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s Spring Session discussed the situations in Afghanistan and Pakistan. May 23 Amb. Fernando Gentilini, NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, addressed the assembly’s Defence and Security […]
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InternationalElbit Posts Strong Quarterly Revenues, Record Backlog
Israel’s Elbit Systems [ESLT] Wednesday reported a 6.6 percent gain in year-on-year quarterly consolidated revenues, driven largely by C4ISR and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) activity, and a new record backlog […]
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InternationalU.S. Business Drives Strong FY ’09 At QinetiQ
Britain’s QinetiQ recently posted double-digit sales and operating profits for its 2009 fiscal year driven by strong growth in performance at its United States-based division, which accounts for nearly half […]
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InternationalDRS To Acquire Communications Systems Firm Soneticom
DRS Technologies, the United States subsidiary of Italy’s Finmeccanica, has agreed to acquire Soneticom, Inc., a provider of custom and semi-custom high- technology communications products and systems for customers in […]
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Homeland Security
DHS Begins Testing US-VISIT Biometric Exit Procedures
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday began collecting fingerprints and photographs of foreign nationals departing the United States from two airports as part of a test under the US-VISIT […]