International
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Air ForceIrregular Warfare Must Become a Core Competency, General Says
By Ann Roosevelt Facing the complexity and uncertainty of military operations in the 21st century, the military must make superiority in irregular warfare a core capability, according to a top […]
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Business/FinancialObering: Using Aegis Ships To Block Iranian Missiles Would Require European Defense Radar
United States May Not Have Time, Until 2013-2015, Before Iran Develops Nuclear-Tipped ICBM While some in Congress think the United States could cancel the European Missile Defense (EMD) program and […]
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InternationalSpace Tourist Simonyi Poised For Second Trip To Space Station
Space traveler Charles Simonyi has signed up for his second trip to the International Space Station, Space Adventures Ltd. announced. Simonyi reportedly spent more than $20 million for his first […]
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Business/Financial
Gen. Cartwright: Iran Possesses ICBM Technology, But Further Refinements Needed For Missile
Iran proved it now possesses the technology to build intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), though further work would be required to perfect such a weapon, according to Marine Corps Gen. James […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Gains $246 Million Patriot Spares Contract For UAE
The Army gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $246 million Foreign Military Sales contract for Patriot system spares for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, […]
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Business/Financial
Obama Assails Iran For Supplying Missiles To Hamas And Hezbollah That Are Used To Attack Israel
President Obama lashed out at Iran for supplying thousands of rockets and missiles to terrorists groups that launch them in attacks on Israel. Leaders in Tehran are supplying the means […]
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Business/Financial
United States Offers To Slow, Not Kill, European Missile Defense If Russia Helps Stop Iran From Developing Nuclear Bombs
The Obama administration is willing to delay plans to construct the European Missile Defense (EMD) system as a shield against Iranian missiles, if Russia will help the United States pressure […]
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Business/Financial
Clinton Says No Decision Made On Whether To Abandon Planned European Missile Defense
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said nothing has been decided on a U.S. response to repeated Russian demands that Washington kill the planned European Missile Defense (EMD) system. She was […]
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Business/Financial
Tauscher: Delay European Missile Defense, Focus Instead On European Defense Against Short-Medium Range Iranian Missiles
She Condemns Iran For Developing Missile Able To Strike Targets In United States Tauscher Says European System Won’t Be Dropped In Deal With Moscow, But EMD Would Protect America, Not […]
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Homeland Security
Analyst: Obama May Slash Funding For Ballistic Missile Defense
President Obama may slash funding for ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs, a think tank analyst wrote. Victoria Samson, with the Center for Defense Information (CDI), said Obama — since taking […]