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• Swiss vote on anti-Islam move to ban new minarets (AP)

  
  Blogger — Authority: 168
  AP – Swiss voters are deciding in a referendum Sunday whether to accept a ban on the construction of minarets, which right-wing parties regard as symbols of militant Islam. See the original post:  (AP)"> (AP)">Swiss vote on anti-Islam move to ban new minarets (AP)
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• Rudd plays careful hand at CHOGM

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  Prime Minister Kevin Rudds appearance at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is an exercise in double-purpose diplomacy. First, he wants to keep a high profile among his Commonwealth colleagues, meeting all the big players of this 53-nation group: Britains Gordon Brown, Indias Manmohan Singh, South ...
  11 hours ago

• War games proved Iran’s defence capability: Report

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Tehran, Nov 28 (IANS) Recent war games have proved the defence capability of the Iranian armed forces in protecting key military installations, especially the nuclear sites, in the event of any attack, a media report said.The report from the ‘Defenders of the Sky of Velayat II military air exercise’ said that the ...
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• Critics call Poland Patriot missile plan a symbolic gesture, U.S. military newspaper reports

  
  Blogger News Network — Authority: 632
  Opinia.US SAN FRANCISCO — An article in the U.S. semi-official military newspaper Stars and Stripes suggests that the Obama administration’s plan for placing a limited number Patriot missiles in Poland has no military significance and is being implemented largely for diplomatic reasons to appease Warsaw
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• 21-6 Productions release Defense Net 1.0 for iPhone and iPod Touch

  
  iPhone News at Desinformado.com | The Complete Source for iPhone News — Authority: 148
  Colorado-based 21-6 Productions today announced Defense Net 1.0, a new iPhone game from the developers of the award winning titles Orbz and TubeTwist. Defense Net is a color matching game that puts the player in charge of defending our Solar System against alien attacks. Players earn points by capturing approaching ...
  3 days ago

• Iran vulnerable to attack after Russia fails to deliver S-300 missiles

  
  Command the Raven — Authority: 149
  From DebkaIran launches its huge Modafean-e (Defenders) Aseman-e-Velayat air defense exercise Sunday, Nov. 22, to protect its nuclear sites, after failing to persuade Russia to deliver the linchpin of its air defenses, S-300 missiles. For two weeks, high-ranking Iranian politicians and generals bombarded Moscow to ...
  3 days ago

• Iran vulnerable to attack after Russia fails to deliver S-300 missiles

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 149
  From Debka Iran launches its huge Modafean-e (Defenders) Aseman-e-Velayat air defense exercise Sunday, Nov. 22, to protect its nuclear sites, after failing to persuade Russia to deliver the linchpin of its air defenses, S-300 missiles. For two weeks, high-ranking Iranian politicians and generals bombarded Moscow ...
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• Russian FM says Shalit captivity intolerable

  
  Muslims Against Sharia — Authority: 612
  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a delegation from the European Jewish Congress that the continuing captivity of kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit by Hamas is intolerable and a humanitarian issue of the highest regard Tuesday night. The delegation from the European Jewish Congress ...
  3 days ago

• Rolling Airframe Missile Completes Key Flight Tests

  
  DefenceTalk | Defense & Military News - Forums - Pictures - Weapons — Authority: 556
  TUCSON, Az: Raytheon Companys Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2 successfully completed three instrumented test vehicle flights between April and October designed to demonstrate the systems upgraded kinematic capabilities. The tests focused on RAMs rocket motor, airframe, control section and autopilot software. ...
  4 days ago

• Is that wit a stinger missile or wit out?

  
  When Falls the Coliseum — Authority: 523
  Philadelphia is known for its soft pretzels and cheesesteaks, but as the Philadelphia Inquirer  reported  today   , an alleged arms dealer for the terrorist organization Hezbollah believed he could also pick up a couple of stinger missiles and a few machine guns here. For nearly two years an FBI undercover ...
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• DCNS Wins EUR 1b to Maintain France’s Nuclear Subs

  
  Defense Industry Daily — Authority: 528
  SSN Casabianca (click to view full) State-owned DCNS is France’s only warship supplier, just as BAE Systems has become Britain’s sole warship supply and maintenance source. In November 2009, DCNS received 2 major contracts for through-life support services of France’s nuclear-powered submarine fleets. The ...
  4 days ago

• Agni-II’s night test fails

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The first night test of India’s nuclear-capable intermediate range Agni-II missile Monday turned out to be a failure, an army official said Tuesday.The surface-to-surface missile with a range of 2,000-plus kilometres was tested from Wheeler’s Island - a launch site in Orissa’s Bhadrak ...
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• Indian night-time missile test fails

  
  DefenceTalk | Defense & Military News - Forums - Pictures - Weapons — Authority: 556
  NEW DELHI: Indias first night-time test of a nuclear-capable, medium-range ballistic missile failed, a defence ministry source said Tuesday. A variant of the Agni (Fire) missile, with a range of 2,500 kilometres (1,560 miles), was fired Monday after sundown from a mobile launcher at the Wheeler Island test site, off ...
  5 days ago

• India tests nuclear-capable missile

  
  DefenceTalk | Defense & Military News - Forums - Pictures - Weapons — Authority: 556
  Bhubaneswar, India: India carried out a night-time test of a nuclear-capable, medium-range ballistic missile off its eastern coast on Monday, a defence official said. The surface-to-surface Agni-II, which can deliver a nuclear warhead to targets within a range of 2,500 kilometres (1,560 miles), was fired from a ...
  5 days ago

• Love of the Land: Fresh Water Source

  
  Rick's Caf American — Authority: 164
  Fresh Water Source The worlds largest reverse osmosis desalination plant (and a target of Gazan missiles) is in the Ashkelon area. The desalination plant provides fresh water to Israel and supplies Gaza with its drinking water. The Israeli government plans to build four more plants which will make the ...
  5 days ago

• Pakistan’s P-3 Orions

  
  Defense Industry Daily — Authority: 528
  Pakistani P-3 (click to view full) In late 2004, Portuguese aircraft refitter OGMA was chosen by Lockheed Martin in Marietta, GA to refit Pakistan’s 2 P-3C Update II.5 Orion maritime patrol and surveillance aircraft for service. In addition, Pakistan was preparing to buy 8 US Navy surplus P-3C aircraft through ...
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• Nuke-capable Agni II missile fired first time after sunset

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Bhubaneswar, Nov 23 (IANS) India’s nuclear-capable intermediate range Agni II missile was test-fired for the first time after sunset Monday, defence sources said.The surface-to-surface missile with a range of 2,000-plus kilometers was tested from Wheeler’s Island - a launch site in Bhadrak district, about 200 km ...
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• LaBarge to Supply Wiring Harnesses for US Army TOW Missile

  
  Defense Industry Daily — Authority: 528
  TOW Launch (click to view full) LaBarge in St. Louis, MO received a $7.3 million order from Raytheon Missile Systems to provide complex wiring harnesses for the US Army’s TOW (tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided) weapon system. TOW is a long-range, anti-armor family of attack missiles ...
  6 days ago

• Who Knew Missile Defense Could Be So Pretty?

  
  Environmental Graffiti — Authority: 652
  Decoy flares are infrared countermeasures used to protect aircraft from being detected by infrared homing missiles, i.e. those that detect heat sources like a jet engine. Like a plane’s guardian angels, the flares create false heat targets that confuse the guidance system of an enemy aircraft’s... This is just a ...
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• Iran Begins Large-Scale War Games To Defend Nuclear Sites

  
  Pak Alert Press — Authority: 481
  Iran has begun five days of large-scale war games to simulate attacks on its nuclear sites, officials said, warning it will retaliate if provoked.The head of Iran’s air defence said the aim of the exercises was to thwart aerial reconnaissance and air attacks.Another official warned Tehran would retaliate with a ...
  6 days ago

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