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France does not want war with Iran: Sarkozy
Agence France-Presse, PARIS (AFP): President Nicolas Sarkozy insisted Thursday that France did not want a war with Iran over its nuclear...
Korean Gov't Eyes 9% Growth In Defense Budget
Korean Information Service, The Korean government aims to increase its defense budget 9 percent to 26.7 trillion won ($28.9 billion)...
Agencies say UK Reclassifying Cluster Bomb to Beat the Ban
Human Rights Watch, The UK, the world’s third largest user of lethal cluster bombs over the last ten years, has...
Long-term US Iraq bill to be 25 billion dollars: Congress
Agence France-Presse, WASHINGTON (AFP): A decades-long US presence in Iraq would cost around 25 billion dollars a year in combat...
US, Iraq, Set Up Panel to Examine Role of Security Contractors
Voice of America News, STATE DEPARTMENT: The U.S. and Iraqi governments are setting up a joint commission to examine the...
Eurofighter Typhoons debut in Central Europe
UK Ministry of Defence, Thousands of people will this weekend gather in the Czech Republic to see the RAF's newest...
Iraq wants Blackwater replaced after shootout
Agence France-Presse, BAGHDAD (AFP): Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday called on the US authorities to replace private security...
China's Military Tests Real-Time Data System
Agence France-Presse, The Chinese military has begun a two-day drill testing a system that provides commanders real-time battlefield data, signaling...
First Ever Shots of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System from an Aircraft
BAE Systems, CHINA LAKE, Calif.: BAE Systems today shot two guided Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) rockets from a...
Iran warns it could strike Israel as nuclear tensions mount
Agence France-Presse, Iran warned on Wednesday that it could bomb Israel if it was attacked by the Jewish state, as...
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