BEIJING: China’s military, under an increased spotlight after a successful anti-satellite strike, has denied it is engaged in an arms race or is a threat to other countries, a state-run newspaper reported on Friday.
“We do not conceal our intention to build a strong and modern defense. We also tell the world candidly that the Chinese [...]

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Pressure from Capitol Hill has derailed Pentagon plans to refit nuclear-tipped Trident missiles with conventional warheads, which will force the U.S. military to seek more expensive ways to perform the prompt global strike (PGS) mission.
Lawmakers worry that placing conventional warheads on the Tridents could spawn confusion – and potentially global chaos – if other nations [...]

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By destroying a satellite, China has taken a small but critical step toward ending the US’ global dominance.
Although the US will remain the globe’s military No. 1 for decades, it must begin to contemplate a world in which it no longer stands alone.
The anti-satellite test was not the first jolt felt in Washington. Last October [...]

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Moscow 16:37:21.Russian President Vladimir Putin told a press conference for Russian and foreign journalists today that Russia’s response to the US setting up ballistic defense system in Europe would be unpredicted and highly effective. He explained that Russian experts doubted the fact that the US National Missile Defense System (NMDS) being deployed in Poland and [...]

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India and Russia are working jointly to explore possibilities of developing a more advanced weapon system than BrahMos — probably a Hypersonic Cruise Missile, BrahMos Aerospace CEO and Managing Director A Sivathanu Pillai said today.
Talking to reporters here, Pillai said, “Now we are the leaders in supersonic missile system with the successful development of Brahmos [...]

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MOSCOW: Even as the United States intensified its efforts to isolate Iran, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia would consider OPEC- like cooperation with Iran on sales of natural gas. He stopped short of endorsing price fixing, however, saying he was concerned only with ensuring stable supplies for consuming nations.
Putin reiterated Russia’s opposition to [...]

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Although America’s nuclear umbrella for Japan dates back to the end of World War II, the United States has not limited nuclear guarantees to historic allies. In order to convince Ukraine to disgorge the nuclear weapons that remained on its territory after the break-up of the Soviet Union, Washington reportedly provided Kiev with some security [...]

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Although you wouldn’t know it listening the bellicose rhetoric of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s leadership has the jitters. While the President this week stayed on message, proclaiming that “our nation is swiftly on track to becoming a superpower,” anxiety over the possibility of a military confrontation with the U.S. in Iraq and further damage to [...]

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Attacks on British Jews soared to record levels last year in the wake of Israel’s war against Hizbullah in Lebanon, according to a report published yesterday.
There were 594 anti-semitic incidents in 2006, and more than a fifth took place during the war in July and August. More than 100 incidents made direct reference to Israel [...]

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Tokyo, Jan. 19 (CNA) The U.S. and Japanese militaries are scheduled to conduct joint exercises Jan. 29 to Feb. 8 to practice dealing with any crises that might break out on the Korean Peninsula or in the Taiwan Strait, Japan’s Defense Agency reported Thursday.
The joint drills are aimed at thrashing [...]

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