It says although Australia does not face any direct military threat now or in the foreseeable future, it must work harder to ensure its defence capabilities are as up to date as possible because military forces in Asia and the Pacific are growing increasingly sophisticated.
This is code for the continuing rise of China. The update [...]

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(IsraelNN.com) Iran is planning to deploy, in Syria, missiles that can hit Israel, as a deterrent against a Western anti-nuclear strike upon Iran. It could happen soon, the British newspaper Telegraph reports.
An agreement to this effect was signed two years ago between Iranian President Ahmedinajad and Syrian dictator Bashar Assad. The rockets in [...]

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A satellite image of China’s new nuclear ballistic missile submarine is available on the Google Earth Internet site.
One photo is of what is apparently the new Type 094 Jin-class SSBN at the Xiaopingdao base near Dalian, FAS reported.
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Satellite spots secret sub MSNBC
The picture’s value has more to do with what people outside the government [...]

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling for cooperation. But with whom? The more she talks, the hazier her position on the US anti-missile shield becomes. Her advisors, though, all agree that the project is bad for Europe.
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Is it insane for America to build a missile shield in Europe? Exactly why are we trying [...]

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A defense policy expert says there’s very little the United States can do to prevent Iran and North Korea from becoming nuclear powers. He argues Pakistan poses a more dangerous security threat to the U.S. than do both of those countries.
The Independent Institute has hosted a forum in Washington discussing how the U.S. must [...]

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The Center for Security Policy’s Salim Mansur raised the uncomfortable issue of a potential nuclear alliance between Iran and Pakistan. Few in the public governmental forum care to delve into the possible scenario of a fallen Pakistan suddenly a nuclear and military ally of the Islamic Republic of Iran. But such a scenario is [...]

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The U.S. and Iran struggle makes use of proxies, propaganda and economic pressure.
BEIRUT — In the Gaza Strip, Islamists aided by Iran finish off forces loyal to Washington’s ally, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
To the east, in Iraq and Afghanistan, governments attempt to prevent their nations from turning into proxy battlegrounds.
In the warm waters of [...]

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A summer war between Israel and Syria isn’t inevitable. But Damascus’ arms buildup is worrisome.
War fears have been fanned by a notable Syrian arms buildup. Damascus has purchased surface-to-surface missiles, antitank weapons and sophisticated air-defense systems. It is also believed to have received Iranian funds to pay Russia for missiles and a reported $1-billion purchase [...]

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MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Kislyakov) - Russian Space Agency head Anatoly Perminov recently congratulated Yury Solomonov, general designer of the Moscow Heat Technology Institute, on the successful submarine launch of a new sea-based strategic missile, the Bulava, which was developed by his institute.
The launch was part of a series of flight tests. Such [...]

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SILICON VALLEY, JULY 5: Even as India and China aspire to become Asian economic superpowers, a new survey has found that an increasing number of Indians don’t think very well of the neighbouring communist giant.
According to the survey by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, while China’s image is generally positive in Asia, it has [...]

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CANBERRA, Australia: Australia and a top U.S. military official expressed concern Thursday that China’s rapid military buildup and use of a missile in space could add to instability in the Asia-Pacific, and backed a greater role for Japan in regional security.
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Navy commander: US is “wary” of China; hopes it will become a … International [...]

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Russia escalated its war of words with Europe yesterday when Sergei Ivanov, the first deputy prime minister, threatened to deploy missiles in the Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad, which borders Poland and Lithuania.
Mr Ivanov, a Kremlin hawk seen as President Vladimir Putin’s favoured successor, said this would become necessary if the United States rejected Russia’s proposal [...]

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The Oxford Research Group paper, funded by the Joseph Rowntree charitable trust, says that the worldwide nuclear “renaissance” planned by the industry to provide cheap, clean power is a myth. Although global electricity demand is expected to rise by 50% in the next 25 years, only 25 new nuclear reactors are currently being built, with [...]

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Turkey has historically been the gateway to Europe and the crossroads between the Middle East, the Orient and Western civilization. FSM Contributing Editor David J. Jonsson analyzes Turkey’s growing geopolitical significance and how that might influence the West tomorrow.
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The Dangers of the Liberal-Islamist Connection (Conclusion of Four Part Series) [...]

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Genital and other mutilation, beatings, isolation without sunlight, child and forced marriages, torture, murder, no education, no rights and, sadly, much more is the way of life for many women living under Islam. FSM Contributing Editor Adrian Morgan asks if there is any point in “negotiating” with those who harbor such belief systems.
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In a new al-Qaida video, the terror network’s No. 2 calls for Muslims to unite in jihad and talks of plans to set up new camps in Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia. Meanwhile, Islamists in Germany say that al-Qaida are no longer radical enough and call them “non-believers.”
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