The British, and in particular the English, are the most euroskeptic of all European peoples. If forced to choose, they seem prepared to opt for British sovereignty over the European Union. Some regard this as almost a criminal attitude. Last week, the president of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano, said that “those who are anti EU are [...]

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Military Intelligence does not say this explicitly, but it appears the threats to Israel will increase from 2009 onward: Iran will hold back and not go nuclear until the end of U.S. President George Bush’s term, and the latter will have trouble justifying an attack on Iran, and his successor will withdraw most of the [...]

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New Delhi: India has declared itself capable of launching a nuclear missile from a submarine and has announced that a submarine-based cruise missile Sagarika has been developed and tested successfully.
With the induction of Sagarika, India has completed the triad of India’s nuclear weapons delivery systems.
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India today (July 7) announced the launch of two major missile programmes - the extended version of the intermediate range ballistic missile Agni III, successfully tested this year, and a strategic naval missile which is also capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
The Agni III was successfully launched this year and the new missile [...]

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TORONTO — Some of the world’s most powerful nations are getting increasingly desperate for fresh water and observers are concerned that a day will come when countries will fight for the dwindling resource.
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I want to briefly look at a development in the oil markets, which I find intriguing. Dr. Woody Brock, in a recent paper on oil prices, wrote a rather interesting sentence, to wit, that Iran would not have net oil to export in 2014.
I found that rather remarkable. Woody is very serious and sober-minded even [...]

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Defense Ministry warns about China’s militaryAsahi Shimbun, Japan - Jul 6, 2007China’s military power will likely exceed that of Taiwan and expand to a point that could affect Japan’s security, the Defense Ministry said in its white …

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