BrahMos missiles to arm submarines
Hindu, India - 6 hours ago
… but I know for certain that they will be armed with Brahmos missiles.” The Interfax-AVN news wire quoted the BrahMos official as saying that Russia …
Indian subs to have BrahMos missiles Business Standard
BrahMos missiles to be deployed on Indian submarines Interfax Russia
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Given China’s objectionable behavior in recent years — in human rights, trade, nuclear proliferation, aid to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, support for genocidal regimes in Sudan and vicious dictatorships in Burma and North Korea — it is no wonder that dozens of frustrated members of the U.S. House of Representatives are calling for an American [...]

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“In terms of military threat they are a joke,” Robert Hewson, the editor of Jane’s Air-Launched Weapons, said, assessing the array of Sukhoi and MiG fighters on display at the airshow, held at the former Soviet Zhukovsky air base. “Everything is a relic from the Soviet era. The level of technology you see in the [...]

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The United States, Japan and Australia plan to hold their first-ever summit next month, Japanese government officials say.
The agenda will include discussion of North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and China’s military build-up.
The three countries’ leaders would meet in Sydney on the sidelines of the APEC summit due to open on September 8, the officials told Reuters.
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[All of the articles below are pretty old at about 10 years by 2007]
Russia is continuing a Cold War-era program to build deep underground bunkers, subways and command posts to help Moscow’s leaders flee the capital and survive a nuclear attack, The Washington Times has learned. Among the ambitious projects: a secret subway being built [...]

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Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni praised the United Nations Security Council decision Friday to extend the presence of its peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, Army Radio reported.
Following an Israeli request, several clauses were added to the decision including a call to immediately free kidnapped IDF reservists Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev without pre-set conditions, as well [...]

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Here’s a fun exercise for conservatives: Spend some time just listening to your liberal friends. Don’t bother to say anything at all. You’ll be amazed. I’ve certainly been wowed every time I’ve tried it.
8. Israel. Israel is a pretty bad and nasty place. This is from a very liberal friend with many Jewish friends.
10. Population. [...]

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Since 1998 I have publicly warned of Russia’s war preparations. The idea of preparing for nuclear war is absurd for most Americans, because the idea of nuclear war makes no sense in a consumer society. However that may be, Russia’s war preparations were as undeniable then as they are today. And Russia is not a [...]

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Is copying a military vehicle going to far? Regardless, that’s exactly what has happened, because Dongfeng of China has produced a new ultra-wide truck called the Crazy Soldier, and by most accounts, it “shares a striking resemblance to the original military truck created by AM General” for the US Military.
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Where does the SCO fit in the “new cold war?” The question can take different forms. A variant would be, “Is the SCO turning into a NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization]-like military alliance?” The core issue is the extent to which Russia and China would have common concerns and shared interests in the period ahead [...]

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While international jetsetters may shop for expensive caviar in Moscow, Middle Eastern dictatorships like Syria are more likely to buy less flashy items - like anti-aircraft missiles.
And an ever obliging Russia, now one of the world’s biggest arms merchants, lived up to its reputation and made sure to keep a good customer happy by [...]

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China is running into problems in its military technology dealings with Russia. The country has postponed high-level military talks on defense technology and stopped all new military contracts until Russia delivers an overdue shipment of aircraft, according to industry sources in both countries.
China has also complained about the quality of Russian weapons. Russian dealers, [...]

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