Israel’s amazing attack in Syria on September 6th left just about everybody scratching their heads. How did they do that? Well, meet “Suter”.
Suter is an airborne network attack system. It hacks into enemy air defense systems so that they can be taken over. Suter includes some powerful sensors for detecting a large assortment of electronic [...]

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Remembering this, I set out to discover if there happened to be any high-resolution images on Google Earth around the area where the Israeli air strikes reportedly took place. The London Times story purported to offer some clues:
An audacious raid on a Syrian target 50 miles from the Iraqi border was [...]

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Actually, Israel’s one of many countries - around 130 - that were covered by the Google Earth update, but it appears to be most affected. As posted on Monsters and Critics, “Google Earth’s upgraded archive of satellite pictures exposes key Israeli military and security sites, the Israeli Yediot Ahronot daily reported Friday, warning it [...]

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Administration’s Missile Defense Angers European Lawmakers, US …
AHN - 9 hours ago
In published reports they say that US interceptors based in Poland would be fast enough to intercept some Russian missiles and point out that any initial US …
US Missile Defense Plans for Europe Debated and Evaluated in Arms … netPR.pl (komunikaty prasowe)
US proposes working with [...]

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Syrian officials warned that if Israel attacks it will be confronted with a harsh and prolonged Syrian response. Syrian military forces have undergone intensive training in the art of guerilla warfare adopting the tactics of those used by Hizbullah in last summer’s war, Syrian officials were quoted as saying, in an interview with the Christian [...]

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Is the United States going to bomb Iran in an effort to prevent the Iranians from acquiring nuclear weapons? The weakness of the current administration, the unpopularity of an American preemptive strike in Europe and the Middle East, are among the factors arguing against such an event. Those who’ve shouted loudest about American imperialism and [...]

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Iranian President launches new tirade against Israel
AFP - 1 hour ago
Israel, widely believed to be the only nuclear armed power in the Middle East, has expressed alarm over Iran’s nuclear drive, which the Jewish state and its …
Iran accuses Israel of “genocide” of Palestinians Reuters South Africa
Millions of Iranians hold rallies to mark Jerusalem Day International [...]

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China and Russia rule out Security Council action on Myanmar
International Herald Tribune, France - 8 hours ago
In January, China and Russia cast a rare double veto on a US-sponsored resolution calling on Myanmar’s military government to release all political …
Ban Ki-moon meets Myanmar envoy NDTV.com
UN given grim report on Myanmar Aljazeera.net
UN Chief Meets Myanmar Envoy The Associated [...]

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RUSSIA AND GEORGIA STILL TEETERING ON BRINK OF WAR
Eurasia Daily Monitor, DC - 21 hours ago
In 2005 the Georgian parliament had demanded the withdrawal of Russian military bases and peacekeepers from its territory. Moscow’s failure to meet a March …
Political Infighting Rattles Georgia Moscow News
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Shooting for the moon: The new space race
CNN - 1 hour ago
Japan, the US’s old rivals Russia, and India all have active space programs, with national pride, national security and even commercial gain all at stake. …
The Exploration of, and Conquest of, the Moon! The Space Review
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While Islamist terrorism is a constant reality in our lives, it is not the only danger to the United States’ security in the world today. China is developing a massive military and economic capability that may one day challenge American security worldwide.
Yet the American government appears unwilling to confront the reality of an ascendant [...]

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China’s potential strategy centers on a punishing bombardment of Taiwan rather than a full-scale amphibious invasion. The combined tonnage of ballistic and cruise missiles, airstrikes and naval gunfire would focus specifically on the Taiwanese military’s command-and-control infrastructure, with the objective of obliterating Taipei’s ability to meaningfully coordinate a defense of the island. It appears China [...]

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Former Undersecretary of State for Arms Control John Bolton told The Washington Times yesterday that Yongbyon “is an old facility at or near the end of its useful life.” Therefore, North Korea’s decision to give up that reactor “doesn’t amount to much of a concession.” The real issue, he said, is whether Yongbyon is the [...]

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General: They’ve Been Building “An Almost Impenetrable Air Defense System”
While the US military, the government and media have been focused on our warfighting efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, China has been quietly building an air defense that one top general says can’t be penetrated by anything but our most advanced new fighters.
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