Vladimir Dobrovinsky, 33, a teacher at a design school in Moscow, says he’s not interested in politics. But bring up America and the well-traveled, university-educated Dobrovinsky holds forth. He criticizes Washington’s “crude interference” in world affairs. He complains that Russia is not treated as an important partner by the Bush administration. “A lot of Russians,” [...]

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Recent Google Earth satellite photos have revealed the positions of Chinese ballistic missiles (SSMs) under the control of the People’s Liberation Army’s Second Artillery Force (SAF) located in Meizhou, Guangdong province and Yongan, Fujian province.
Both missile sites are near small cities to reduce the chance of their location being disclosed. The missiles must be transported [...]

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Just how close might a military confrontation between Iran and the United States be?
Though a war of words eased a bit recently, President Bush’s strong Iran warnings during his just completed Mideast trip, coupled with a ship standoff, are raising fears that a small incident could someday spiral — even by accident — into a [...]

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New delivery of Russian nuclear fuel to Iran: official
AFP - 6 hours ago
TEHRAN (AFP) — Russia Friday delivered a third consignment of fuel for Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power station, the official news agency IRNA reported. …
Livni fails to change Lavrov’s stance on Iran Jerusalem Post
Iran Receives Nuke Fuel The Associated Press
Israel worried as Russia sends nuclear [...]

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In yet another instance of the Russian military flexing its muscles, Kremlin sources confirm that a “joint naval exercise” will commence in the North Atlantic starting Jan. 20.
Elaborating on a brief statement carried by Ria Novosti, Russia’s defense ministry announced that a naval task force consisting of the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, the Udaloy-Class destroyers [...]

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s plans to acquire high-performance aircraft and submarines, including from Russia, are viewed by Washington as destabilizing to the region, the top US military chief said Thursday.
Admiral Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the United States was greatly concerned about a Venezuelan military buildup that has been [...]

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Israel is currently thought to be developing the Jericho-3 ground-to-ground missile that can be equipped with a nuclear, chemical or biological warhead and could have a range of up to 4,500 kilometres (2,800 miles).
Widely considered to be the Middle East’s sole if undeclared nuclear power with an estimated arsenal of 200 warheads, Israel accuses Iran [...]

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