The Russian SS-NX-30, or Bulava, is an intercontinental-range, submarine launched, solid propellant ballistic missile. It is a submarine launched version of the SS-27, which represents the pinnacle of ballistic missile technology and is currently under development. The SS-27 was developed shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union and is the first completely Russian missile [...]

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China’s biggest refiner, Sinopec, and Iran have signed a $2 billion agreement on developing the Yadavaran oil field, on Tuesday, firming Beijing’s business links with Tehran despite global sanctions over Iran’s peaceful nuclear program.
The long-awaited agreement signed in Tehran completes a 2004 memorandum of understanding for state-owned Sinopec Group to help develop the huge [...]

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Egypt allegedly allowed Hamas to smuggle weapons and fighters into the Gaza Strip for the battle against Israel, an intelligence report claims.
A group of suspected Hamas fighters were arrested after allegedly returning from training courses in Iran and Syria. About 15 of the suspects were allegedly allowed to cross into Gaza with a cache of [...]

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The governments of Ecuador and Venezuela have sent troops to their borders with Colombia. It’s an angry response to a Colombian attack on FARC rebels in Ecuador on Saturday. Is war about to break out in South America? By Jens Glüsing in Rio de Janeiro more…

The World From Berlin: ‘Colombia Is Risking a Regional Escalation’
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The U.S. needs a new, modern arsenal of nuclear weapons to use as a deterrent to attacks from other nations for the remainder of the 21st century, the top military commander for strategic warfare said Tuesday.
Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton, head of the military’s Strategic Command, said if the Pentagon develops an improved, more [...]

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Even before it begins the Arab summit scheduled for the latter part of March in Damascus, is in serious trouble; there are several political discords among Arab states as well as the region’s continuing violent conflicts. Whereas a resolution to the crisis in Lebanon over the selection of a new president seems a prerequisite to [...]

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Rockets continued to hit Ashkelon and the western Negev after the IDF ground operations in the Gaza Strip were concluded early Monday morning. As the defense establishment began to analyze the recent days of fighting, intelligence officers pointed an accusatory finger toward Teheran.
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Iran arming Hezbollah with missiles sent via Turkey
Iran is arming [...]

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Israel has said Hezbollah is rearming and has an arsenal that includes 10,000 long-range rockets and 20,000 short-range rockets in southern Lebanon, according to a report from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Ban’s report to the Security Council, obtained by The Associated Press on Monday, did not confirm Israel’s claim. But the U.N. chief reiterated his concern about [...]

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A report says the country now has the ability to get into networks around the world.
China in the last year has developed ways to infiltrate and manipulate computer networks around the world in what U.S. defense officials conclude is a new and potentially dangerous military capability, according to a Pentagon report issued Monday.
Computer network intrusions [...]

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While there is justifiably much concern among enlightened politicians and citizens about global Jihad, our national security is threatened by forces that could be far more formidable, and yet seem to be virtually ignored.
China arguably is the number one strategic threat to the United States. As Richard Fisher, Senior Fellow, Asian Military Affairs, [...]

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