Lebanese Bracing for Worst?

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Hizbullah’s recent threat of open war on Israel and Lebanon’s seemingly endless political crisis have many jittery Lebanese getting their passports ready to flee the country or renting apartments in “safe” regions.
Officials in southern Lebanon, which bore the brunt of the 2006 war between the Jewish state and Hizbullah, say they have been overwhelmed by [...]

LEBANON: U.S. warship draws Moscow’s ire

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Published in Middle East, Military, Russia, U.S., Lebanon

The crisis in Lebanon continues to draw world powers into its vortex, this time Russia.
A U.S. show of force off the Lebanese coast has not only jolted U.S. foes in the region, Syria and Iran, but apparently also Moscow.
On Monday, Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin criticized the U.S. for deploying warships in the eastern [...]

Top US military officer concerned about China

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Published in China, Military

Top US military officer concerned about China
ReutersÂ - 9 hours ago
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top US military officer in the Pacific voiced new concern on Tuesday about China’s rapidly growing military and …
US military admits ‘limited’ understanding of Chinese aims AFP
Top US military commander in Pacific expresses concern at China’s … International Herald [...]

6 Signs the U.S. May Be Headed for War in Iran

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Published in Iran, U.S., War

Is the United States moving toward military action with Iran?
The resignation of the top U.S. military commander for the Middle East is setting off alarms that the Bush administration is intent on using military force to stop Iran’s moves toward gaining nuclear weapons. In announcing his sudden resignation today following a report on his views [...]

Radar Tech Could Shift Military Might

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Published in Military, U.S.

This month Lockheed Martin released a 280-word statement from its radar research headquarters in New Jersey announcing a breakthrough test of an advanced radar platform. And while the tech world shrugged, people watching the evolution of radar saw another step for a system that could have a dramatic effect on future world affairs, from American [...]

Nuclear Games: A Tool for Examining Nuclear Stability in a Proliferated Setting

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Published in Nuclear, Proliferation

This paper serves as a description of the findings of nuclear games exercises to test the stability outcomes of deploying defense systems in a proliferated environÂment in which seven players (nations) have nuclear weapons.[1] These games were conducted at The HeriÂtage Foundation from November 2004 until January 2005, and involved a wide range of policy [...]

Defense official: Hezbullah ready to fight Israel

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Published in Israel, Middle East, hezbollah, Lebanon

The Hizbullah organization has completed its military and logistic preparations for a confrontation with Israel, a senior defense official told Ynet on Monday evening, based on recent intelligence assessments.
Hizbullah’s preparations reinforce the intelligence estimate that a conflict in northern Israel is closer than a wide-scale conflict in the Gaza Strip. This may be one [...]

Russian-bomber flights alarm NORAD

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Published in Military, Russia, U.S.

Frequent flying by Russian strategic bombers near American airspace â€” drawing U.S. fighter jets â€” has military officials at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs on guard and angling for greater openness and cooperation.
While odds are low that these increasing Russian forays will cause a catastrophe, “there’s more of a risk of something [...]