1913 Intel Brief 2-6-2009

Posted by Matt in February 6th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Economy, 1913 Intel, 20th Anniversary, Air Defence System, Amp Power, Array, Ascii, Ascii Font, Copenhagen Post, Dmitri Medvedev, Eurasianet, Georgia Russia, Intel, Light Shading, Military Crackdown, Military Fears, Military Jets, Military Representatives, Mso, Orphan, Priority, Russiatoday, Sans Serif, Serif Font, Service Portal, Shape, South Ossetia, Style Definitions, Style Name, Text1, Theme Font, Tiananmen Square, Umbrella Press, United Press International, Voice Of America, Wall Street Journal

China hammers dissent despite looming UN review
The Associated Press - 10 hours ago
Authorities are especially sensitive this year, the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests and the subsequent military crackdown. …

From the Depths: China Invests in Submarines
Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY - 12 hours ago
The immediate aim, the US military fears, is to delay or prevent [...]

Russia threatens to supply Iran with top new missile system as ‘cold war’ escalates

Posted by Matt in August 31st, 2008 | no comment

Published in Iran, Russia, Air Defence System, Air Force, Bargaining Chip, Cold-War, Defences, Intelligence, Iran, kremlin, Missile System, NATO, Nato Membership, Pentagon, Pentagon Adviser, Planes, Russia, S 300, Sunday Telegraph, Targets, tehran, Western Neighbours

Russia is deploying the threat to sell a “game changing” air defence system to Iran as a high stakes bargaining chip in its new “cold war” with America, The Sunday Telegraph has learned.
US intelligence fears the Kremlin will supply the sophisticated S-300 system to Tehran if Washington pushes through Nato membership for its pro-Western neighbours [...]