debkafile’s military and Washington sources report: The Obama administration is considering withholding from Israel military items urgently needed in case of a flare-up of hostilities with Iran. This would further ratchet up the mounting row over Israel’s decision to build another 1,600 homes in E. Jerusalem. The requests were filed by defense minister Ehud Barak [...]

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It has been reported from Warsaw that a U.S. military base along with a battery of PAC2 and PAC3 Patriot missiles will be deployed next April in Morąg, a town only 100 kilometers away from the Russian border (the Kaliningrad region). It was originally announced that the Patriots would be stationed in Wesoła, close to [...]

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TEHRAN: Iran’s Defense Minister Ahamd Vahidi said yesterday that Western warships stationed in the Gulf are “best targets” for the Islamic republic if its nuclear sites are attacked, Fars news agency reported. Iranian officials have repeatedly threatened to deliver a “crushing response” and hit US targets, including its bases in the Gulf and neighboring Iraq [...]

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Iran and Syria signed a strategic military defense agreement which speaks of a willingness to react together against regional threats from the “Zionist regime”.
“It is only natural for Syria, which faces the inhumane carnivorous Israel to remain prepared for any eventuality” stated Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi during the signing ceremony.

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Brazil’s vice president says in an interview published Friday that his country should develop nuclear weapons. Other officials stressed that his comments were not government policy.
Jose Alencar, who also served as defense minister from 2004 to 2006, said in an interview with journalists from several Brazilian news media that his country does not have a [...]

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China’s military now possesses most of the sophisticated weapon systems found in the arsenals of developed Western nations, the country’s defense minister said in comments published Monday.
Many of China’s systems, including the J-10 fighter jet, latest-generation tanks, navy destroyers, and cruise and intercontinental ballistic missiles, match or are close to matching the capabilities of those [...]

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Israel will be compelled to attack Iran’s nuclear sites if Western powers cannot agree crippling sanctions against Tehran by the end of the year, a former Israeli deputy defense minister said on Wednesday.
Iran attack: Israel ex-min sees end-year deadline | Special Coverage | Reuters

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The Paraguayan government requested a bilateral meeting with Bolivian authorities on Saturday to discuss Bolivia’s recent announcement that it will purchase up to $100 million in military equipment with credit from Russia. The deal, which is reportedly for helicopters, airplanes and other military equipment, was announced on August 12 by Bolivian defense minister Walker San [...]

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Israel’s Defense Minister says the flames of the next Israeli war would engulf a ‘broader’ region while admitting that Israelis must be ready to pay a higher price in terms of losses.
“The IDF’s future operations will be broader and more demanding in terms of their scope and pace, with more risks than Operation Cast [...]

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Submarine-launched weapon has capacity for up to six nuclear warheads
Russia will conduct at least five test launches of a new-generation intercontinental ballistic missile this year, the deputy defense minister was quoted as saying Tuesday.
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