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China’s ballistic missile base near Taiwan

Posted by Matt in June 5th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in China, Military, Missiles, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Satellite photos of the Leping Ballistic Missile Base in China’s southeastern province of Jiangxi show that this is a key site for the deployment of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s DF-15A campaign tactical missiles. The direct distance from the base to Taiwan is 700 kilometers (435 miles).
It is apparent that the striking range of [...]

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Gates, Chinese defense official spar over military

Posted by Matt in June 2nd, 2008 | no comment 
Published in China, Military, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Gates took on Ma’s claims that China wants only to defend itself with intercontinental ballistic missiles and is focused on defensive systems.
“I don’t know what you use them for if it’s not for offensive capabilities,” Gates told reporters Sunday. While that kind of system might be considered a deterrent for other countries, Gates said it [...]

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China boosts fighter jet deployment

Posted by Matt in May 28th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in China, Military, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Frontline combat units of China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force will have at least 112 J-10 fighter jets by the end of the year, an analysis of current deployments and in-progress production reveals.
There are multiple indications that the 2nd Regiment of the No.1 Division of the PLA Air Force has received a full complement of [...]

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Europe’s New Pro-American Direction

Posted by Matt in May 7th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Europe, U.S., , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

But look today at Europe’s political leadership: Nicolas Sarkozy in France has replaced the bitterly anti-American Jacques Chirac. In Germany, Angela Merkel has replaced the dyspeptic and anti-Iraq war Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. Prime Minister Gordon Brown in Britain now once again speaks about the US-UK “special relationship.” And now, Berlusconi will soon return to the [...]

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Georgia says “very close” to war with Russia

Posted by Matt in May 6th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Russia, War, , , , , , , ,

Russia’s deployment of extra troops in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia has brought the prospect of war “very close,” a minister of ex-Soviet Georgia said on Tuesday.
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US intelligence notices less activity in Russian nuclear submarines

Posted by Matt in May 5th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Military, Russia, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) has registered the reduction of combat duties of Russian submarines, while the duties of nuclear submarines became more frequent in such countries as the USA, the UK and France.
Today about 20 percent of Russian ballistic missiles (624 warheads in all) have naval deployment. By 2015 their number may increase [...]

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