German FM wants U.S. nukes out – UPI.com

Posted by Matt in October 26th, 2009 | no comment

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Over the past two decades Washington has significantly reduced the number of nuclear weapons in Europe — from a record Cold War height of more than 7,000 to an estimated 240 bombs today. And even those explosives have diminished in significance, as nuclear warheads today aren’t dropped from B2 bombers, but are mounted on long-distance [...]

Russia weighs Cuba, Venezuela bases for bombers: report

Posted by Matt in March 15th, 2009 | 3 comments

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Russia could use bases for its strategic bombers on the doorstep of the United States in Cuba and Venezuela to underpin long-distance patrols in the region, a senior air force officer said Saturday. “This is possible in Cuba,” General Anatoly Zhikharev, chief of the Russian air force’s strategic aviation staff, told the Interfax-AVN military news [...]

IAEA shows photos alleging Iran nuclear missile work

Posted by Matt in September 16th, 2008 | no comment

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The IAEA wants Iran to clarify intelligence material pointing to links between Iranian projects to process uranium, test high explosives and modify the cone of its long-distance Shahab-3 missile in a way suitable for a nuclear warhead.
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Western concern was heightened by a revelation in the IAEA report that Iran may have had “foreign expertise” helping [...]

Exclusive: Israel’s air maneuver did not simulate possible Iran strike strategy

Posted by Matt in June 23rd, 2008 | no comment

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DEBKAfile’s Western military sources do not believe that if Israel does attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, it will resort to the old-fashioned aerial blitz tactic employed in 1981 for bombing Iraq’s Osirak reactor. They therefore challenge the US officials’ conclusion that Israel’s aerial exercise in conjunction with the Greek Air Force over Crete in early June [...]