Soviet Chemical Weapons Expert: Dumping Was ‘Common Practice’ – Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty © 2010

Posted by Matt in February 7th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Russia, 1990s, Baltic Sea, Bashkir, Chemical Weapons, ChemicalWeapons, Europe Radio, Expert, Free Radio, Military Weapons, Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty, Radioactive Waste, Soviet Weapons, Tatar

A Soviet chemical weapons expert says he is nearly certain that a report claiming the Soviet military dumped chemical weapons and radioactive waste in the Baltic Sea during the 1990s is accurate, RFE/RL’s Tatar-Bashkir Service reports.
Soviet Chemical Weapons Expert: Dumping Was ‘Common Practice’ – Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty © 2010

AFP: US to store more weapons, ammunition in Israel: official

Posted by Matt in January 11th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, 1990s, Allied Countries, Armored Vehicles, Artillery Ammunition, Gulf States, Israel, Military Stores, Military Weapons, Missiles, Precaution, South-Korea, Stockpile

The stockpile in Israel, which dates back to the 1990s, includes missiles, armored vehicles and artillery ammunition. The US military stores weapons in allied countries, including Israel, Gulf states and South Korea, as a precaution for possible operations.
AFP: US to store more weapons, ammunition in Israel: official

IDF?Fears Hezbollah ‘Military Buildup’ In Lebanon – The Philadelphia Bulletin

Posted by Matt in October 18th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Middle East, Estimates, Explosives, Fears, hezbollah, Human Shields, IDF, Iran, Israeli Army, Lebanese Civilians, Military Buildup, Military Weapons, Missiles, No Doubt, Philadelphia Bulletin, Quantities, rockets, Southern Lebanon, Spokesman, Syria, Tank

The IDF spokesman went on to say that “these incidents leave no doubt regarding Hezbollah’s practice of placing its military weapons and facilities within civilian villages and houses. Such use of Lebanese civilians as human shields endangers their safety.”
Iran and Syria continue to provide Hezbollah with large quantities of weapons and explosives, accompanied by substantial [...]

John Bolton: It’s Crunch Time for Israel on Iran – WSJ.com

Posted by Matt in July 30th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Israel, Air Defenses, American Officials, Barack Obama, Central Objective, Crunch Time, Defense Secretary, Foreseeable Future, Guise, jerusalem, John Bolton, Legions, Military Force, Military Option, Military Strikes, Military Weapons, Mr Gates, Nuclear Weapons Facilities, Robert Gates, Secretary Robert, Wsj

Legions of senior American officials have descended on Jerusalem recently, but the most important of them has been Defense Secretary Robert Gates. His central objective was to dissuade Israel from carrying out military strikes against Iran’s nuclear weapons facilities. Under the guise of counseling “patience,” Mr. Gates again conveyed President Barack Obama’s emphatic thumbs down [...]

Read this before your next Mexican vacation

Posted by Matt in February 19th, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Mexico, Armed Men, Assault Rifles, Drug Gangs, Drug Wars, Fragmentation Grenades, Fred Burton, Grenade Attacks, Hand Grenades, Lazaro Cardenas, Mexican Authorities, Mexican Vacation, Mexico Mexico, Mexico State, Military Report, Military Weaponry, Military Weapons, Nearby Residence, Reynosa, Rocket Propelled Grenades, Rough And Tumble, Security Environment, Soldiers And Civilians, Sudden Collapse, Third War, Uruapan, Us Mexico Border

If you’re thinking of a Mexican vacation then you might want to think again after reading some of the articles below.
In most countries one feels safe at the sight of a policeman, but that’s not true in Mexico. In fact, the locals get a little nervous when the police are around because the police themselves [...]

Sino-Russia row — Part 1

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

Published in China, Military, Russia, Army, beijing, Bilateral Commission, China, China Military, Chinese Military, Defense Minister, Military Experts, Military Weapons, Russia, Russian Companies, Russian Military, Spare Parts, Technical Cooperation, Transport Helicopters, United Press International, United States

The Russian-Chinese bilateral commission on military technical cooperation has not met for two years, and Russia’s defense minister has repeatedly postponed his visit to Beijing. Military experts say that Russian companies are not working on a single major contract for China, supplying only spare parts and components, including for the assembly of Mi-8 Hip and [...]