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U.S. Says Exercise by Israel Seemed Directed at Iran

Posted by Matt in June 19th, 2008 | 1 comment 
Published in Iran, Israel, , , , , , , , , ,

Israel carried out a major military exercise earlier this month that American officials say appeared to be a rehearsal for a potential bombing attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Several American officials said the Israeli exercise appeared to be an effort to develop the military’s capacity to carry out long-range strikes and to demonstrate the seriousness with [...]

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Gates’ reference to Russia’s nuclear capabilities alarming

Posted by Matt in June 17th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Military, Russia, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Colonel General Leonid Ivashov, president of the Russian Academy of Geopolitical Problems, commenting on Russia’s triad of strategic nuclear weapons, including ground-based missiles, submarines and bombers said, “We are really worried by what is happening. The mobile Topol-M missile systems are vulnerable to conventional strikes; their mobility is no longer a guarantee of concealment or [...]

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Iran and North Korea may have bought nuclear missile blueprints

Posted by Matt in June 15th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Iran, Koreas, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The discovery of designs for a compact nuclear bomb has raised fears that Iran and North Korea might have obtained blueprints enabling them to mount long-range strikes with nuclear-armed missiles.
Designs for a nuclear device small enough to fit on a ballistic missile were found on computers linked to the international smuggling ring that supplied nuclear [...]

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US Air Force planned nuclear strike on China over Taiwan: report

Posted by Matt in April 30th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in China, Military, Nuclear, Taiwan, U.S., , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The United States Air Force had considered a plan to drop nuclear bombs on China during a confrontation over Taiwan in 1958 but it was overruled, declassified documents showed Wednesday.
When he learned about it, President Dwight Eisenhower instead required the Air Force to initially use conventional bombs against Chinese forces if the crisis escalated, according [...]

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