TV hoax sparks panic in Georgia – UPI.com

Posted by Matt in March 15th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Off-Topic, Breaking News, Georgia, Georgians, Hoax, Images, News Report, Russian Fighter Jets, Russians, Saturday Evening, Sparks, tanks, Tbilisi, Tv Sets, Upi

Georgians turning on TV sets Saturday evening were greeted with what appeared to be a frightening breaking news report — state-owned Imedi TV said the Russians had invaded.
The report, introduced by a concerned-looking host, showed images of Russian fighter jets thundering over the border and tanks rolling toward Tbilisi. The host said Saakashvili had been [...]

War Games Explore Military Options for Iran

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

Published in Iran, War, Confrontations, Hardline, Iran, Iranian Nuclear Threat, Leadership, Military Options, Nuclear Issue, Nuclear Weapons Issue, Prospects, Regime, Serious Games, tanks, Vengeance, War Games

What if Iran’s hardline leadership emerges from the current confrontations at home strengthened and emboldened? If so, the nuclear issue will be back with a vengeance. And three recent war games focused on the Iranian nuclear weapons issue suggest that the prospects for halting the regime’s progress toward nuclear weapons are not good.
The games — [...]

The State of the U.S. Military

Posted by Matt in January 27th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Military, U.S., arsenal, Collective Decisions, Congress, Jeopardy, Military Equipment, Military Personnel, Planes, Platforms, Republican Presidents, ships, tanks, Tools

Regrettably, the tools required to sustain all of these efforts are in jeopardy. The collective decisions by Congress and both Democratic and Republican Presidents over the past 15 years have left the U.S. military using equipment that is extremely old and, in many cases, outdated.
While compensation for military personnel continues to rise necessarily and deservedly, [...]

French Officials Rationalize Naval Rearmament of Russia – The Jamestown Foundation

Posted by Matt in January 26th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Europe, Military, Russia, Class Ships, Excuse, Fleets, France, French Government, French License, French Officials, helicopters, Jamestown, Jamestown Foundation, Mistral-ClassWarship, moscow, NATO, Nato Member, Naval Rearmament, Neighbors, Partner Countries, Periphery, Power Projection Capability, Russia, tanks, Warship

The approval process for boosting Russian naval power is moving forward in the French government. Paris and Moscow are negotiating the sale of one French-built Mistral-class warship to Russia, to be followed by construction of three or four such ships in Russia under French license.
These intentions, amount to a program of naval rearmament for Russia, [...]

Chile Buying American for Low-Level Air Defense?

Posted by Matt in November 15th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, Army, Belgium, Brigades, Chile, Commodity Prices, Dollar, Germany, Level Air, M113, Marder, Mobile Forces, Recent Purchases, tanks, Variants

Rebounds in commodity prices have helped several nations, Chile among them. Their goal is to modernize their military by 2015, and mechanized forces seem to be playing a much greater role in the new structure. Recent purchases have included Leopard 2A4 tanks and Marder IFVs from Germany, M113 variants from the USA and Belgium, and [...]

Iran Raises Uranium Output as Photos Show Need for Wider Checks – Bloomberg.com

Posted by Matt in November 3rd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Bloomberg, Checks, Commercial Satellite, Digitalglobe, Geoeye Inc, Iran Photos, Photograph, Photographs, Pipes, Pool, Pumps, Rock Photos, Satellite Companies, Second Pond, tanks, Uranium Output

The photographs, taken on April 26 and Oct. 3 by DigitalGlobe Inc. and GeoEye Inc., two U.S. commercial satellite companies, show Iran increased the rate at which it pumps waste from the mine during the intervening months. Iran has filled one waste pool since November 2008, when a previous photograph was taken, and built a [...]

Weakness as a shortcut to war – Washington Times

Posted by Matt in September 22nd, 2009 | no comment

Published in War, Conclusion, Cuban Missile Crisis, Hungarian Freedom Fighters, Job, Led, Mr Kennedy, Nikita, Nuclear War, Osama Bin Laden, President Kennedy, Reason, Soviet Dictator, Soviets, tanks, Terrorist War, Vienna, Vietnam, Washington Times

In 1956, Hungarian freedom fighters believed the United States would come to their aid against the occupying Soviets. When we didn’t, the tanks rolled in and many were killed. When President Kennedy met Soviet dictator Nikita Khruschchev in Vienna in 1961, Mr. Khruschchev concluded Mr. Kennedy was weak.
This conclusion precipitated the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, [...]

China Says Military Arsenal Comparable With West – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in September 21st, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, Arsenals, Capabilities, China Military, China S Military, Cruise, Defense Minister, Fighter Jet, Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, Military Arsenal, Navy Destroyers, Nytimes, Rare Interview, Sophisticated Weapon, tanks, Weapon Systems

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 [...]

Study: ’shocking’ fossil fuel use – Washington Times

Posted by Matt in September 16th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, China, Coal, Economy, Fossil Fuel, Fossil Fuels, Power Consumption, tanks, Washington Times

If China’s economy continues to expand rapidly and rely heavily on coal and other fossil fuels until the middle of the century, its power consumption would be unsustainable, according to a study by government think tanks released Wednesday.
Study: ’shocking’ fossil fuel use – Washington Times

Venezuela Buys Powerful Missiles With Russian Loan – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in September 13th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, Hugo Chavez Venezuela, Missiles, moscow, Nytimes, President Hugo Chavez, President Hugo Chavez Venezuela, Russia, Russian Loan, tanks, Washington Foe

Russia has agreed to lend Venezuela over $2 billion to purchase tanks and advanced anti-aircraft missiles in deals that show Moscow’s commitment to working closely with Washington-foe President Hugo Chavez.
Venezuela Buys Powerful Missiles With Russian Loan – NYTimes.com