Inspectors Say Iran Worked on Warhead – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in February 18th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear, Conclusion, Confrontation, Iran Military, Nuclear Warhead, Nytimes, United Nations, United States, Western Countries

The United Nations’ nuclear inspectors declared for the first time on Thursday that they had extensive evidence of “past or current undisclosed activities” by Iran’s military to develop a nuclear warhead, an unusually strongly worded conclusion that seems certain to accelerate Iran’s confrontation with the United States and other Western countries.
Inspectors Say Iran Worked [...]

Inspectors Say Iran Worked on Warhead – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in February 18th, 2010 | no comment

Published in general, Conclusion, Confrontation, Iran Military, Nuclear Warhead, Nytimes, United Nations, United States, Western Countries

Russia Unveils Proposal For European Security Treaty – Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty © 2009

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

Published in Europe, Europe Radio, European Civilization, European Security, European Union, Free Radio, International Affairs, kremlin, Medvedev, moscow, NATO, Osce, Proposal, Proposals, Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty, Russia, Security Treaty, United States, Western Countries

Medvedev called the United States, European Union, and Russia the “three branches of European civilization.” But Western countries have largely ignored his proposals so far. Analysts say the Kremlin proposal is unrealistic and chiefly aimed at boosting Moscow’s role in international affairs by undermining NATO and the OSCE.
Russia Unveils Proposal For European Security Treaty – [...]

UAE aircraft stirs turbulence in China-India relations – upiasia.com

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

Published in China, India, 1989 Tiananmen Square, Arms Embargo, Belief That, China, Egypt, India Relations, Initial Reports, Middle Eastern Countries, Missiles, Procurement, Respect, Speculation, Tiananmen Square Massacre, Turbulence, Uae, weapons, Western Countries

Initial reports had suggested that the plane’s undeclared cargo, marked as combat missiles, contained U.S.-origin weapons. Other reports later hinted that harpoon anti-ship missiles procured by the UAE and Egypt were being moved to China secretly.
This speculation of course sits well with the long-held belief that certain Middle Eastern countries act as procurement fronts for [...]

Latvia to abandon Soviet-era nuclear bomb shelters

Posted by Matt in June 5th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Shelters, Begging For Help, China, Communist Party, Disrepair, Era, International Monetary Fund, Labyrinth, Latvia, Missiles, Nuclear Attack, Nuclear Bomb Shelters, Party Bosses, Population, Public Servants, Russia, Sneak Attack, Soviet Union, Surprise Attack, Underground Bomb Shelters, Waste Of Time, Western Countries

Latvia figured out that these shelters were pointless. They will only accommodate 5 percent of Latvia’s population, so why bother?
Why is it that Western countries never built that many nuclear bomb shelters, and the few they did build have fallen into disrepair?
Why is it that both Russia and China are focusing on building underground bomb [...]

Israel suspected in Sudan air strikes

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

Published in Africa, Israel, African Migrants, African Weapons, Airstrike, Bbc, Bbc News, Borglobe, Convoy, Convoys, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Intelligence Activity, Iran, Israel, Israel Radio, Mystery, Smugglers, Sudan News, Sudanese Official, Voice Of America, Western Countries

A Sudanese official said Thursday that hundreds of people were killed early this year when foreign warplanes bombed three convoys smuggling African migrants through Sudan along with weapons that were apparently destined for the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
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‘Sudan strike told Hamas, Iran: Your smuggling route is exposed’
Mystery over Sudan ‘air strike’ BBC News
Sudan says foreign [...]

Can the EU defend itself?

Posted by Matt in May 29th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Espionage, Europe, Russia, Attitudes, Brussels, Defense Strategy, E.U., elite, Espionage Efforts, European Union, Foreign Intelligence Service, Foreign Service, FSB, Military Intelligence, Russia, Security Services, Spying, Strasbourg, Svr, Western Countries

AS WESTERN countries scramble to deal with Russia’s increasingly energetic espionage efforts, their security services are hurriedly rehiring some of the seasoned spycatchers they let go in the past years.
But at the European Union attitudes are still worryingly dozy. Russian spying in Brussels and Strasbourg, say those who try to keep an eye it, is [...]

A Chinese Reporter’s Anger

Posted by Matt in May 20th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Anger, China, Chinese Authorities, Chinese Leadership, Confidence, Conspiracy Theories, Disaster Zones, Earthquake, Foreign Aid, Home Countries, incompetence, Japan, Korea, National Security, News Reports, Reputation, Russia, Senior Officials, United States, Western Countries

There is a reason why it took almost three days to agree to accept foreign aid from Japan and why the Chinese authorities accepted Korea and Russia’s aid, but not high-tech aid from the United States and other Western nations. Reporters have learned that within the Chinese leadership, a group of senior officials supporting [...]