Iran holds air defence drills
July 12th, 2012 - 8:32 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 12 (IANS) The Iranian Army has successfully completed three days of air defence exercises, where military units downed several mock pilotless aircraft, state-run Press TV reported.Brigadier General Shahrokh ... Read more...
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Taliban threat from AfPak real: Air chief
April 28th, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 28 (IANS) Increasing Talibanisation of Pakistan and shifting of terror focus from AfPak region would pose a serious security threat to India in the next two years, ... Read more...
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Iran making progress on indigenous missile
April 18th, 2012 - 4:39 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iranian Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi has said the country was making progress in the development and manufacture of an indigenous version of the Russian S-300 ... Read more...
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Russia stands by n-weapons: Putin
February 25th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will not give up its nuclear weapons until it develops conventional weapons with comparable effect, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said.He admitted that Russia's ... Read more...
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Pakistan turns ‘new front line’ of war on terror
July 7th, 2011 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 7 (IANS) Pakistan is now the new front in the war on terror as it has become a new safe haven for al-Qaeda, says the Canadian media ... Read more...
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Track II initiative led to US backing India for NSG
November 7th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The US decision to support India for full membership of the top four nuclear clubs, including the Nuclear Suppliers' Group, emanated from a ... Read more...
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U.S may support India’s bid for Nuclear Suppliers Group’s membership
November 6th, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.6 (ANI): The United States may lend its support to India's bid to gain membership of the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), a step that will make it easier ... Read more...
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US to support India for NSG, to clear banned Indian entities (Lead)
November 6th, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) In a move that will be welcomed in India, US President Barack Obama Saturday said the US will work to reform export laws as Washington readies to ... Read more...
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US slams N. Korean Office 39 for “illicit activity”
August 31st, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 31 (ANI): United States has slammed Office 39, a shadowy party organization that raises hard currency to buy fine liquor, exotic food and luxury cars for cronies of North ... Read more...
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US may use new weapons for fast strikes
April 23rd, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr. 23 (ANI): In the coming years, President Obama will decide whether to deploy a new class of weapons capable of reaching any corner of the earth from the United States ... Read more...
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Sarah Palin not an expert on nuclear strategy, says Obama
April 9th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 9(ANI): United States President Barack Obama has hit back at Sarah Palin's criticism of his new nuclear strategy, saying the former Alaska Governor is not a nuclear expert.Obama's remarks ... Read more...
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Obama’s new defence strategy to limit use of nuclear weapons
April 6th, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 6(ANI): United States President Barack Obama is set to announce a new defence strategy that aims to revamp American nuclear strategy to substantially narrow the conditions under which the ... Read more...
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Obama to focus on securing nuclear material
April 6th, 2010 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 6 (IANS) President Barack Obama hopes to use next week's nuclear security summit to clearly spell out how to secure world's nuclear material so it does not ... Read more...
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US, Russia account for half of world arms sales: report
March 15th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm, March 15 (DPA) The US and Russia jointly accounted for more than half of global arms sales between 2005 and 2009, according to a report Monday by a Sweden-based research institute.
The ... Read more...
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Sale of Amritsar kirpans on the rise
January 13th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinAmritsar, Jan 13(ANI): The sale of kirpans (a ceremonial dagger or sword sported by devout Sikhs) has increased in Amritsar, as devotees and tourists have been acquiring it as ... Read more...
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Hovering American B-52 warplanes cause panic in Pak’s tribal areas
December 28th, 2009 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Dec. 28 (ANI): The continuous hovering of America's heavy bomber aircraft, B-52 - capable of carrying nuclear and conventional weapons - has caused panic among residents of Pakistan's Tribal Areas.The Nation ... Read more...
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UN agrees to begin talks on first arms trade treaty
October 31st, 2009 - 4:00 am ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 31 (DPA) The UN General Assembly's disarmament committee agreed Friday to begin discussions aimed at establishing an arms trade treaty with the support of some the world's biggest arms ... Read more...
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Killed British soldier’s dad calls Blair ‘war criminal’ with ‘blood on his hands’
October 10th, 2009 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct. 10 (ANI): The father of a British military personnel, who died in the Iraq conflict, refused to shake hands with former Prime Minister Tony Blair, saying that he is a ... Read more...
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Lockheed Martin flying in F-16s to Bangalore for IAF trials
August 28th, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Bangalore, Aug 28 (IANS) Three F-16 advanced fighters of US aerospace major Lockheed Martin will soar into the skies Monday for the flight evaluation trials (FET) of the medium ... Read more...
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Brazil’s first n-sub to be launched in 2021
August 28th, 2009 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Brasilia, Aug 28 (Xinhua) Brazil's first nuclear submarine jointly built by Brazil and France would be launched in 2021, Defence Minister Nelson Jobim said.
Jobim told the country's parliament Thursday that though ... Read more...
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South Korean president urges dialogue with Pyongyang
August 15th, 2009 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Aug 15 (DPA) South Korea's president Saturday called for dialogue with North Korea, urged Pyongyang to give up its nuclear programme and offered to restart aid so both Koreas could find ... Read more...
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Pakistan making more deadly, deliverable nukes: US think tank
May 29th, 2009 - 9:17 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 29 (IANS) Pakistan is likely supplementing or replacing its current uranium-based nuclear weapon arsenal with plutonium-based weapons that will be more destructive and deliverable, says a US think ... Read more...
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Pakistan probing Indian hand in Balochistan: Spokesman
May 21st, 2009 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) Pakistan said Thursday it was probing reports of an Indian hand in the troubles in Balochistan, even as it hoped the sub-continental dialogue process would resume with ... Read more...
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Sharia laws formally imposed in Swat
April 15th, 2009 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 15 (IANS) Sharia laws have been formally imposed in Swat and six other districts of Pakistan's restive northwest but a question mark hangs over whether the Taliban would live ... Read more...
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Taliban refuse to give up arms in Swat Valley (Lead)
April 15th, 2009 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 14 (DPA) Taliban militants in Pakistan's restive northwestern Swat valley Tuesday refused to lay down arms, hours after the Pakistani government approved Islamic Sharia law for the troubled region ... Read more...
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Chavez offer base for Russian strategic bombers
March 15th, 2009 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 14 (RIA Novosti) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has offered Russia the use of an island of his country for temporary hosting of Russian long-range aviation, an air force official said ... Read more...
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Firing trillions of mirrors into space may fight global warming
February 27th, 2009 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 27 (ANI): In a unique solution to fight global warming, scientists have suggested firing trillions of mirrors into space to deflect the suns rays forming a 100,000 square mile ... Read more...
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Obama likely to get the support of five Republicansfor his policies
January 21st, 2009 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan.21 (ANI): Though President Barack Obamas outreach to Republicans may be generating goodwill on the other side of the aisle, his honeymoon with the GOP is likely to be short-lived. ... Read more...
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Barack Hussein Obamaa brief profile of the 44th United States President
January 20th, 2009 - 9:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington D.C, Jan.20 (ANI): A new era would begin in the history of United States in a few moments from now with Barack Hussein Obama taking oath of office and secrecy ... Read more...
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Five of the world’’s deadliest conventional weapons revealed
December 31st, 2008 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.31 (ANI): Five of the world''s deadliest conventional weapons have been revealed, and according to Fox News, some of them are terrifying, while others are silent but very effective.
All five ... Read more...
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Soviet Union could have overrun UK in the 1970s
December 30th, 2008 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.30 (ANI): Secret British Government papers have revealed that the country would have been overrun by the Soviet Union in the late 1970s.
According to The Telegraph, the secret government papers ... Read more...
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Cuts in military intelligence risks UKs national security
October 28th, 2008 - 3:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 28 (ANI): The UK s military intelligence service is facing severe cuts that will reduce its ability to foresee future threats to national security and dangers to British forces ... Read more...
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Russian bombers to leave Venezuela mid-September
September 12th, 2008 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 12 (RIA Novosti) Two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers that landed in Venezuela Wednesday are scheduled to return home Sep 15 but will stay on if Venezuela gives its approval, ... Read more...
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Russian strategic bombers land in Venezuela
September 11th, 2008 - 3:57 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 11 (RIA Novosti) Two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers have landed at a military airfield in Venezuela, Russia's defence ministry said Wednesday. The Tu-160 Blackjack is a supersonic, variable-geometry heavy ... Read more...
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Musharraf toeing US line to break Pakistan by 2015: A Q Khan
June 26th, 2008 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, June 26 (ANI): Disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan has said that President Pervez Musharraf is working on the lines of the US to break Pakistan by 2015.
Criticising ... Read more...
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