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Friday, 26 June 2015

Watch Out, America: Russia Sends Super Advanced S-400 to NATO's Borders

Watch Out, America: Russia Sends Super Advanced S-400 to NATO's Borders

Russia’s beefing up its air and missile defense systems near its borders with NATO countries, according to local media reports.

Sunday, 14 June 2015

Britain pulls out spies as Russia, China crack Snowden files - report

Britain pulls out spies as Russia, China crack Snowden files - report

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has pulled out agents from live operations in "hostile countries" after Russia and China cracked top-secret information contained in files leaked by former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, the Sunday Times reported.

Snowden may have some clarifying to do after bombshell reports that Russia and China accessed NSA files

Snowden may have some clarifying to do after bombshell reports that Russia and China accessed NSA files

Curbing of US spy powers is 'historic': Edward Snowden
(REUTERS/Charles Platiau) Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who is in Moscow, is seen on a giant screen during a live video conference for an interview as part of Amnesty International's annual Write for Rights campaign at the Gaite Lyrique in Paris December 10, 2014. 

Saturday, 6 June 2015

'We should be very clear: China is at virtual war with the United States'

'We should be very clear: China is at virtual war with the United States'

Last month's massive breach of federal employees' data allegedly at the hands of Chinese hackers, made public Thursday, indicates a treacherous new reality in the global cyber game.
"It's very serious indeed," geopolitical expert Ian Bremmer, the founder of Eurasia Group, told Business Insider.

Saturday, 30 May 2015

Russia's Next Generation Fighter Jets 'Will Be Superior to U.S.'

Russia's Next Generation Fighter Jets 'Will Be Superior to U.S.'

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Newsweek-Russia is set to receive its first batch of next generation fighter jets by next year, promising they will surpass their U.S. counterparts, Russian air force sources told state news agency Itar Tass. In the meantime, the Russian military will continue renovating existing fighters.

Russia's Eyes Massive Nuclear Submarine Deal with India

Russia's Eyes Massive Nuclear Submarine Deal with India

Russia may help India build nuclear submarines and stealth warships, according to Indian media reports.

Sunday, 24 May 2015

Iran warns Israel of Hezbollah rockets if attacked

Iran warns Israel of Hezbollah rockets if attacked

Two Hezbollah fighters patrol a hill on the Lebanese side of the Qalamun mountains on the border with Syria on May 20, 2015 (AFP Photo/Joseph Eid)
Tehran (AFP) - A senior Iranian military official warned on Thursday that any Israeli attack would unleash a firestorm of missiles on its cities fired by the Islamic republic's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon.

Monday, 18 May 2015

Report: Saudis to Buy Nuke from Pakistan in Response to Iran Deal

Report: Saudis to Buy Nuke from Pakistan in Response to Iran Deal

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Saudi Arabia had made the “strategic decision” to purchase a nuclear weapon from Pakistan amid the ongoing negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, a former American defense official said in a report published today in The Sunday Times.

Thursday, 14 May 2015

Saudi Arabia Promises To Match Iran In Nuclear Capability

Saudi Arabia Promises To Match Iran In Nuclear Capability

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When President Obama began making the case for a deal with Iran that would delay its ability to assemble an atomic weapon, his first argument was that a nuclear-armed Iran would set off a “free-for-all” of proliferation in the Arab world. “It is almost certain that other players in the region would feel it necessary to get their own nuclear weapons,” he said in 2012.
Now, as he gathered Arab leaders over dinner at the White House on Wednesday and prepared to meet with them at Camp David on Thursday, he faced a perverse consequence: Saudi Arabia and many of the smaller Arab states are now vowing to match whatever nuclear enrichment capability Iran is permitted to retain.

Thursday, 30 April 2015

Russia Launches Quietest Submarine in the World

Russia Launches Quietest Submarine in the World

Russia has launched what it claims to be the “quietest submarine in the world.”

Tuesday, 28 April 2015

China's Opening to Russia

China's Opening to Russia

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When Henry Kissinger returned from a secret meeting in China in 1971, he laid the groundwork for a historic diplomatic opening after more than 20 years of rejecting the Communist Party government. Within a year, Richard Nixon visited Mao Zedong in Beijing, the Shanghai Communiqué was signed, and the process of normalizing Sino-America relations began.

Thursday, 23 April 2015

Obama: US can penetrate S-300 missiles if necessary

The S-300 missile system

The S-300 missile system Photo Credit: Reuters / Channel 2 News

In an interview for MSNBC, the US President addressed the burning issues in the Middle East, assuring that America can penetrate the air defense missile systems Russia is supplying to Iran.

Saturday, 18 April 2015

Putin opposes possible Israeli weapon supply to Ukraine

Putin opposes possible Israeli weapon supply to Ukraine

In an unusual statement, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Israel not to supply arms to the Ukraine as a political response to the Russia-Iran S-300 purchase deal.

Thousands in Germany protest against Europe-U.S. trade deal

Thousands in Germany protest against Europe-U.S. trade deal

People dressed in costumes take part in a demonstration against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) in Munich
BERLIN (Reuters) - Thousands of people marched in Berlin, Munich and other German cities on Saturday in protest against a planned free trade deal between Europe and the United States that they fear will erode food, labor and environmental standards.

You can't separate the Holocaust from Western 'enlightenment'

You can't separate the Holocaust from Western 'enlightenment'

The Holocaust was not, as we like to believe, something that came out of nowhere; a time when Western civilization suddenly went astray. It was deeply rooted in its traditions.