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DefenseThe war in Iraq will have beginning in the second half of February
Moscow, Russian - It said a high personality of the Russian General Staff
The Russian agency press, Interfax reports some declaration of a high personality of the Russian General Staff that he said: "The war in Iraq has been already decided from the House White and will begin... more
DefenseA missile raid is the Palestinian answer to Israeli military operations
Gaza, Palestine - Fortunately there would not be victims
They have been attack this morning, with Kassam missiles, two Israeli area settlement in the strip of Gaza. Fortunately the missile raid has not provoked victims, even if an Israeli house has been destroyed.... more
DefenseIraqi anti-aircraft shoots down an Us Predator (2): Usa denies
Washington, Usa - This morning Iraqi network spread the new
According to a spokesman for Us Central Command neither Predator nor aircraft would have been shot down. "As far as I know, everything is accounted for" said colonel Martin Compton denying the Iraqi declarations... more
DefenseNato: Lord Robertson will resign office in the end of this year
Brussels, Belgium – Several members ask the permanence for an other year
Surprise decision by Nato General Secretary Lord Robertson who, less than a year by the mandate expiration, has communicated his intention to not remain for a fifth optional year, as from more parts... more
DefenseAir-to-air missile market is a Usd 12bn market
Connecticut, Usa - More than 50,000 missiles to be built in the next 10 years
The war market, especially that one regarding the air-to-air missile category (Aam), will be profitable as never before: according to the last esteem, indeed, a turnover of approximately Usd 12bn in the... more
DefenseIraqi anti-aircraft shoots down an Us Predator
Baghdad, Iraq - The aircraft was coming from Kuwait
A "drone", an unmanned aircraft of the American army Predator model, would have been pulled down by the Iraqi anti-aircraft few minutes ago, according to declarations of a Baghdad military spokesman cited... more
DefenseIraqi crisis: France and Germany say no to an armed resolution
Paris, France - A drop of consent for Bush and Blair both in Usa and GB
While "Saddam's time is running out", it increases the refusal to a preventive war, and not only in Europe: indeed surveys, yesterday, emphasize as the public American opinion is more and more contrary... more
DefenseNorth Korea denies to have a nuclear program, but no Un interferences
Pyongyang, North Korea - Consultations with Seoul also for a possible reunification
They continue the high level consultations between the delegates of the regimen of Pyongyang, Seoul and those of Moscow. Just yesterday the talks with the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov... more
DefenseIsraeli fighters bomb a zone in the southern of Libano
Beirut, Libano - Two civilian were injured
David star fighters would have uncoupled several missiles near Kfar Shuba, a great Lebanese zone on the south. According to the local radio two civilians would be involved in the strafing that has released... more
DefenseRussia will maintain its nuclear arsenal
Moscow, Russia - The decision after the abandon by the Us side of the anti ballistic missiles treaty
After the abandon decided by the Usa of the Abm (Anti Ballistic Missiles) treaty signed in 1972, Russian Minister of Defense, Sergei Ivanov, has declared that Russia will maintain unchanged its missile... more
DefenseFrance does not exclude the right of veto for Iraq
Paris, France - Dissent between France and USA
"Nothing is able to justify a military participation today. It is not excluded the use of the right of veto from France in order to avoid the authorization for an American war demand. The French position... more
DefensePakistan blames India for the last missile test
New Delhi, India - The arm to be made in mass production
Even if divided by years of battles there's something that joins the poor nations of Pakistan and India: the arms race. This has enriched of an other important dowel, the final launch, by the government... more
DefenseBaghdad reaches an agreement: "We help more the inspectors"
Baghdad, Iraq - The deployment of troops continue without stopping
The international diplomacy is making its course and the appeals that in the past weeks came from different parts were not unheard, therefore today can be put an important dowel in the construction of... more
DefenseIraqi missiles against coalition planes, hard act of retaliation
Baghdad, Iraq - The "non-official" war still continues
Hard Anglo-American fighter strafings have destroyed 8 Iraqi antiaircraft emplacements, after that some missiles have been fired from the same positions against airplanes of the coalition in patrolling... more
DefenseTony Blair: "War to terrorism can not stop to Iraq"
London, Great Britain - Declaration of the British Prime Minister to a Scottish newspaper
During an interview given to a Scottish newspaper the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has said that the actual war against terrorism can not stop to Iraq, but has to continue until the countries suspected... more
DefenseSaddam Hussein: "We are ready for the fight"
Baghdad, Iraq - The declaration in the 12th anniversary of the first "Desert Storm"
In the occasion of the 12th anniversary of the first "Gulf War", gone to the history as "Desert Storm", the Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein has made a declaration to Iraqi television. Saddam Hussein has... more
DefenseRussian Minister of Defense launches the alarm about Al Qaeda
Moscow, Russia - "It should have in a short time the atomic bomb"
The Russian Minister of Defense, Serghei Ivanov, launches a worrying international alarm about Al Qaeda, the international terrorist organization headed by Osama Bin Laden, responsible of the terrorist... more
Defense"Iraq has violated the import ban imposed by Un"
Brussels, Belgium - Declaration of the chief of Un inspectors, Hans Blix
Trusting the opinion of the chief of the Un inspectors in Iraq, Hans Blix, Iraq during these last years should have violated import ban imposed by Un after the first "Gulf War". The worry of Hans Blix... more
DefenseDeclarations of Russian Foreign Minister, Igor Ivanov, about the crisis in Iraq
Moscow, Russia - "Whoever knows something about Iraqi's people destruction weapons has to say it immediately"
Russian Foreign Minister, Igor Ivanov, during a meeting had yesterday with his Italian colleague Franco Frattini, has made a declaration about the crisis, every day most dangerous, that involves Iraq. The... more
DefenseSaddam Hussein should be treating his exile
Berlin, Germany - The news comes from the German weekly magazine "Der Spiegel"
Trusting the German weekly magazine "Der Spiegel", that should have had this information by some diplomats in Dubai, the Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein, should be treating his exile in an African State,... more
DefenseBush: "The patience is running out, I'll lead the coalition"
Washington, Usa - Meanwhile 4 aircraft carriers to sail for the Gulf
"At some point in time, the United States' patience will run out. In the name of peace, if he does not disarm, I will lead a coalition of the willing to disarm Saddam Hussein" Bush declared before the... more
DefenseIraqi crisis: inspectors found 11 chemical empty warheads
Baghdad, Iraq - It's still early to say about a violation of the UN resolution
According to a spokesman of the White House the yesterday recovery would be not the reason for a conflict, rather it is the Saddam Hussein's attitude in his complex that will carry to a war. But the... more
DefenseAiea asks to North Korea of not using the blackmail of the nuclear weapons
Moscow, Russia - In the same time it asks also to widen the mandate of to Un inspectors in Iraq
Aiea (Agence Internationale pour l'Energie Atomique - International Agency for the Energy of Atoms), has invited the government of North Korea to not use the blackmail of nuclear weapons, to obtain aids... more
DefensePentagon offers to the press a war training course
Washington, Usa - The course should help the journalists to arrive prepared in the Gulf area
The Pentagon, Us minister of Defense, in the attempt of planning the media covering of the next war in the Persian Gulf offers to the journalists that will leave for the area a training course centered... more
DefenseTurkey organizes a regional summit about iraq
Ankara, Turkey - The conference is an attempt of finding a pacific solution to the war
In the extreme attempt of finding a pacific solution to the next and nearly not avoidable war in the Persian Gulf, Turkish governement is organizing a regional summit about the new crisis with Iraq. To... more
DefenseIndonesian Air Force to carry the defense operations in Kupang
Est Timor, Indonesia - Kupang's position is very strategic
The government of East Timor has decided to concentrate its efforts of air defense in the east region of the country, beginning the construction of a huge base radar in Kupang, in the oriental part of... more
DefenseUsa hunts Iraqi Scud missiles
Washington, Usa - The location is important before the beginning of a war
The American military strategists are trying to perfect the methods in order to find, and therefore to destroy, the arsenal of Iraqi Scud missiles, the most frightening weapon in Saddam's hand. A fundamental... more
DefenseChechenya: "Nuclear weapons to face the Russian Army"
Grozny, Chechenya - An incredible demand
An "absurd" request, being to the first comments, that one of the vicepremier of the indipendent Chechen government, Movladi Udugov, who asks the USA to supply to its guerrillas an adequate arsenal in... more
DefenseNato has received the demand for help from the USA
Brussels, Belgium -The consultations are still at the first stage
According to a Nato civil employee, the United States would formally have asked help and support Nato, in case of Iraq war. Still the details are not known, but other sources near Nato, said that demands... more
DefenseRussian minister Ivanov visiting a missile defence unit near Moscow
Moscow, Russia - It's one of the most evolved system in the world
Russian Foreign minister Sergey Ivanov has today visited a defense missile unit in the region of Moscow, which is part of the wider system of the Russian missile defense program, able to face a threat... more
DefenseBush: "The time is up" and the war is bringing nearer
Washington, Usa - But the international situation is not favourable for a conflict
American president Bush is speeding up and admonishes the Iraqi dictator, a warning that this time is stronger because of the presence of the powerful Us war machine sorrounding Iraq. "I'm sick and tired... more
DefenseSpy planes to aid inspectors in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - A real assistance in the reconnaissance activity
It continues without pause, but with little improvements, the search of UN inspectors coordinated by Hans Blinx in the investigation of the no-conventional Iraqi armament. In order to allow the team... more
DefenseIn the presidential palace in Baghdad to hunt Iraqi arsenal
Baghdad, Iraq - The inspectors swoop in Saddam palace
It continues the hunt of the UN arms inspectors to the weapon of mass destruction of the Iraqi regimen. This time the inspectors are swoop in the most important palace of the president Saddam Hussein in... more
DefenseRocket on Us base in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan -The launch has provoked no damages or injured
Us military sources refer that a rocket has passed near to an Us operative military base. Fortunately this event has caused no damages or injured. The same sources refer that the base is situated in the... more
DefenseNorth Korea to develop a new ballistic missile more powerful
Pyongyang, North Korea - Usa tries a pacific solution of the crisis
North Korea is the most prolific nation in the world in the missile technology construction (USD 560m for the export of missiles in 2001), a supremacy that now puts fear, having the regimen of Pyongyang... more
DefenseAccording to UN inspectors, Iraq would have import illegally war material
Iraq, Baghdad - But it isn't cleared if it is connected at building of crews of mass destruction
"The UN inspectors have found a large quantity of material that would have been introduced illegally in Iraq, but isn't clearly if it is connected to the programs of development of crews of mass destruction".... more
DefenseAmerican airplanes bomb an emplacement of missiles in Bassora
Bagdad, Iraq - It said the center commando of Tampa, in Florida
They continue the skirmishes of war from part of the Americans in Iraq: airplanes, in fact, have today hit a emplacement of missiles anti-ships in the south of the Iraq, near Bassora, the second Iraqi... more
DefensePalestinian rockets hit Israeli town
Jerusalem, Israel - It has been another bloody week-end in the Palestinian territory
Just after the offensive launched by the Army Forces of the David star, the Palestinian reprisal has begun with the launch of three Qassam rockets on the city of Sderot, a Hebrew settlement in the south... more
Defense7000 Marines are leaving for the Persian Gulf
Washington, Usa - The soldiers have received the order today
From the base of Camp Lejeune in the federal State of North Carolina 7000 Marines are on the way to leave for the Persian Gulf. The soldiers will have in their equipment underwater, terrestrial and air... more
DefenseThe first group of 35 Italian soldiers directed to Kabul has taken off
Rome, Italy - The group has taken off yesterday evening
During the evening of yesterday has taken off the first group of Italian soldiers destinated in Afghanistan in the field of the operation called Enduring Freedom that, for the part concerning Italian soldiers,... more
DefenseAttack to Iraq: Canada will support United States also without the permission of United Nations
Ottawa, Canada - Decision of the North American Ministry of Defence
The Canadian Ministry of Defence, John Mc Callum, has announced the intention of his country of supporting United States also without the permission of Un. The decision of the Minister represents a strong... more
DefenseNorth Korea withdraws from Tnp, strong blame from all the international community
Pyongyang, North Korea - It's tried to find a diplomatic solution
Black clouds are gotten thicker on the Asian sky whose a brightening up, this time, seems cannot come from pales diplomatic declarations. However, after the announcement by North Korea to withdraw from... more
DefenseThree bombers leave to the Persian Gulf
Washington, Usa - Officials of the American Air Force said it
Officials of the American Air Force have asserted today that "Three B-1 bombers have left the South Dakota in order to leave to the Persian Gulf. This military deployment means confirmation, once again,... more
DefenseUSAF (United States Air Force) signs a contract for USD 6,1m
Saint Louis, Usa - The signing society is Engineered Support System
USAF (United States Air Force) has signed a contract for the amount of USD 6,1m with Engineered Support Systems about some supplies of revetements to be used upon some military utilities that will have... more
DefenseNew deployment for USAF (United States Air Force)
Washington, Usa - More preparatives for the attack to Iraq
US Air Force is preparing to deploy more aircraft in Persian Gulf area in prevision of the every day more near attack to Iraq. The military division is also sending new aircraft to support those already... more
DefenseCanadian Department of National Defense signs a contract with CAE
Ottawa, Canada - The contract has a value of 28 millions of Canadian dollars
The Canadian Department of National Defense has announced in the last days of having signed a contract with CAE for a value of 28 millions of Canadian dollars equal to nearly EUR 31m, regarding the supply... more
DefenseAustralian Army prepares to send some troops in the Gulf
Canberra, Australia - Confirmed the news of some newspapers
The joined Australian premier, John Anderson, confirming the news anticipated by some newspapers in the last days, has said that the national government is going to authorize the sending of its own troops... more
DefenseIsrael: new success for "Arrow" weapon system
Tel Aviv, Israel – The test’s success is a major step in the development of the "Arrow" system
According to the State of Israel, in January 5 at 16:37, Israelians conducted succesfully a new test of the "Arrow" weapon system, which is currently jointly carried out by USA and Israel. This was the... more
DefenseLondon to send 14 fighters in Middle-East strengthening its position in the area
London, UK - A practice with Jordan Air Force has been the motivation
The Jordan Air Force jets, some Mirages of French fabrication, are similar to those used also by Iraqi aviation, and for this reason Great Britain has decided to carry out practices just in the country... more
DefenseIndia test its nuke missile
New Delhi, India - High the tension with Pakistan that blames its neighbour
The weapons rhetorical continues to be the first way of communication between Pakistan and India that, at 8,47 (3,17 GMT) on Thursday, has carried out an experimental launch of the Agni-1 missile that... more