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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 14, 2008If we, people living on Earth, are unlucky, then Apophis, a 390-meter asteroid flying toward the Earth, "will smack right into us in 2036," according to Andrei Filkenshtein, a Russian astronomer from St Petersburg. But if we are lucky, the asteroid, already dubbed a space terrorist, will fly by at a distance of 40,000 km, the orbit of a communications satellite, in 2029. Reading teal ... more Russian Air Defense Woes A Growing Concern 
Moscow (UPI) Jul 11, 2008 The discussion among highly placed Russian generals in early July of creating a Joint Commonwealth of Independent States Air-Defense System is good news. However, it would be more appropriate to assess the state of Russia's air defenses and to choose an optimal system with up-to-date weapons. In late June Lt. Gen. Anatoly Boyarintsev, commander of the Russian air force's radio engineer ... more Living Among Dead Submarines 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 14, 2008Ten years ago Russia started to dismantle nuclear-powered submarines withdrawn from combat duty. This hard and dangerous work is still going on, but the end is in sight. For Russia, maintaining a huge navy turned out to be wasteful and pointless, and so the decision was taken to reduce the number of combat units in the Far Eastern and north-western parts of Russia. Today some 200 Rus ... more Despite tests, Iran missile path uncertain: analysts 
Washington (AFP) July 11, 2008The United States used Iran's display of missile power this week as a dramatic illustration of the need for a proposed extension of the US missile defense system into Europe. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters it should put to rest Russia's doubts that it would be 10 to 20 years before Iran would have longer-range missiles. "The fact is they've just tested a missile that ... more Russia, China veto UN sanctions on Zimbabwe 
United Nations (AFP) July 11, 2008China and Russia on Friday vetoed targeted UN sanctions on Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe over his disputed re-election, prompting an angry reaction from the United States which cast doubt on Moscow's reliability as a G8 partner. The Chinese and Russian envoys joined their colleagues from South Africa, Libya and Vietnam in opposing a US draft resolution in the Security Council which would ... more |
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Berlin (UPI) Jul 9, 2008 The Czech Republic has agreed to host part of a U.S. missile defense system within its borders, despite serious opposition by its former Cold War master, Russia. Officials in Moscow say the project undermines, rather than improves, European energy security. On Tuesday, Washington took the first of at least two steps: After meeting her Czech counterpart, Karel Schwarzenberg, in Prague ... more The Rise Of The Asian Navies Part Two 
Hong Kong (UPI) Jul 10, 2008 Russia's Yantar Shipyard currently is building a second batch of three Type 1135.6 FFGs for the Indian navy. The first three vessels of this model were built at the Baltic Sea Shipyard, but the contract for the latest three vessels has been awarded to the Yantar Shipyard, which has no experience building this type of missile frigate. Apparently Russia intends to bail out the ... more ICP Solar Expands Distribution In Russia And Ukraine 
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Jul 11, 2008ICP Solar Technologies has announced a new contract with Pro Sport, a major Automotive distributor in Russia and Ukraine. Pro Sport is one of the leading distributors, which offers the largest selection of Auto and Car parts of the Russian and Ukrainian Automotive After market. "The Eastern population is becoming more and more interested in worldwide brands. Plug and play solar chargers ... more US leads outcry over Iran missile test
Washington (AFP) July 9, 2008The United States led an international outcry Wednesday over Iran's decision to test a missile capable of reaching Israel, saying it would reinforce suspicions over Tehran's military ambitions. But Washington, Israel and Russia also sought to downplay fears of an armed conflict with Iran stressing that world powers were seeking to resolve diplomatically a long-running dispute over the Islamic ... more |
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Moscow (UPI) Jul 8, 2008 With a six-month delay, North Korea presented a list of its nuclear programs to China, which chairs the six-nation talks aimed at ridding the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons. Last year diplomats from Russia, the United States, China, South Korea, Japan and North Korea agreed it was essential to establish trust between all partners in dialogue in order to reach the final goal of the ... more Bush, Medvedev clash on missile defence 
Toyako, Japan (AFP) July 6, 2008US President George W. Bush praised Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Monday as a "smart guy" who means what he says, even as they clashed on US missile defence plans. The two leaders, holding their first face-to-face meeting since Medvedev took the reins from Vladimir Putin in May, also highlighted their cooperation in diplomatic efforts to resolve nuclear disputes with Iran and North Korea ... more Iran appears to debate international offer on nukes: US 
Washington (AFP) July 7, 2008Iran appears to be gripped in a debate over how to respond to an international offer to stop its sensitive nuclear work, a senior US official said Monday. Iran is sending mixed messages to a package of incentives from Germany and permanent UN Security Council members Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters. It appears ... more Analysis: Climate study criticizes G8 
Berlin (UPI) Jul 7, 2008 None of the leading industrialized nations has come close to meeting its promises on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with the United States, Canada and Russia trailing especially far behind, according to a study released shortly before the Group of Eight summit in Japan. Roughly a year ago, at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany, leaders of the eight most industrialized economies ... more
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