8 hours ago by PacificSentinel

By USMAN ANSARI ISLAMABAD — Media reports on Feb. 11 state the Pakistan Navy intends to build nuclear-powered submarines as a matter of priority. No sources were quoted in the reports, which indicated the first submarine would be operational in five to eight years. Read the full story at DefenseNews

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10 hours ago by flyingcuttlefish

Argentina said Friday it has information that Britain sent a nuclear-armed submarine to the South Atlantic near the disputed Falkland Islands in the latest verbal salvo in a dispute over the territory. Argentina’s Foreign Minister Hector Timerman told reporters at the United Nations that a submarine ...

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1 day ago by Lekozza

(Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday that the Islamic Republic, targeted by tougher Western sanctions, would soon announce advances in its nuclear program. He was speaking on the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution that toppled the U.S.-backed Shah. Tens of thousand ...

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1 day ago by PacificSentinel

WASHINGTON (PTI): The recent rise of China as a regional and global power, including its substantial military modernisation and buildup, is a source of strategic uncertainty and potential friction, a top Pentagon commander has told US lawmakers. "China's rise as a regional and global power, includin ...

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1 day ago by Nic Halverson

New report cites military interest in neuroscience in future defense applications.

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1 day ago by Lekozza

As US and Israel bicker over Iran strike, American airlifts strength to the Gulf As the US and Israel carried on bickering over the right time to strike Iran's nuclear sites, their war preparations continued apace. DEBKA file's military sources report that flight after flight of US warplanes and tra ...

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1 day ago by Lekozza

Saudi special forces take part in a military parade in the holy city of Mecca on November 10, 2010. Saudia Arabia would move quickly to acquire nuclear weapons if Iran successfully tests an atomic bomb, according to a report. Citing an unidentified Saudi Arabian source, the Times newspaper in the U. ...

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1 day ago by dcw654

On Monday, when the Obama administration releases its FY13 budget request, it will announce a delay in the construction of a proposed new facility at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)—the so-called Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement-Nuclear Facility (CMRR-NF). As we discuss in a n ...

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1 day ago by TheFoundry

Representative Edward Markey (D–MA) has grave misconceptions regarding contributions that nuclear weapons make to the U.S. and allied national security. On Wednesday, he introduced a bill that would cut $100 billion in nuclear weapons programs. This bill is co-sponsored by 34 other Representatives. ...

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2 days ago by Nuclear Risk

Most people justify their complacency about the world’s 20,000 nuclear weapons by noting that the Cold War is over. But, the more I study Russian-American relations, the more potential I see for a misunderstanding to escalate into a crisis, and the more concerned I become about the world’s nuclear c ...

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