Eastern Europe: From Socialist Bloc And Non-Alignment To U.S. ...
Posted on June 04, 2010 in North european cruise
Eastern Europe : From Socialist Bloc And Non-Alignment To U.S. Military Colonies Rick Rozoff. Eleven years ago today the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was in the seventh week of a bombing war against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, one which saw over 1000 Western military planes fly over 38000 combat missions, bombs dropped from the sky and Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from the Mediterranean Sea. Having quickly exhausted military targets, NATO warplanes ...
DTN News: UAE May Fund Next-Gen Rafale
Posted on May 10, 2010 in European cruise
. "Talks are continuing," he said. Fighter Swap? One European executive with knowledge of the deal... a stock of Mica air-to-air missiles and Black Shaheen cruise missiles for its Mirage 2000-9 fleet, which... included a Rafale with three mock-up cruise missiles, demonstrating its long-range strike capabilities
Missile bound for blastoff - Lompoc Record
Posted on December 15, 2009 in Travel bound
A Minuteman 3 missile, once planned for a May departure is set for blastoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base early Sunday morning. 9:01 a.m. to get the missile into the air. Missile tests can be delayed due to unfavorable weather or technical problems ...
Iran pressing ahead with enrichment - IAEA
Posted on December 11, 2009 in Travel center
… travel bans and financial restrictions on Iranian scientists working on the nuclear and missile programs. It is viewed as too tough and as counter-productive by Russia and China, which both …
Venezuela, Russia in $2.2 billion arms deal - World Socialist Web Site
Posted on November 05, 2009 in Caribbean basin
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez announced Sunday that during his trip last week to Moscow he reached a $2.2 billion arms deal with the Russian government to supply Venezuela with battle tanks and sophisticated surface-to-air missile systems. The ...
More Than Missile Defense
Posted on October 31, 2009 in Student european tour
on a personal tour that blended the exhibits with his personal memories. I remember strange things -- like... is what provided the spark to ignite the 1956 Revolution . There was a large student demonstration... was that it convinced other Eastern European nations not to resist what was seen as the inevitable... for our betrayal of freedom-loving Eastern European allies by shuttering a promised missile defense... for our Eastern European allies in no uncertain terms. Would this have ticked off the Russians
Chavez announces Russian missile purchase - France 24
Posted on September 20, 2009 in Caribbean series
Amid rising tensions with neighboring Colombia, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced his country would soon take delivery of Russian-made missiles with a range of 300 kilometers (185 miles). "We have signed some agreements with Russia. Soon we ...
Iran pressing ahead with enrichment - IAEA
Posted on September 14, 2009 in Russia travel
… Russia and the United States -- are currently deadlocked in talks to agree on a European draft resolution urging nuclear and ballistic missile-related sanctions against Iran. The draft put forward …
Caught in the crossfire: the forgotten casualties of war in ... - The Guardian
Posted on September 11, 2009 in Travel arrangements
Shafiq, 6, lost his eye in an IED explosion in Helmand. Three of his playmates were killed in the blast. Photograph: Jon Boone The stooped and withdrawn 18-year-old breathed painfully as he relived the day last month when shrapnel from a missile ...
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