Archive for the ‘International News’ Category
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Israel is a “threat” to its region because it owns nuclear weapons, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday.
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Tags: Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Israel Defense Force, Israel Nuclear Capabilities, Israel Nuclear Program, Israel Nuclear Weapons, Middle East News, nuclear-free Middle East, Turkish Armed Forces, Turkish Prime Minister
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
China and Russia have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria over its crackdown on anti-government protesters.
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Tags: Chinese foreign ministry, EU Sanctions on Syria, Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Russian Foreign Ministry, Syrian Air Force, Syrian Armed Forces, Syrian Army, Syrian Defense Ministry, Syrian Foreign Ministry, Syrian Navy, Syrian Unrest, UN resolution on Syria
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Nato allies begin two days of talks Wednesday on the lessons drawn from six months of bombings in Libya and their goal of withdrawing combat troops from Afghanistan within three years.
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Tags: Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, ISAF, Libyan Air Force, Libyan Armed Forces, Libyan Army, Libyan No Flying Zone, Libyan Rebels, Libyan Unrest, Muammar Gaddafi, National Libyan Council (NLC), NATO Attack on Libya, NATO forces, NATO ground invasion in Libya, Operation Odyssey Dawn, Operation Unified Protector, US War in Afghanistan
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
The development of Russia’s formidable S-500 air defense system is lagging behind schedule by at least two years, the Izvestia daily said on Wednesday citing a defense industry source.
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Tags: Int Defense News, Russian Armed Forces, Russian Defense Ministry, S-300 air defense systems, S-300PS Grumble, S-400 Triumf Anti Missile System, S-500 air defense systems, S-500 Samoderzhets, Vityaz air defense system
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Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
The deputy commander of the Iranian Air Force has said that the NATO missile defense shield is incapable of tracking Iran’s ballistic missiles.
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Tags: European Missile Sheild, Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Iran Armed Forces, Iranian Air Force, Iranian Defense Ministry, Iranian Foreign Ministry, NATO forces, NATO missile defense shield, NATO Radar System, Zionist regime
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Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
China’s dependence on Russia for arms and energy imports has declined and Moscow’s position when dealing with Beijing has weakened as a result, a Swedish think tank said.
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Tags: China-Russia Relation, Chinese Armed Forces, Chinese Defense Ministry, Chinese Defense Spendings, Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Russia-China Military Relation, Russian Armed Froces, Russian arms exports, Russian Arms Sales, Russian Defense Industry, Russian Defense Ministry, SIPRI, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
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Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
The leaders of Afghanistan and India have signed a strategic partnership agreement during a visit by President Hamid Karzai to Delhi.
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Tags: Afghan Armed Forces, Afghan Defense Ministry, Afghan security forces, Afghanistan, India-Afghanistan Relation, Indian Armed Forces, Indian Foreign Ministry, Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty
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Monday, October 3rd, 2011
Russia will do everything possible to destroy as soon as possible its remaining stockpiles of chemical weapons, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
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Tags: Chemical Weapons Convention, Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Russian Armed Forces, Russian chemical weapon, Russian Defense Ministry, Russian Foreign Ministry
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Monday, October 3rd, 2011
NATO will soon complete its Libyan operation Unified Protector, the alliance’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday.
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Tags: Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Libyan Air Force, Libyan Armed Forces, Libyan Army, Libyan No Flying Zone, Libyan Rebels, Libyan Unrest, Muammar Gaddafi, National Libyan Council (NLC), NATO Attack on Libya, NATO forces, NATO ground invasion in Libya, Operation Odyssey Dawn, Operation Unified Protector
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Monday, October 3rd, 2011
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Sunday the Arab spring has left Israel “increasingly isolated” in the Middle East and that its military might could not make up for a weakened diplomatic position.
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Tags: Int Defense News, International Conference on Palestine, International Defense Treaty, Israel Defense Force, Israel Defense Ministry, Israel Defense News, Israel-Palestine Crisis, Middle East News, Middle East policy, US Armed Forces, US-Israel collaboration, US-Israel Relation
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