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Obama challenges Russia to agree to deeper nuclear weapon cuts
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama used a speech in Berlin on Wednesday to call on Russia to revive the push for a world without nuclear weapons, offering to cut deployed nuclear arsenals by a third, but Moscow immediately poured scorn on...Tags: Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, Executive Branch, North Korea, Russia
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Qatar interested in Eurofighter, Rafale jets
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - Qatar is likely to launch an international tender to renew its fleet of ageing fighter jets soon and is interested in France's Rafale, a French official said, while sources said it was also looking at the BAE Systems-backed Eurofighter...Tags: Doha (Qatar), Boeing Co., France, Military Aircraft, Qatar
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Iraqi Shi'ites flock to Assad's side as sectarian split widens
ReutersBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Among the Iranian pilgrims, foreign executives and tourists in the departure lounge at Baghdad airport, a group of young Iraqis prepare to wage religious war in Syria - not for the rebels trying to topple President Bashar al-Assad...Tags: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Religion and Belief, Jihad, Armed Forces, Religious Conflicts
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New Eurofighter chief aims to make jet cheaper
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - The new chief of the Eurofighter Typhoon will lay out plans by the end of this year to make the fighter jet cheaper and decision-making quicker, as the aircraft gears up to vie for more business in an increasingly crowded and competitive...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, South Korea, Aerospace Manufacturing, Saudi Arabia, BAE Systems Plc.
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2 naval landing craft on auction block at Great Lakes
For anyone looking to stage a D-Day invasion, run scuba tours in the Caribbean or cruise Lake Michigan with 200 of your closest friends — the U.S. Navy has a boat for you. And maybe a bargain. Two landing craft — the kind that that can...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Chestertown, U.S. Department of Defense, Boats
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Editorial: The case for arms to Syria
The Syrian rebels battling President Bashar Assad's forces are on the ropes. They've lost one strategic city and may be on the brink of losing a stronghold in Aleppo to government forces, fortified by Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters. Assad's enabler-in-...Tags: Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama, Armed Forces, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Saudi Arabia
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Russia reacts coolly to Obama's nuclear proposals
MOSCOW -- Russian officials responded coolly Wednesday to President Obama’s call for further reductions to the U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals. “We cannot allow the balance of the strategic deterrence system to be broken, or the...
Tags: Vladimir Putin, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Russia, NATO
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CORRECTED-OFFICIAL-AIRSHOW-U.S. arms companies see rising foreign demand
Reuters(Corrects second paragraph to clarify when arms sales doubled and replaces erroneous total in fifth paragraph and adds further clarification) By Andrea Shalal-Esa PARIS, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. arms makers see rising foreign demand for fighter jets,...Tags: Ceremonies, United Technologies Corporation, Arts and Culture, Boeing Co., Manufacturing and Engineering
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Qatar, France to discuss Rafale fighter jet on Hollande trip
ReutersPARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - Qatar is likely to launch an international tender to renew its fleet of ageing fighter jets soon and is interested in France's Rafale, a French official said ahead of President Francois Hollande's state visit this week to the...Tags: Doha (Qatar), Boeing Co., France, Military Aircraft, Qatar
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U.S. arms companies see rising foreign demand
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - U.S. arms makers see rising foreign demand for fighter jets, missile defense systems and other weapons as countries modernize their forces and U.S. officials, facing tighter budgets, encourage allies to invest more in intelligence...Tags: United Technologies Corporation, Arts and Culture, Manufacturing and Engineering, Boeing Co., Culture
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AIRSHOW-U.S. arms companies see rising foreign demand
ReutersBy Andrea Shalal-Esa PARIS, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. arms makers see rising foreign demand for fighter jets, missile defense systems and other weapons as countries modernise their forces and U.S. officials, facing tighter budgets, encourage allies to...Tags: United Technologies Corporation, Boeing Co., Manufacturing and Engineering, Military Aircraft, Personal Service
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North Korea changes tack and tells US: Let's talk
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face Sunday and issued a surprise proposal to the United States, its No. 1 enemy: Let's talk. But the invitation from North Korea's...
Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Barack Obama, South Korea, Kim Jong Il, Seoul (South Korea)
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