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10.03.2009, 08:55
The US is deploying 17,000 more troops in Afghanistan, while back in America veterans are wondering when the wars will come to end and how to begin rebuilding their lives.
02.03.2009, 19:15
Erik Prince, founder of the ill-fated security company Blackwater, has stepped down. The announcement comes on the heels of mounting controversy surrounding the company, which performed security functions in Iraq.
29.01.2009, 21:32
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Iraqi authorities have announced they would not renew a license for the notorious Blackwater Worldwide private security firm to continue operating in the country.
08.12.2008, 23:21
U.S. prosecutors have announced that manslaughter charges are being brought against a group of American security guards accused of killing unarmed civilians in Iraq last year. Five men are accused of using machine guns and grenade launches against the loc
27.10.2010, 14:40
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Moscow has presented a plan which would limit NATO's military presence in its youngest member states, in an effort to prevent the Alliance from placing major forces close to Russia’s borders.
26.10.2010, 16:07
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Russia’s Defense Ministry has officially announced a tender for four universal amphibious assault ships. Security officials say French Mistral class helicopter carriers are the favorite in the run.
22.10.2010, 03:16
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The Pentagon has announced a US $60 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia, the largest arms sales in U.S. history if it goes ahead.
29.10.2010, 09:33
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The Russian Navy and Army have performed four successful tests of different ballistic missiles, including the new SLBM Bulava missile, in just over a day.
22.09.2010, 20:40
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President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday signed a decree which bans deliveries of S-300 missile systems to Iran.
16.02.2010, 18:28
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Russia’s envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin has cooled Transdniester’s eagerness to locate Russian missile system on its territory, warning that such steps could only worsen the current state of affairs.
Published: 13 March, 2009, 20:19
A $160-billion U.S. Army modernization program – known as Future Combat Systems – may be cut or even halted after an unfavourable report appeared prior to its D-day in Congress.
