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South Korea Resumes Live-Fire Artillery Drills

December 14, 2010

South Korean forces are embarking on a second week of live-fire drills around the nation's coasts, disregarding a warning from...

Veteran US Diplomat Richard Holbrooke Dies

December 14, 2010

U.S special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke died Monday night after undergoing surgery over the weekend to repair...

European Defense Ministers Discuss Military Effectiveness, Spending Cuts

December 13, 2010

European defense ministers are meeting in Brussels to examine how to remain militarily effective, including sharing resources, at a time...

Russia Proposes Divided Anti-Missile Defense System

November 24, 2010

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has proposed to NATO leaders a joint missile defense system that divides military protection of Europe...

French Defense Minister Says Afghanistan Is ‘A Trap’

November 19, 2010

France's new defense minister is warning Afghanistan is "a trap" for allied troops. Alain Juppe told Europe-1 radio Wednesday France...

US Investigates Nuclear Missile Incident

October 29, 2010

The U.S. military is looking into an incident on Saturday in which it lost communications with 50 long-range nuclear-armed missiles...

North Korea Appears Capable of Jamming GPS Receivers

October 11, 2010

Defense officials in South Korea and military analysts elsewhere are expressing concern about what they call a new type of...

Iran’s Military Receives Enhanced Missiles

September 23, 2010

Iran's defense minister says that newly enhanced surface-to-surface missiles have been delivered to the country's powerful Revolutionary Guard. General Ahmad...

Former British Army Chief Blasts Blair, Brown for Inadequate War Funding

September 7, 2010

LONDON: The former head of the British army has strongly criticized former Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown for...

Iran Unveils Domestically-Built Drone

August 23, 2010

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is hailing the country's first domestically built drone bomber. The unmanned aircraft, unveiled Sunday, is the...