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Oct 26, 2012

U.S. Rushes to Stop Syria from Expanding Chemical Weapon Stockpile

By Noah Shachtman, Danger Room

From Noah Shachtman, Danger Room:  The regime of embattled Syrian dictator Bashar Assad is actively working to enlarge its arsenal of chemical weapons, U.S. officials tell Danger Room. Assad’s operatives have tried repeatedly in recent months to buy up the precursor chemicals for deadly nerve agents like sarin, even as his country plunges further and […]

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Oct 26, 2012

Europe and the ‘Asia Pivot’

By Tomas Valasek, International Herald Tribune

From Tomas Valasek, International Herald Tribune:  What is NATO to do? One school of thought in Europe holds that an alliance with such widely different capabilities will not survive.

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Oct 25, 2012

Russia wants answers on NATO post-2014 Afghan mission

By Gabriela Baczynska, Reuters

From Gabriela Baczynska, Reuters:  Russia wants to know more about the scale and scope of NATO‘s post-2014 mission in Afghanistan before deciding whether to keep cooperating with the Western alliance, an envoy for President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.

United States and Canada

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Oct 25, 2012

Poland planning large investment in independent missile defense capability

By NTI

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Oct 25, 2012

Details of cyber attack against Saudi energy giant

By Nicole Perlroth, New York Times

From Nicole Perlroth, New York Times:  The hackers picked the one day of the year they knew they could inflict the most damage on the world’s most valuable company, Saudi Aramco. On Aug. 15, more than 55,000 Saudi Aramco employees stayed home from work to prepare for one of Islam’s holiest nights of the year […]

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Oct 25, 2012

Dutch Warship Destroys Pirate ‘Mother Ship’

By Luis Martinez, ABC News

From Luis Martinez, ABC News:  Somali pirates may not be as active as they once were in the waters off of east Africa, but they still pose a significant danger to anyone who crosses their path. As a group of alleged pirates learned today, however, AK 47s are no match for the power of a […]

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Oct 25, 2012

Ukraine’s Troubling Trends

By Hillary Rodham Clinton and Catherine Ashton, New York Times

From Hillary Rodham Clinton and Catherine Ashton, New York Times:  Ukraine now stands at an important juncture.

European Union International Organizations

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Oct 24, 2012

U.S. Army wants to develop a new generation of cyber weapons

By John Reed, Killer Apps

From John Reed, Killer Apps:  The U.S. Army is conducting a new study to identify the cyber weapons it needs to develop, the service’s top cyber officer said today.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

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Oct 24, 2012

France joins NATO’s Cyber Defense Center

By Estonian Public Broadcasting

From Estonian Public Broadcasting:  A French employee will be transferred for work in summer 2013, according a statement released by the French Embassy. Rear Admiral Arnaud Coustillière, the head of the French Cyber Defense Unit, will visit Estonia in the coming weeks for a Cyber Defense Center board meeting to discuss cooperation between France and […]

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Oct 24, 2012

Two legislators resign from SNP over change in NATO policy

By Guardian

From Guardian:  Two Scottish National party members of the Scottish parliament who led a rebellion against proposals for an independent Scotland to join Nato have resigned in protest.

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