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May 6, 2010

Russian Commandos Release Hijacked Tanker

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russian commandos from the large anti-submarine ship Marshal Shaposhnikov released on Thursday a Russian tanker hijacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. A high-ranking official from the maritime coalition forces said Navy forces made the decision to release the Moscow University tanker as they were aware the sailors had taken […]

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May 5, 2010

NATO’s Fleet of E3A AWACS Grounded

By  Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations:  The NATO AWACS fleet operating out of Geilenkirchen stayed on the ground Thursday 29 April after corrosion was found on the nose wheel landing gear door mechanism. The corrosion has the potential to prevent proper deployment of the landing gear and was identified after a minor problem was experienced by one of […]

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May 5, 2010

Missile Defence Would Cost Under 200 Million Euros, NATO Chief Says

By Deutsche Presse Agentur

From Deutsche Presse Agentur: It would cost NATO members less than 200 million euros (262 million dollars) over 10 years to set up an anti-missile screen capable of covering their entire territory, the alliance’s secretary general said Wednesday. NATO states are currently debating whether the alliance should take on as part of its mission defence […]

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May 5, 2010

Advancing Europe’s Security

By Vice President Joe Biden, New York Times

From Vice President Joe Biden, New York Times: This week I will sit down with NATO ambassadors to advance the ongoing dialogue among the United States and its closest allies on the future of European security. I do so because the United States is firmly committed to the view that any decisions about Europe’s security […]

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May 5, 2010

Secretary General Rasmussen on Changing NATO’s Nuclear Policy

By NATO

From NATO: I would like to make three points. Firstly, I share the vision of having a world free of nuclear weapons. And I think we should keep that vision and work in that direction. That’s my first point. Second point, I do believe that as long as nuclear weapons exist in the world, then […]

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May 5, 2010

EU Mission Reports Russian Oil Tanker Seized by Pirates

By Interfax

From Interfax: The Russian oil tanker Moscow University has been seized by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the EU anti-piracy naval campaign (Operation Atalanta) said on Wednesday. The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Moscow University was hijacked by pirates early on May 5, it said. … Swedish Rear Admiral Jan Thornqvist, one of the Operation Atalanta […]

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May 4, 2010

“NATO is a Divided Alliance”

By M.J. Williams, the Center for European Policy Analysis

From M.J. Williams, the Center for European Policy Analysis:  NATO is a divided alliance. Split between two main camps – Europeanists and Globalists – NATO‘s new Strategic Concept must ultimately address this schism if it is to succeed as a meaningful document. On one hand, Europeanists see NATO as an organization designed to preserve and […]

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May 4, 2010

Russia to Sell Weapons to NATO Members

By Russia Today

From Russia Today:  Russia will seek direct opportunities to sell weapons to NATO member states, according to Russia’s envoy to the alliance, Dmitry Rogozin. He also said Moscow is considering sending weapons to Afghanistan to assist its present government. In return, the Alliance might lift all barriers for free military trade between Moscow and NATO […]

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May 4, 2010

U.S. “Having a Very Hard Time Getting the Rest of NATO to Deliver on Commitments”

By the New York Times

From the New York Times:  President Obama made a convincing case last December for sending an additional 30,000 American troops to Afghanistan. Most of those new forces, plus 58,000 already in country, would fight the Taliban. A smaller number would mold Afghan recruits into an indigenous Army and National Police force that could in time […]

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May 4, 2010

US Has More Than 5,000 Nuclear Warheads

By the Telegraph

From the Telegraph:  The United States has become the first country to disclose an up-to-date figure for the number of weapons in its nuclear arsenal. It has done so to encourage more openness from other nuclear states and to further President Barack Obama’s goal of global disarmament. The Pentagon said 5,113 warheads were either operationally […]

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