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China mulls building aircraft carriers
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
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China mulls building aircraft carriers
About 30 aircraft carriers are in service around the world, and China is the only one among the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council that does not have one.
Major General Qian Lihua, director of the foreign affairs office of the ministry, told the UK’s Financial Times last month that China has every right to possess carriers.
“Even if one day we have an aircraft carrier, unlike other countries, we will not use it to pursue global deployment or global reach,” he said.
As for the Chinese naval mission in Somali waters, senior military officials said yesterday the navy is “confident and capable of fulfilling the task”.
Senior Colonel Ma Luping said the Chinese warships might encounter complex problems as “the situation there is complicated”. “But there is nothing we cannot overcome,” he said.
Not quite the Pacific, but close enough!
Saturday, December 13th, 2008
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朝日新聞社：Radioactive sub visited 2 other ports
Thursday, August 7th, 2008
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asahi.com（朝日新聞社）：Radioactive sub visited 2 other ports - English
A nuclear-powered U.S. Navy submarine leaked radioactive discharge at ports in Okinawa and Kanagawa prefectures, in addition to Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.The U.S. Embassy told the ministry that the USS Houston (SSN713), a Los Angeles-class submarine, started leaking water containing traces of radiation in June 2006 and has since docked at Japanese ports 11 times. It visited Sasebo for a total of 16 days, Okinawa for nine days and Yokosuka for five days.
The Other Food Crisis: Food as a weapon
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
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The Other Food Crisis - Worldnews.com
Since the beginning of time, food has been used as a weapon to either control or starve people into submission. The Americas’ was no different. The early European colonizers burned and destroyed Indigenous crops and other food sources, such as wild animals that were hunted and poached to near extinction levels. During the American Revolution and U.S. Civil War, it was common practice for armies to forage off of farms and the surrounding countryside. The Atlanta Campaign, in which entire warehouses of food, produce, cotton, and other items that sustained civilian populations were burned to the ground, is only one of many examples.
Related article about prices and shortages: Yes, we will have no bananas
Global Military Spending Soars 45 Percent in 10 Years
Monday, June 9th, 2008
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Global Military Spending Soars 45 Percent in 10 Years - CommonDreams.org
STOCKHOLM - World military spending grew 45 percent in the past decade, with the United States accounting for nearly half of all expenditures, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said Monday.0609 05Military spending grew six percent last year alone, according to SIPRI’s annual report.
In 2007, 1,339 billion dollars (851 billion euros) was spent on arms and other military expenditures, corresponding to 2.5 percent of global gross domestic product, or GDP, and 202 dollars for each of the world’s 6.6 billion people.
The United States spends by far the most towards military aims, dishing out 547 billion dollars last year, or 45 percent of global expenditure.
NATO codes help Pacific states order military supplies
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
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One area of technolgy the the United Stesis still number one!
NATO codes help Pacific states order military supplies
THE Tonga Defence Services are learning new NATO codes that can allow for quicker purchase and order of military supplies.A coding system used by 26 NATO countries to classify names of items of supply or purchases by armed forces, is being shared with some Pacific countries. The Annual Pacific Area Cataloguing Seminar (PACS) was officially opened by the Acting Commander of the Tonga Defence Services at the Fa’onelua Convention Center, Nuku’alofa, this morning. The three-days seminar May 13-15 provides training and information on the NATO Codification System (NCS) for the Pacific region and it is hosted by the Tonga Defence Services for the first time.
Bill to let Japan deploy own spy satellites
Friday, May 9th, 2008
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asahi.com : Bill to let SDF deploy own spy satellites - ENGLISH
The ruling and opposition parties on Friday submitted to the Diet a bill to lift a ban on the use of space for defense purposes and allow Japan to deploy its own spy satellites.
News from the Saipan Tribune
Friday, April 4th, 2008
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Comprehensive article here: Saipan Tribune
Artillery training on Tinian eyedBy Mark Rabago
Assistant EditorThe U.S. Marines is looking at Tinian as a possible training ground for its artillery units once 8,000 of its troops relocate from Okinawa to Guam.
This was disclosed yesterday by Marine Corps Bases Pacific MCI MidPac Director Col. Clyde T. Burton in an e-mail to the Saipan Tribune.
Burton said he discussed the service’s plans for the region in Wednesday’s 2008 Pacific Aviation Directors Workshop held at the Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan, but he did not delve into details because the Marines are still at the conceptual phase of developing its training plans.
“We are beginning to work on a master plan which will lead to more details in the future. However, because of the need for coordination of aviation with indirect fires, I did note at the FAA conference that we may have mortars and artillery positions as part of our training ranges on Tinian.”
Bush administration budget proposal cuts military aid to Phillipines
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
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WASHINGTON (AP): The Philippines would have its military financing cut by half under a proposal the Bush administration sent to Congress on Monday.President George W. Bush requested US$15 million in military aid be sent to the Philippines next year. He requested less than that last year, but the U.S. Congress boosted military aid to almost $30 million.
Indonesia, another country the White House deems crucial to fighting extremists in Asia, would receive about the same as this year’s estimate, nearly $16 million, under Bush’s budget proposal.
RI, China to conduct joint military training
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
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The Jakarta Post - RI, China to conduct joint military training
RI, China to conduct joint military trainingJAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and China have agreed to work together on military training and military vehicle production, a move in line with the two countries’ 2007 agreement on defense cooperations.
After welcoming Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan on Wednesday, Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono told reporters both countries would conduct joint military training and exercises for their defense forces.
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