A military truck carrying a Shahab-3 missile drives by during a military parade commemorating the anniversary of the start of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, in Tehran, September 21, 2008.
Analysts Assess Impact Of Military Attack On Iran -- Voice of America
The United States and the European Union believe Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons, but Tehran says its program is for peaceful, civilian purposes.
The international community has been trying for years to persuade Iran to end its uranium-enrichment program, but to no avail. Low-enriched uranium can be used for civilian nuclear-power plants, but highly enriched uranium is an integral part of a nuclear bomb.
In an effort to pressure Tehran to end its enrichment program, the U.N. Security Council has imposed sanctions on Iran. And several individual nations, such as the United States, have imposed their own measures, for example targeting Tehran’s oil industry and financial sector.
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Momentum Builds for Iron Dome in Paris -- DoD Buzz
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Russian Mistral Warship Build ‘on Track’ - Rogozin -- RIA Novosti
China: Jet exercises from aircraft carrier -- China.or.cn
Qatar, France to discuss Rafale fighter jet on Hollande trip -- Reuters
S.Korea to buy European missiles -- Space Daily/AFP
Iran Increases Precision Capability of Persian Gulf Ballistic Missile -- Fars News Agency (Iran)
Scrapping equipment key to Afghan drawdown -- Washington Post
Kyrgyzstan votes to end lease for U.S. airbase, key on the military supply route to Afghanistan -- New York Daily News
Navy: Sequestration won’t slow Pacific Pivot -- DoD Buzz
Obama Directs New Limits on Pentagon Nuclear Weapons Use -- Washington Free Beacon
News Analysis: Obama Offers Few Nuclear Policy Surprises in Berlin -- Global Security Newswire
DoD will Continue to Make Nuclear Investments -- Defense News
MBDA Adapts Brimstone to Target Swarming Fast Attack Craft -- Defense Tech
Official: F-35 on Target, Critical Milestones Await -- Defense News
Air Force releases new F-35 study -- Stars and Stripes/Northwest Florida Daily News
F-35 Sails Through Crucial Senate Hearing; Witnesses Testify There’s No Alternative -- Breaking Defense
Navy’s F-35 Is Top Priority For New Lockheed Aeronautics Chief; Carrier Landings Key To Confidence -- Breaking Defense
Sen. Durbin questions whether F-35 project has become 'too big to fail' -- Defcon Hill
Air Force Bomber Could Fly Unmanned Missions -- Military.com
Firms Test-Fire Portable Cannon on MC-27J -- DoD Buzz
USAF May Use V-22s for Combat Rescue Mission -- Defense News
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Lockheed Proposes 'Dual-Launch' For Final Meads Test -- Aviation Week
NSA contractor threat -- Washington Times
Boeing Told to Repay After Charging $2,286 for $10 Part -- Bloomberg
FBI chief admits agency uses drones in domestic surveillance -- Washington Post
Three Navy Football Players Charged in the Latest Military Assault Story -- Atlantic Wire
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Rep. Mike Rogers: NSA keeps America safe -- Mike Rogers, USA Today
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