Category: War
New Reports Link N. Korean, Iranian Nuclear Programs
News media in Northeast Asia are reporting details of alleged cooperation between Iran and North Korea in trying to build atomic bombs. Such joint activities have been suspected for years. South Korea’s foreign ministry...
Iran will have five nukes by April 2012. Only 2-3 months left for military option
According to the briefing given to a closed meeting of Jewish leaders in New York Sunday, Nov. 13, the window of opportunity for stopping Iran attaining a nuclear weapon is closing fast, DEBKAfile’s sources report....
Iran loses top missile expert in explosions sparked by failed bid to fit nuclear warhead on Shahab-3
Hassan Moghadam, head of Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) missile development and sections of its nuclear program, was killed in one of the two consecutive explosions that hit two IRGC bases 46 kilometers west of Tehran...
Israel says Iran closer to atom bomb than thought
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday the full extent of Iran’s nuclear program was not reflected in a recent U.N. report, which said that Tehran appeared to have worked on...
US to station troops in northern Australia as fears of China’s Pacific presence grow
President Barack Obama is expected to reveal plans to station about 500 to 1000 Marines at a barracks in Darwin and to expand the US navy’s use of bases at the Northern Territory capital...
US defence chief Panetta warns against Iran strike
The US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has said a military strike against Iran could have “unintended consequences”. He said it would only delay Iran’s nuclear efforts by three years at most. Correspondents say the...
EU mulls new sanctions against defiant Iran
(Reuters) – The European Union may approve fresh sanctions against Iran within weeks, after a U.N. agency said Tehran had worked to design nuclear bombs, EU diplomats said on Thursday. Iran denies trying to build atom...
US dismantles ‘massive’ cyber crime syndicate
Cyber criminals who are alleged to have made $14m (£9m) from advertising fraud have been arrested in Estonia. The FBI alleged that the gang infected more then four million computers in 100 countries with...
DARPA Sets Traps for Future WikiLeakers
In the wake of WikiLeaks, the Department of Defense is planting virtual “honeypots” across its systems as it looks to thwart a new wave of digital espionage, a military abstract reveals. By automatically generating and distributing believable misinformation, DARPA’s...