News of July 25, 2008
Fidel Castro Praises Brother for Silence on Russian Bombers
Posted at: Fri Jul 25th, 2008 | Source: Voice of America
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro says his brother was right to adopt a "dignified silence" about a newspaper report that Russia may soon station nuclear-capable bo...
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Russian Navy aircraft test new weapons in Arctic
Posted at: Fri Jul 25th, 2008 | Source: RIA Novosti
MOSCOW, July 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Northern Fleet Tu-142 Bear and Il-38 May anti-submarine aircraft have tested new electronic equipment and precision-guided weapons over the Barents and Norwegian Sea, a Navy spokesman said on Thursday.
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Russian expert warns against nuclear bombers in Cuba
Posted at: Fri Jul 25th, 2008 | Source: RIA Novosti
MOSCOW, July 24 (RIA Novosti) - The deployment of Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers in Cuba to counter U.S. missile defense plans in Europe would be a destructive move, a Russian military expert said Thursday.
Russian daily Izvestia on Monday ...
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F-22s deploy to Guam
Posted at: Fri Jul 25th, 2008 | Source: AFPN
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFPN) -- Approximately 130 Airmen and five F-22 Raptors from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, are deployed to Guam for two weeks to fulfill security requirements in the Asia Pacific region.
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