Arms Control
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 06:10
The United States will conduct a sea test this month of equipment that could be used to neutralize Syria's most deadly chemical weapons at sea, U.S. defense officials said on Thursday.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 12:14
Al Qaeda-linked militants, drug smugglers and shadowy criminal networks stand in the way of the Somali federal government's hopes of hiring a foreign firm to manage the lucrative but run-down southern port of Kismayu.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 08:02
Saying the most dangerous materials would be sealed by trained Syrians and sent overland to the country’s Mediterranean port of Latakia, where ships would take them to a second, unspecified foreign port.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 08:01
Sigrid Kaag told reporters after briefing the U.N. Security Council that "there are factors beyond our control" which could affect the ambitious schedule to destroy Syria's entire chemical weapons program by mid-2014.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 00:00
Cobalt 60 can be extremely dangerous when exposed to humans, and the theft has raised concerns of a more sinister motive, like the manufacture of a dirty bomb
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 00:00
"The person or people who this took out are in very great risk of dying"
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 00:00
"Esas personas van a ir a parar al hospital y los vamos a esperar"
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 07:00
The unmanned United 40 Block 5 long-range reconnaissance vehicle will be tested to assess whether it meets the military’s operational needs.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 00:00
Reiterando dos veces "no esta en consideracion" al diario Folha de Sao Paulo, Celso Amorim dio por descartada al cien por cien la posibilidad, ofrecida por el Gobierno de Rusia
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 08:21
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki discusses the U.S. relationship with Afghanistan, ongoing demonstrations in Ukraine, efforts to destroy chemical weapons in Syria, possible Iranian involvement in the January Geneva talks relating to Syria, and the so-called Chinese "Air Defense Identification Zone."