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Chinese anti-missile test, “saying the statement” hit the U.S. hurts

Jan 13

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Chinese anti-missile testAccording to January 13 issue of “Global Times” reported that China suddenly announced the successful anti-missile tests triggered on the 12th as the world’s media guessing a great discussion. Who had worked in the German military experts on the 12th level of China’s anti-missile as “a mystery” and said the majority of western strategic scholars and technical experts to master the information is “very limited”; British “Financial Times” On the same day the report is quite unhappy to say that China’s official media only “one sentence statement.” 12 multi-national media coverage of China are mostly guessing camel, anti-missile test.

Agence France-Presse that China has chosen and publicly at this time is similar to the U.S. “missile defense system” weapons, intended to show strength in order to balance the United States recently decided to sell Taiwan the “Patriot -3″ anti-missile systems. Reported that the missile defense system is very high technical threshold, members even than the “nuclear club” countries even less. AP said that China’s official media have not reported in great detail, but it is believed that China has been researching and developing stealth fighter shot down, and lay or destroy cruise missiles and precision-guided weapons systems.

British “Guardian” 12 Australian experts benefits Lincecum quoted as saying that “my understanding is that the Chinese have long prepared for trial, and the present is just a pretext.” 86F French radio analysts believe that China has felt that in the the field of defense appropriate and transparent than be kept in confidence more have a double effect, namely the one hand, deter potential adversaries, on the other inspire national confidence. Hong Kong’s “South China Morning Post” 12 said on condition of anonymity, said a military analyst in Shanghai: “China knows that not only verbal protest. Trial will hit the Pentagon who hurts.” (In the United States, Canada, Germany, Russia, journalists Tao Hsiao up straight short-room Aoki, Liu Yue-Sai Cheng Gang Wei Lai Wang’s analysis)

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U.S. troops killed a senior member of the “base” in the UAV attack

Dec 12

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Xinhua BEIJING, December 11 anonymous U.S. government official said the U.S. military in an UAV attack in western Pakistan, killing a “base” a senior member of the organization.

According to the Associated Press, the official said the attack took place recently, but he did not disclose the specific objectives of the attack. The official said the target was not present. Bin Laden, al-Zawahiri, are “base” a senior leader of the organization.

The UAV attack, initially by 9 pm local time, NBC reported.

U.S. intelligence officials confirmed that since the United States President Barack Obama came to power, the U.S. military increased the unmanned aircraft of the military action.

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Hatoyama stressed the importance of the early realization of the relocation of U.S. military bases, Is seeking a compromise

Dec 12

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According to Kyodo news report, the Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, 11, emphasized the necessity of an early settlement of the relocation of the Futenma Air Station in Okinawa issues, and expressed his base to stay long in the local concerns.

According to reports, on the 11th morning, Yukio Hatoyama told reporters at his official residence, said: “felt the best hope for what the United States would remain unchanged. However, taking into account the risk of long-term local residents and noise problems, we can not come to this Conclusions. “Hatoyama was concerned that the issue has long been solved, will lead to a base has remained in the ground, therefore stressed the need for an early realization of the relocation.

In the afternoon, Hatoyama Yukio Okamoto and foreign affairs critic, an exchange of views on the matter. Okamoto In the former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto as prime minister during the administration assistant participated in the Futenma relocation issue. Okamoto told reporters after the talks, Okinawa’s demand that the U.S. move to counties outside the airport, growing louder and louder, the U.S. government is required to perform the two countries had reached agreement to relocate the airport in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture. At present, Hatoyama are looking for a possible compromise between the two programs.

Hatoyama made the statement in the former, Japan’s defense phase Kitazawa pretty at the press conference on Government policy on the Futenma issue, saying “the decision should be effective during the year, direction and make decisions.” He also said that the cabinet would the Japan-US agreement as the basis for all, and then tell the U.S. what kind of changes were made on the relocation program, “the Prime Minister being on these considerations, will probably put forward proposals in the near future.”

In addition, Okinawa and Northern play a similar Seiji Maehara said that the current study does not consider part of the U.S. military flight training, transfer to Kansai International Airport program.

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US-Russia nuclear talks dispute, ICBM train may well be revived

Dec 12

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US-Russia nuclear talks dispute, ICBM train may well be revivedThe United States and Russia, “the first phase of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty” in the early hours of December 5 failure, due to the time difference between Russia as early as eight hours in the United States bid farewell to the treaty. According to Russian News Agency reported December 9, although in some “technical issues” there are still differences between the two countries have expressed a new version of most provisions of the Treaty had been negotiated, is expected in mid-signature.

Remaining “technical issues” unresolved

The two presidents had earlier said it would work in the old treaty expired before the conclusion of the New Testament, but because of the differences too much, this goal did not materialize. But the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that the two countries signed 18 years ago, the first phase of the treaty has been a very good performance for the second phase of the treaty has laid a solid foundation.

Russia to reduce the nuclear threat, first deputy director of the National Center accept the “Krasnaya Zvezda” the general said, in 1991, the United States has 2246 sets of vehicles, 10563 warheads, Russia (Soviet Union) party has 2288 sets of vehicles, and 8757 warheads; now, the United States, 1195 sets of vehicles and 5573 warheads, Russia has 811 sets of vehicles and 3906 warheads.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement said US-Russian nuclear arms control, the New Testament has been basically resolved, “most likely” in the middle of this month the signing of the Czech capital, Prague. U.S. State Department spokesman Kerry, also 9, said that the treaty will be signed during the year, at present only “technical issues” remained unresolved.

U.S. experts no longer “the number of missiles”

As for where there are differences, both sides have not explained. The two delegations in Geneva closed-door negotiations rarely heard the message. Analysis that the number of nuclear warheads removed, cut down to whether the destruction of warheads and other issues, the Russian-US strategic missile production to monitor the position of differences also may exist.

Russia’s “Independent Military Review” article said that, in accordance with the first phase of the treaty, the United States to send experts to Russia’s major strategic missile manufacturer – is located in Beijing Wudemuer plant monitoring, Moscow will be sent to the United States Utah missile production base in the state to fulfill the corresponding responsibilities. However, eight years ago, the United States stop production of strategic missiles, forcing Russia to withdraw its own domestic surveillance mission. In which Russia  plants continue to produce their own “Topol” series of missiles, the U.S. inspectors have been working there, so that Russia was very unfair.

December 5, the first phase of invalidity of a treaty, the United States had lost the Ombudsman to continue to plant right to work, they would immediately leave Russia. Russian media said the Americans finally stop in the Russian territory, “the number of missiles,” the. It is reported that the U.S. has no intention to retain the New Testament the terms of the presence of observers, to be replaced by other measures.

Mobile missile is still a focus of controversy

In accordance with Russian experts estimate that the restrictions on the mobile missile problem is also an important reason why the two countries have been unable to agree on. Under the first phase of the treaty, Russia gave up rides on special trains, the viability of very strong RT-23 rail-mobile strategic missiles. In the new treaty negotiation process, the U.S. called for further increasing the restrictions on the mobile missile, the Russian side of this to be rejected.

Taking into account the Kremlin at the just-released State of the Union in the emphasis on the status of land-based strategic missiles, the Russian news agency that this mainly refers to the equipment on the heavy-duty trucks on the “Topol” missile, Russia on this issue did not intend to continue to compromise. The article also believes that in the future deployment, Russia does not rule out re-enabled by way of a train carrying strategic missiles.

In the sea-based cruise missiles there are also differences between the two countries. In 1991, the U.S. missiles in which the number of the Soviet Union to maintain a 2:1 superiority, the Soviet Union want to limit their number, the two sides failed to Tan Long. In the new treaty, Russia is still hope that this matter of restrictions on high-precision cruise missile has a great reliance on the United States is certainly unwilling to accept such a clause.

If it is true, as the two sides said the new treaty to be signed, then the United States and Russia on nuclear arms control between the work can be said to be a smooth baton. As for the specific contents of the agreement, the global media were waiting.

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Taiwanese media: the United States will resell the four most advanced German-made 214 Class Submarines to Taiwan

Dec 12

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German-made 214 model is currently the world's most advanced conventional submarines AIPThe United States the latest issue of “Foreign Policy” magazine, said the U.S. government may be Obama arrived in Copenhagen, December 18 the list of previously announced arms sales to Taiwan. 11, according to Taiwan ETTV news, the U.S. will get the original Greek, through Germany to the German custom of the traditional four 214-powered submarines, and their re-sale in Taiwan.

Magazine said that U.S. arms sales list does not include F-16C / D fighter planes and diesel-electric submarines, while the United States could announce the sale of public opinion is the 60 “Black Hawk” helicopters. In this regard, the Reuters news says that the U.S. State Department is responsible for defense trade Kovac Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (Robert Kovac) in parliament, said after the hearing, the administration is prepared to inform the Congress decision to sell arms to Taiwan, including the Black Hawk helicopters and diesel-electric submarines,

Taiwan media said the service had been over 30 years of “Dragon,” “Sea Tiger” submarines, for the military defense of Taiwan under the sea had been too old, Taiwan, 8-year submarine procurement cases would “not be disappointed,” Taiwan’s Procurement will be implemented through the United States to Germany’s traditional four 214-powered submarines. But now known to Greece, South Korea, Turkey, are using 214 submarines.

It is understood that the German 214 submarines, despite his supposedly offensive power much more than Russian-made Kilo-class, but the reason why the Greek Navy refused to accept these 214 submarines, and the reasons are too many shortcomings is the problem (rumor as much as 400 above), whether it is noise, After the surface is still too violent shaking, are unacceptable to the Greek Navy. But there are also reports that the reason why the Greek Navy submarines not to receive these real reason is due to shortage of funds, it is turned to the international arms brokers in Taiwan military contacts, to negotiate to purchase the four submarines.

214 German-made submarine captain 65.3 meters, depth of 6 meters, and surface displacement of 1700 tons, underwater displacement of 1860 tons, maximum speed of 12 surface and underwater maximum speed of 20 knots. It is also equipped with carbon-water-air battery propulsion system must, can reduce the noise of navigation escaped detection, but also hidden under the sea more than a month, weapons equipped with 16 heavy torpedoes, anti-ship missiles and land attack cruise missile, but also be facelift mine.

Taiwan media said that this is the world’s four submarines operational capability on the spot market, strong diesel submarines for Taiwan Navy’s “dream” models. Data show that the price of a submarine fleet of about 500 million U.S. dollars each (about NTD 16.0 billion, such as backup, plus maintenance costs, to be re-valuation). Among this group of submarines is currently the most likely location is the Suao naval deployment to counter the north sea and air blockade of Taiwan by mainland China’s combat capability.

Sources pointed out that in October this year, representatives of Hardaway had a secret visit to Taiwan, with Taiwan’s procurement of military personnel to discuss matters relating to the submarine, there are LONDON also revealed at the end of the United States will soon announce the details of arms sales to Taiwan.

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US mysterious appearance UAV, Accused of trying to sneak into the hidden nature of testing in China

Dec 9

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In Afghanistan's new UAV RQ-170Recently, a mysterious stealth UAV haunt near Kandahar in Afghanistan, has caused great concern to the military observers. The UAV a picture quickly spread network, the U.S. Air Force has finally come out statement acknowledged that the aircraft is that they, whose name is called “RQ-170″, in fact, this most suspicious stealth UAV is that: the Taliban did not need to deal with stealth aircraft, the Taliban almost no-to-air missiles, radar and, then, why should the Afghan deployment / testing of this mysterious stealth UAV? U.S. Global Station road network and the “Aviation Week” website were this to be resolved, and speculation: The reason why the U.S. Air Force deployed in Afghanistan this unmanned aerial vehicles, aimed at testing its leap over China when the stealth performance.

U.S. Global Strategic Network December 4, 2009 published, entitled “The Mysteries of UAV in Afghanistan has been shot to capture,” the article put forward his own point of view.

The article first said that last year in April, the second largest city in Afghanistan, the U.S. Air Force base near Kandahar, it was recognized here, there is a deployment of unknown type, propelled by a jet engine UAV. Today, there are already one about this UAVs photos. Some people speculated that this is a U.S. secret UAV project, which with France is similar to the design of the Neuron unmanned aerial vehicles, “neuron” is a 6-ton jet engine propelled combat and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles, but the UAV is still in the research and development stage, the next two years are not expected to conduct its first flight.

The U.S. media said that within a few days, Afghanistan photographs of this mysterious unmanned aerial vehicles have been all over the Internet, the U.S. Air Force finally admitted that it is their UAVs, and said that it was not equipped with a weapon called “RQ-170 “The UAV, but the Air Force did not disclose further information, seemingly trying to keep it as long as possible part of the project confidential.

This was found in Kandahar, a flying wing UAV using pneumatic layout, similar to the U.S. Air Force and Navy R & D X-45 and X-47 UAV, both UCAV, Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles can be carrying weapons, which were exposed to this mystery UAVs may also be an ammunition compartment. U.S. Air Force’s X-45A unmanned combat aircraft in 2004, the first time launch smart bomb experiment. There are a number of secret surveillance purely as a test machine used in jet engines as the driving force of the UAV designs.

In fact, this UAV is the greatest suspicion: the Taliban do not need to deal with stealth aircraft, they do not have radar and on-air missile, then why should the Afghan deployment / testing of this mysterious stealth unmanned machines? Global strategic networks gives two possible explanations. First, you may want to test the combat environment, the fight against the enemy is hard to find when the performance of this UAV. The second reason may be testing the UAV in leap over China when the stealth performance (there is a border between China and the Afghan border), or to test a leap neighboring Iran and Afghanistan over the stealthy nature.

Global Strategic Network article also said that the United States for such UAVs flying for 6 years, similar to this design have been carried out UAV aerial refueling, formation flying, and in a simulated aircraft carrier deck landing Dengxiang experiment.

In addition, the United States, “Aviation Week” website published a December 4 written by David A. Fulghum related articles, article entitled “U.S. Air Force said the deployment of stealth UAV.”

The article first said that the secret has been published. U.S. Air Force has confirmed that “Kandahar of the Beast,” the existence of unmanned aerial vehicles, unmanned plane was found at the end of 2007 flying in Afghanistan. This jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicle using tailless flying-wing aerodynamic layout, the upper surface of the wing on each side has a streamlined sensor module, which is RQ-170 Sentinel, by Lockheed – Martin Corporation a subsidiary of the famous Skunk plant research and development.

Articles pointed out, an Air Force officer on the afternoon of December 4, “Aviation Week,” revealed that they “are developing a stealthy unmanned aircraft system for the forward deployment of combat troops to provide reconnaissance and surveillance support.” U.S. Air Force said in a statement, RQ-170 UAV deployment and Defense Secretary Robert – Gates on “to increase combat commander of the intelligence, ISR support” requirement is consistent with, but also with the Army Chief of Staff Norton Schwartz on “increasing USAF reliance on unmanned aircraft, “point of view is consistent.

The article says, when the RQ-170 stealth UAV projects were in the secret state, which consists of Nevada, Tonopah Test Range, also known as Area 52, the 30th Reconnaissance Squadron flight, there is the F-117 stealth fighter-bombers of the “home” . Later, RQ-170 belong to the Air Combat Command, deployed to the Nevada Creech Air Force Base. In Afghanistan, Kandahar, RQ-170 to be seen from the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems hangar belongs in the fly.

RQ-170 stealth unmanned aerial vehicle named some resemblance with the F-117, and its name (RQ) is right, but behind the numbers (170) a bit out of order, which is to avoid some people a (secret) project to speculate whether the presence of. Technically, “RQ” indicates that this is the naming of a non-armed UAVs, rather than similar to “MQ” prefix of the name, MQ named for the prefix type of armed MQ-1 “Predator” and the MQ -9 “Death.” U.S. Air Force-related statement, the expression “as the front-line fighters deployed to provide support”, coupled with the moderate UAV Stealth (passivation edge design, simple, and wings on the nozzle and the sensor module), these indicate that RQ-170 “sentinel” is a tactic to front-line operational deployment of the platform, rather than a strategic intelligence collection (aircraft) design.

“Aviation Week,” the article also this mysterious surviving a few questions about UAVs. If it is a high-altitude aircraft, and its coating is not the usual color, but the body is a medium gray color, similar to “Predator” and “death” rather than dark gray or all black – a Tu installed in high-altitude flight is to provide the best concealment. From the appearance point of view, this aircraft has a wingspan of about 65 feet (19.81 meters), and MQ-9 “Death,” UAV is similar. With regard to this mystery that only a few pictures of the UAV can be used as a basis for judging these photos were shot from the left, it gives the impression that it is: a relatively deep center of plump body and the external opportunities and integration into the一起. In view of this low detectability of design, the UAV will be used to leap in his country’s borders, spy on China, India, Pakistan, to obtain valuable and telemetry of missile test-firing of the intelligence data.

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The U.S. “freedom” was the first Littoral Combat Ship upcoming deployment

Dec 8

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According to the French Agency for Defense Development Network December 6, 2009 reported that recently, the U.S. Navy’s first Littoral Combat Ship LCS 1 boats for the upcoming preparatory work done by the first deployment of another major breakthrough.

November 13 to 21, “freedom” was carried out at sea deployment training and certification, and the southeast coast of the United States to participate in Composite Training Unit Exercise of the “Eisenhower” aircraft carrier battle group with operations.

In the past period of time, in order to verify the ship system performance, while meeting operational training needs, “freedom” was the implementation of a variety of very strict test. Navy will acquire “free” was the combat experience, applied to the offshore battle fleet, the integration process. To this end, the U.S. Navy in about two years to adjust the progress of work in order to promote “freedom” was deployed as soon as possible to participate.

In the United States Coast Guard in January 2010 with the implementation of integrated / advanced training before the “free” was also the implementation of additional system testing and training. Is expected in early 2010, “freedom” was to the United States Southern Command and the Pacific Command to deploy zone.

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Some democratic members of the United States proposed to introduce a “Afghan war tax”

Nov 21

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November 21 the U.S. House of Representatives of many powerful Democrats issued a joint statement, it is recommended for the war in Afghanistan, to the people surtax in order to reduce the government’s budget deficit.

According to Singapore’s “Lianhe Zaobao,” reported that funding for the current U.S. war in Afghanistan reached 68 billion U.S. dollars a year. This proposed decree, if implemented, annual income 150000-250000 U.S. dollars of the American middle class, the payment of income tax from the current 28% to 29.5%; annual salary of 25 million U.S. dollars in high-income earners, they pay income tax from the current 33% to 36.6%. That year’s income of 15 million dollars of the people, the income tax from the current 15% to 15.15%.

The joint statement said: “Whether or not support the war, the war should be crushed, they must pay the expenses.”

The proposed this “shared sacrifice Act 2010″ by the House Appropriations Committee Chairman Aobei Yi, Appropriations Committee Chairman of the Panel Murtha defense affairs, as well as the House Financial Services Committee Chairman Frank and others concerned.

The United States-led war in Afghanistan has entered its ninth year, President Obama will announce within weeks whether to send more troops to Afghanistan.

Democrats suggested that the war starting in 2011 imposed additional tax, but Obama could be the weak U.S. economy as a consideration to postpone by one year so that people dissatisfied with the implementation of this Act.

The Act provides that after the terrorist attacks in the 911 U.S. military personnel fighting in the war, their families, as well as the families of U.S. troops killed in action will be exempted from paying a war surtax.

The statement said: “The real for our military involvement in Iraq and the war in Afghanistan to pay the price the military families. We believe that since Yao Da war, we should have shared the burden, this is only fair.”

The statement pointed out, the huge military spending “will run out of funds to rebuild the economy”, led the Government to revive the economy can not be implemented health care reform, technical training schemes. But the multi-predicted probability of the implementation of the Act is equivalent to zero.

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U.S. arms exports in 2009 reached 38.1 billion U.S. dollars

Nov 10

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US-made F-16 fighter jetsU.S. Department of Defense statistics show that 710 million U.S. dollars to South Korea this year to buy U.S. arms, the 9th largest country, the United Arab Emirates to 7.9 billion U.S. dollars in first place.

Yonhap reported that the U.S. Department of Defense under the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced the “overseas arms export status quo” data show that the United States in 2009 (from October 2008 to September 2009) financial year, South Korea’s total export value amounted to 7.1660 billion U.S. dollars weapons, ranking ninth. The first one is the United Arab Emirates, export 7.9 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Afghanistan (54 million), Saudi Arabia (33 billion U.S. dollars), Taiwan (3.2 billion), Egypt (21 million) and Iraq (16 billion U.S. dollars) .

Reported that the size of the U.S. arms exports this year, an increase of 4.7% year on year, reaching 38.1 billion U.S. dollars, setting an annual record.

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Barack Obama ordered the White House to lower half of the flag to mourn the shooting victims

Nov 7

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White House to lower half of the flagUnited States President Barack Obama on the 6th call on people not to open fire on the Fort Hood military base in premature to draw any conclusions, he ordered the White House and other government agencies, until on the 11th Veteran’s Day Jiang Banqi condolences to the shooting victims.

Earlier the U.S. military said the Fort Hood, the number of shooting victims rose to 13 people, suspected of them stable. Authorities will as soon as possible suspects for questioning.

Barack Obama has the morning the head of the FBI and other agencies met to discuss the progress of the investigation of the shooting. Obama in the White House said that the current government is investigating the motive for the shooting suspects. “We do not know the answer until we get the evidence, I suggest that mistakenly arrive at a conclusion.”

Obama said, is lowered to half mast to express respect for the dead soldiers, but also for more benefits for the U.S. soldiers fighting in the front of the affirmation.

The FBI has searched the residence of Hassan shooting suspects. CNN broadcast the surveillance video showed about seven hours before the incident, Hassan had gone to a nearby convenience store to buy coffee and deep-fried potato cake.

39-year-old Hassan is believed to be American-born Muslim, for the U.S. military psychiatrist. His family said that in the United States suffer from a “September 11″ terrorist attack, Hassan, Islam is often subjected to harassment. In that will be sent to Afghanistan, after Hassan had a strong resistance.

The United States on the 6th influential Muslim organizations have issued a statement, condemned the shooting. They also said that Hassan is just one example the case can not represent all Muslims.

United States Army base in Texas on the 6th of military and civilian personnel will also base in mourning the victims of shootings in one day. This is the history of U.S. military bases, one of the most serious shooting.

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