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  • June 2008

    • Army to Speed High-Tech Gear Into Combat

      newser  |  Popular Mechanics  |  Jun 27, 08 2:33 PM CDT

      Army to Speed High-Tech Gear Into Combat

      The US Army has moved up the timetable for its high-tech weapons program, hoping to get new devices into the field by late 2010, 5 years ahead of its original schedule, Popular Mechanics reports. It’s also shifting focus away from conventional warfare tech like tanks and artillery and toward the communications and unmanned vehicles, including robots, infantry in Iraq and Afghanistan covet. More »

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      Robert Gates  • robots  • weapons  • drones  • Future Combat Systems  • new weapons systems

  • April 2008

    • Court Rejects NYC Suit Against Gun Makers

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 30, 08 4:52 PM CDT

      Court Rejects NYC Suit Against Gun Makers

      A federal appeals court today tossed out a lawsuit brought by New York City against gun manufacturers for allowing their weapons to get into criminal hands, the New York Times reports. The city said gun makers create a public nuisance by not keeping a closer eye on retailers—thus supplying underground markets. The court rejected the argument, likely ending more than seven years of litigation on the issue. More »

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      New York City  • Michael Bloomberg  • gun  • weapons  • gun sales  • appellate court  • Mayor Bloomberg

    • Iraq's Secret $833M Arms Buy Raises Concern

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 13, 08 9:00 AM CDT

      Iraq's Secret $833M Arms Buy Raises Concern

      A secret arms deal highlights Baghdad's trouble arming its troops and securing Iraq, the New York Times reports. Officials signed the $833 million deal with Serbia last month, without approval in Baghdad—and procured faulty or useless planes, tanks, and other arms. Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul Qadir defended the move, saying, “American timelines for delivery were too far away.” More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • military  • Serbia  • arms deal  • weapons  • Abdul Qadir

  • March 2008

    • Thais Nab 'Merchant of Death'

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 6, 08 5:18 PM CST

      Thais Nab 'Merchant of Death'

      The Russian arms dealer branded "the merchant of death" was apprehended in Thailand today after US intelligence linked him to Colombia rebels, the New York Times reports. Victor Bout is on international most-wanted lists for allegedly using his private air fleet to supply al Qaeda and the Taliban—plus war-torn African countries—with weapons. The US plans to seek his extradition. More »

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      Colombia  • FARC  • Rwanda  • Liberia  • weapons  • arms trafficking  • Sierra Leone  • arms

    • Poisoned Arrows Riddle Kenya

      newser  |  Time  |  Mar 1, 08 7:58 PM CST

      Poisoned Arrows Riddle Kenya

      Kenya has struck a peace agreement, but its people are still stockpiling a new weapon of choice: poisoned arrows. A primitive arms industry is supplying ethnic warriors with the projectiles to replace their time-tested machetes, Time reports. “This is obviously something very wrong and very new,” said one former police commander. More »

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      Africa  • politics  • Kenya  • violence  • peace  • weapons

  • January 2008

    • Group Counts 932 Falsehoods in Runup to War

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 23, 08 9:09 AM CST

      Group Counts 932 Falsehoods in Runup to War

      President Bush and top administration officials made hundreds of false statements—932, to be exact—about the national security threat from Iraq following 9/11, report two nonprofit journalism organizations. In the two years after the attacks, Bush and top officials stated at least 532 times that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, was trying to make or get them, or was linked to al-Qaeda, the study found. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Bush administration  • al-Qaeda  • September 11  • nuclear weapons  • WMD  • weapons  • weapons of mass destruction

    • US Drone Use Over Iraq Soars

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 2, 08 12:50 PM CST

      US Drone Use Over Iraq Soars

      The US military's use of unmanned aircraft in surveillance, reconnaissance, and combat missions has climbed to more than 500,000 flight hours. The drones are mostly deployed in Iraq, but they're being flown remotely by Air Force pilots based in the US. And as troops begin to trickle back home, demand for the drones is just gearing up, the AP finds. More »

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      Iraq  • military  • aircraft  • weapons  • drones  • Predator

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