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US Senate To Begin Formal Debate On START RFE/RL 16 Dec 2010
General: Exercises Vital to US, South Korea AFPS 16 Dec 2010
Success Hinges on Afghan Forces, Gates Says AFPS 16 Dec 2010
Afghanistan-Pakistan Review Charts Progress in Strategy AFPS 16 Dec 2010
Time to Consolidate Afghanistan Gains, NATO Chief Says AFPS 16 Dec 2010
NATO Training Mission Meets Goals AFPS 16 Dec 2010
Success Hinges on Afghan Forces, Gates Says AFPS 16 Dec 2010
Afghan War Review Shows 'Fragile, Reversible' Progress VOA 16 Dec 2010
Warfighters to Get Improved ‘Eyes in the Sky’ AFPS 16 Dec 2010
New Charges Against Alleged Christmas Day Bomber VOA 16 Dec 2010
Kenya's Politicians Look to Withdraw from ICC VOA 16 Dec 2010
WikiLeaks' Assange Freed on Bail in UK VOA 16 Dec 2010
Assange promises to continue WikiLeaks work RIA Novosti 16 Dec 2010
WikiLeaks founder Assange to be freed on bail RIA Novosti 16 Dec 2010
South Korea Plans Live Firing Drill from Attacked Island VOA 16 Dec 2010
Afghan Review: Forces Can Begin Withdrawal In July RFE/RL 16 Dec 2010
Germany to begin Afghan troop withdrawal by end of 2011 IRNA 16 Dec 2010
Certain Pakistani officials linked with terror activities IRNA 16 Dec 2010
Interior Minister reports on Chabahar terrorist act IRNA 16 Dec 2010
Dozens Killed in Apparent Iranian Suicide Attack VOA 16 Dec 2010
American accused of plotting to sell arms to Iran RIA Novosti 16 Dec 2010
Kurds Threaten To Pull Out Of Iraqi Coalition Government RFE/RL 16 Dec 2010
WikiLeaks' Assange to Walk Out of Jail VOA 16 Dec 2010
UN mission in Côte d’Ivoire urges restraint UN News Centre 16 Dec 2010
Ivory Coast Protests Turn Deadly VOA 16 Dec 2010
Check-6 Visibility Systems for Legacy MRAPs BAE Systems 16 Dec 2010
Contract for Improved Outer Tactical Vests BAE Systems 16 Dec 2010
UK Ambush Sub Named At Ceremony BAE Systems 16 Dec 2010
KC-45 first aerial refueling contacts & fuselage hose unit EADS 16 Dec 2010
Intell-Sharing System Begins Ops at Ramstein AB Raytheon 16 Dec 2010
Fire-X VUAS Completes First Flight Northrop Grumman 15 Dec 2010
DoD News: Contracts for December 16, 2010
Shipbuilders: $100 million to complete India frigates RIA Novosti 16 Dec 2010
Russia & India fix T-50 fighter design contract cost RIA Novosti 16 Dec 2010
India, Russia to produce transport aircraft RIA Novosti 16 Dec 2010
Taiwan Defense Ministry apologizes for flight incidents CNA 16 Dec 2010
Obama Hails Passage of Improved Post-9/11 GI Bill AFPS 16 Dec 2010
EU, US Call for Progress on Mideast Talks VOA 16 Dec 2010
Lebanon Accuses Israel of Planting Spy Devices VOA 16 Dec 2010
Hezbollah Leader Predicts UN Hariri Court Will 'Disappear' VOA 16 Dec 2010
Nasrallah: Plan for establishment of larger Israel dead IRNA 16 Dec 2010
Chinese Premier Vows Cooperation With India VOA 16 Dec 2010
India, China pledge to resolve outstanding differences IRNA 16 Dec 2010
UN: Deep Concern About Sudan's Abyei Region VOA 16 Dec 2010
UN warns of risks in southern Sudan UN News Centre 16 Dec 2010
Turkey Begins Coup Plot Trial VOA 16 Dec 2010
Putin speaks to the nation RIA Novosti 16 Dec 2010
Missile Defense Test Conducted MDA 15 Dec 2010
U.S. Senate votes to begin debate on START treaty RIA Novosti 15 Dec 2010
White House: US senator attempts to delay START RIA Novosti 15 Dec 2010
Afghan Review Expected To Show Modest Gains RFE/RL 15 Dec 2010
Intelligence Reports Cast Doubts on Afghan Strategy VOA 15 Dec 2010
Iraq: UNSC ends several war-related mandates UN News Centre 15 Dec 2010
6 Prominent Kenyans Accused of Crimes VOA 15 Dec 2010
House Votes to Repeal ‘Don’t Ask’ AFPS 15 Dec 2010
U.S. Senate may start debates on new START treaty RIA Novosti 15 Dec 2010
Pentagon hopes to continue talks with Russia RIA Novosti 15 Dec 2010
Russia, North Korean at odds over nuclear potential RIA Novosti 15 Dec 2010
KCNA on US-Japanese Military Exercises KCNA 15 Dec 2010
KCNA on Japanese Policy KCNA 15 Dec 2010
Dozens Killed in Apparent Iranian Suicide Attack VOA 15 Dec 2010
UNSC Ends Saddam Hussein-Era Sanctions Against Iraq RFE/RL 15 Dec 2010
UN lifts major sanctions against Iraq RIA Novosti 15 Dec 2010
UN Security Council Lifts Some Restrictions On Iraq VOA 15 Dec 2010
Route clearance in Iraq goes high-tech Army News 15 Dec 2010
Gator Brigade leaves desert Army News 15 Dec 2010
Commander Describes Nature of E. Afghanistan Fight AFPS 15 Dec 2010
Afghan Humanitarian situation likely to worsen in 2011 IRIN 15 Dec 2010
DoD Official: Pakistan Deserves U.S. Respect, Support AFPS 15 Dec 2010
Assange Remains Behind Bars VOA 15 Dec 2010
South Korea Stages Air Raid Drill VOA 15 Dec 2010
Dozens Killed In Suicide Bombing Near Iran Mosque RFE/RL 15 Dec 2010
Hague: Afghan withdrawal not based on Hope IRNA 15 Dec 2010
Iraq Heightens Security for Ashura VOA 15 Dec 2010
Kenya Reacts as ICC Names Suspects in Election Chaos VOA 15 Dec 2010
US Army BETSS-C System Ops Support Lockheed Martin 15 Dec 2010
UK MoD Luma IR Shell Contract BAE Systems 15 Dec 2010
Enhanced Small Arms Protective Inserts BAE Systems 15 Dec 2010
F-35 Program & 2010 Flight Test Target Lockheed Martin 15 Dec 2010
Intelligent Microgrid Solution Demo Lockheed Martin 15 Dec 2010
Software Development for the AN/TPY-2 Radar Raytheon 15 Dec 2010
DoD News: Contracts for December 15, 2010
Army looking at VTOL, balloons for ISR Army News 15 Dec 2010
Gates, Congress & Omnibus Appropriation Bill AFPS 15 Dec 2010
DOD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers DoD 15 Dec 2010
Recruiting, Retention Stay High Throughout Services AFPS 15 Dec 2010
Marines Return to Amphibious Roots AFPS 15 Dec 2010
New 'bird' finds home with 76th AS AFNS 15 Dec 2010
Soldiers part of package presented to Estonia Army News 15 Dec 2010
Exercise Sandfisher Commences on Guam Navy NewsStand 15 Dec 2010
Two submarines for Putin RIA Novosti 15 Dec 2010
Mistral deal & Russia-France special relationship RIA Novosti 15 Dec 2010
Russia celebrates SVR's 90th anniversary RIA Novosti 15 Dec 2010
UAE among top three recipients of German arms IRNA 15 Dec 2010
US Envoy Seeks Restart of ME Talks VOA 15 Dec 2010
US Envoy, Palestinian President Hold Talks in Egypt VOA 15 Dec 2010
US urged not to jeopardize China-Taiwan dealings CNA 15 Dec 2010
Taiwan, China Plan Talks as New Tensions Grow VOA 15 Dec 2010
UN Preparing for Worst Case Scenario in Southern Sudan VOA 15 Dec 2010
Agencies call for international action against LRA IRIN 15 Dec 2010
Ban deeply concerned over Côte d’Ivoire UN News Centre 15 Dec 2010
UN Chief Warns of Possible War in Ivory Coast VOA 15 Dec 2010
Pakistan faces political crisis as coalition partner quits IRNA 15 Dec 2010
Kyrgyz ex-president's brother goes on trial RIA Novosti 15 Dec 2010
Former Kyrgyz President's Brother On Trial RFE/RL 15 Dec 2010
US Says Chavez 'Subverting' Popular Will VOA 15 Dec 2010
Venezuela's Lawmakers OK Chavez Request VOA 15 Dec 2010
Strasbourg court sets Litvinenko case deadline RIA Novosti 15 Dec 2010
Russia Showers West with Smiles VOA 15 Dec 2010
Reports Suggest Additonal N. Korea Nuclear Facilities VOA 14 Dec 2010
China Says North Korea Agrees on Need to Ease Tensions VOA 14 Dec 2010
China Military Buildup Could 'Upend' Asia VOA 14 Dec 2010
Senate working on ratification of arms treaty RIA Novosti 14 Dec 2010
Missile defense test delayed AFNS 14 Dec 2010
Mottaki Doomed By Personal Animus, Not Vision RFE/RL 14 Dec 2010
Japan, US Reach Agreement on Military Hosting VOA 14 Dec 2010
Holbrooke Death Leaves Vacuum in Afghan Policy VOA 14 Dec 2010
WikiLeaks Founder Assange Granted Bail, Remains in Jail VOA 14 Dec 2010

N. Korean Uranium Enrichment at Yongbyon

26 September 2010 satellite imagery showing the renovated buildings at the Yongbyon Fuel Fabrication Plant housing the reported uranium enrichment facility.

Siegfried Heckler reported in November 2010 that during a trip to North Korea, his delegation was taken to a new facility at the Yobgyon fuel fabrication site that contained a modern, small industrial-scale uranium enrichment facility with 2,000 centrifuges.

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Limits of Chinese Soft Power by Nikolas K. Gvosdev, 13 Dec 2010 -- "At the last minute, several of the countries which earlier in the week had signaled they would boycott the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for Liu Xiaobo--the subject of my World Politics Review column on Friday--reversed their positions. Serbia found itself caught between its close relations with China--who has steadfastly supported Belgrade's position on Kosovo--and its desire for pursuing integration with the European Union. ..."
Kosovo Precedent for Palestine: First Steps? by Nikolas K. Gvosdev, 10 Dec 2010 -- "Two months ago, I raised the questionwhether, in the absence of concrete moves towards a conclusive settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian question, the Palestinian leadership might unilaterally declare the existence of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, even without an agreement with Israel. Brazil recognized a Palestinian state last Friday, followed this week by Argentina and Uruguay. ..."
Afghanistan: The Good News and The Bad News by Derek Reveron, 6 Dec 2010 -- "ABC News, the BBC, ARD German TV and The Washington Post, sponsored the Afghan Center for Socio-Economic and Opinion Research. The new poll made available today offers both good news and bad news. ..."
WikiLeaks -- more and more, you betcha by George Smith, 30 Nov 2010 -- "Because Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, comes from the hacker underground, its actions often look taken from the POV of a desire to expose stuff just for the sake of exposing it. This was always part of the mindset of the hacker fraternity...."
Mitigating Meltdown by Ed Corcoran, 28 Nov 2010 -- "It is easy to project a world of discord in the decades ahead. Both China and Russia have numerous internal problems and their leaderships are working hard to suppress any dissent. ..."

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