http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Military_WeaponsFind stories, videos, and photos about Military Weapons from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:52:21 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Military_Weapons14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Military Weapons from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/28/cambodia.landmines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/28/cambodia.landmines/index.html#cnnSTCTextAki Ra was forced to be a child soldier in the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia in the early 1980s, taught to shoot a gun and plant deadly landmines.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/21/poland.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/21/poland.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTextPoland has agreed to host elements of the new U.S. missile defense plan despite initial surprise over the Obama administration's recent decision to overhaul President Bush's strategy.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/21/us.israel.drill/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/21/us.israel.drill/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael and the United States commenced what is believed to be their largest ever joint military exercises in missile defense Wednesday.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/20/iran.khamenei.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/20/iran.khamenei.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's supreme leader on Sunday blasted U.S. plans to overhaul the setup for a missile defense shield in Europe, calling the Obama administration's intentions "anti-Iranian," state-run media reported.Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/18/zakaria.missile.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/18/zakaria.missile.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States is significantly overhauling Bush-era plans for a missile defense shield in Europe, based partly on the latest analysis of Iran's offensive capabilities, President Obama said this week.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/18/nato.russia.missile.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/18/nato.russia.missile.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia, the United States and NATO should consider linking their missile defense systems in Europe, the NATO chief said Friday.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/18/missile.defense.shield/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/18/missile.defense.shield/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States is significantly overhauling Bush-era plans for a missile defense shield in Europe, based partly on the latest analysis of Iran's offensive capabilities, President Barack Obama said Thursday.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/11/russia.bout.arms/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/11/russia.bout.arms/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Thai court on Tuesday rejected the extradition of a man dubbed the "Merchant of Death", whom the U.S. government accuses of selling millions of dollars in weapons to Colombian rebels.Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/31/missile.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/31/missile.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States successfully tested a sea-based component of its missile defense shield Thursday evening, intercepting a ballistic missile with a dummy warhead over the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/28/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/28/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez froze diplomatic relations with Colombia late Tuesday, citing verbal aggressions from the neighboring South American country.Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/01/iraq.landmines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/01/iraq.landmines/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo U.N. agencies said Wednesday they are concerned that Iraq will not be able to meet its obligations under the global treaty to ban landmines.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/24/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/24/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. officials are downplaying any imminent threat of a North Korean missile strike or confrontation between the two countries at sea.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/16/south.korea.meeting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/16/south.korea.meeting/index.html#cnnSTCTextAllowing North Korea to develop nuclear weapons would destabilize Asia and threaten the world, President Obama said Tuesday after meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/gates.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/gates.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States will not accept North Korea as a nuclear-armed state, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Saturday at an international conference.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/20/iran.missile.test/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/20/iran.missile.test/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran announced Wednesday that it successfully tested another "Sajil" missile, a surface-to-surface missile with a range that makes it capable of reaching parts of Europe.Thu, 21 May 2009 15:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/19/us.russia.nuclear.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/19/us.russia.nuclear.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussian and U.S officials are meeting Wednesday and Thursday in Moscow to discuss a replacement pact for the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty I, which is expiring in December.Tue, 19 May 2009 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/29/north.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/29/north.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea threatened to conduct a nuclear test and more ballistic missile tests if the U.N. Security Council doesn't withdraw its condemnation of Pyongyang's rocket launch earlier this month, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported.Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/24/un.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/24/un.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.N. panel Friday targeted three North Korean companies to have their assets frozen in response to Pyongyang's April 5 rocket launch.Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/07/congress.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/07/congress.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTextDefense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged Monday that proposed 2010 Pentagon budget cuts are likely to run into significant opposition on Capitol Hill, where politicians are concerned about preserving valuable defense contracts for their districts and states.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/russian.subs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/russian.subs/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia will build at least six nuclear-powered submarines with long-range cruise missiles for its navy, a source in the Russian Defense Ministry told the Itar-Tass news agency.Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/18/czech.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/18/czech.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Czech prime minister canceled a vote to allow the United States to put a key part of its planned missile defense system in the Central European country, the government announced late Tuesday.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/03/russia.letter.nuclear.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/03/russia.letter.nuclear.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama said Tuesday that reports of a U.S. offer to kill a proposed missile defense system in exchange for Russian assistance in preventing Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons were inaccurate.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/25/arms.dealer.sentenced/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/25/arms.dealer.sentenced/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Syrian arms dealer was sentenced to 30 years in a U.S. federal prison for conspiring to sell weapons as part of a plot to kill Americans in Colombia, according to prosecutors.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/05/us.missile.test/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/05/us.missile.test/index.html#cnnSTCTextA missile shield test was a "smashing success," Pentagon officials said Friday, despite the failure of the test to put to rest concerns that the interceptor might not be able to differentiate between real missiles and decoys.Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/04/us.missile.test/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/04/us.missile.test/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon is set to conduct the 13th and most realistic test of its missile shield system to date, officials told CNN.Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/03/cluster.bomb.ban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/03/cluster.bomb.ban/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States and Russia were absent Wednesday as representatives from countries from around the world gathered to sign a treaty banning the use of cluster bombs.Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/15/missile.defense.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/15/missile.defense.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussian President Dmitry Medvedev said that a "crisis of confidence" exists between Russia and the United States but that he has "great aspirations" for the incoming Obama administration.Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/12/obama.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/12/obama.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe outgoing head of the U.S. missile defense agency said he'll tell President-elect Barack Obama's transition team that missile defenses are workable and working in tests.Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/08/obama.us.poland.missile.shield/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/08/obama.us.poland.missile.shield/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President-elect Barack Obama has made "no commitment" to plans for a missile defense program in eastern Europe, despite a report on the Polish president's Web site, an Obama adviser said Saturday.Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:11:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1852116,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1852116,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA Dutch government investigation has found that a Russian cluster bomb killed a television cameraman in Georgia in August, the Foreign Ministry said MondayMon, 20 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1838350,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1838350,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA United Nations peacekeeper in south Lebanon was killed in a land mine explosion Wednesday while clearing unexploded ordnanceWed, 03 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/16/plane.repel.missile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/16/plane.repel.missile/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first passenger plane equipped with a system to repel shoulder-fired missiles successfully completed its flight, a British defense and aerospace company announced Wednesday.Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/afghan.bomber/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/afghan.bomber/index.html#cnnSTCTextNine U.S. troops were killed Sunday in an attack on a base in a remote province of eastern Afghanistan, a Western official said.Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/10/missile.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/10/missile.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran launched only one missile on Thursday, not a new full round of tests, a senior U.S. military source told CNN, citing the latest U.S. intelligence assessments.Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:42:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821526,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821526,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Iran on Thursday that the United States will not back down in the face of threats against IsraelThu, 10 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/09/clusterbombs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/09/clusterbombs/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military will continue to use cluster bombs but will try to reduce the number of civilian casualties by redesigning them so there are fewer ordnances that detonate long after the weapon is fired, officials said Wednesday.Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/09/candidates.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/09/candidates.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. John McCain said Wednesday that Iran's missile test shows the need for an effective missile defense system, while rival Sen. Barack Obama said it shows aggressive diplomacy, combined with sanctions, is necessary.Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817191,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817191,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPlans for a U.S. missile defense system in Europe could be delayed well beyond 2013 because Defense Department experts say the interceptors have not been adequately testedMon, 23 Jun 2008 14:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/06/missile.test/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/06/missile.test/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military intercepted a ballistic missile Thursday in the first such sea-based test since a Navy cruiser shot down an errant satellite earlier this year.Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1810817,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1810817,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsChief negotiators of a landmark treaty banning cluster bombs predicted Friday that the United States will never again use the weapons, a critical component of American air and artillery powerFri, 30 May 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/30/cluster.treaty/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/30/cluster.treaty/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 100 countries attending a conference in Dublin, Ireland formally adopted a treaty Friday to ban cluster bombs -- a large, unreliable and inaccurate weapon that often affects civilians long after the end of armed conflict.Fri, 30 May 2008 16:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/19/cluster.bombs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/19/cluster.bombs/index.html#cnnSTCTextThey are some of the world's ugliest weapons -- large, unreliable and notoriously inaccurate, wreaking havoc long after the end of armed conflict.Mon, 19 May 2008 11:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807161,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807161,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsInterpol documents suggest a dramatic arms buildup by President Hugo Chavez could benefit leftist guerrillas that the U.S. has spent billions to defeatFri, 16 May 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/06/arms.dealer.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/06/arms.dealer.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. government has charged an international arms dealer with conspiring to sell a rebel group millions of dollars in weapons "to be used to kill Americans in Colombia," federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.Tue, 06 May 2008 19:34:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1725567,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1725567,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRussia has failed to shoot down the Bush administration's missile defense ambitions. But the high-priced project still faces hostile political forces at home and abroadWed, 26 Mar 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1723735,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1723735,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhy the missile shield pioneered by President Reagan 25 years ago has left America more, not less, vulnerable to attackWed, 19 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/06/russian.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/06/russian.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor years, Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout made millions of dollars delivering weapons and ammunition to warlords and militants, officials say. Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:09:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1691699,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1691699,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe U.S. has argued that Iranian, rather than Russian, missiles are the target of its planned defensive system. That may have become a tougher sellThu, 06 Dec 2007 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/10/26/spain.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/10/26/spain.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Spanish court Friday agreed to allow the extradition to the United States of a Syrian-born arms dealer charged with conspiring to sell weapons to a Colombian terrorist group and conspiring to kill Americans.Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/05/loose.nukes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/05/loose.nukes/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix nuclear warheads on cruise missiles were mistakenly carried on a flight from North Dakota to Louisiana last week, prompting a major investigation, military officials have confirmed.Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/28/saudi.arms/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/28/saudi.arms/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States is developing a proposed $20 billion, 10-year arms sales package for Saudi Arabia, a senior administration official confirmed on Saturday. Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/20/rocket.launcher/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/20/rocket.launcher/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice and FBI agents are investigating the discovery of an empty rocket launcher tube on the front lawn of a Jersey City, New Jersey, home, FBI spokesman Sean Quinn said.Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:49:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1628289,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1628289,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe President's Cold War rhetoric upset the Russians. But he's looking for a foreign policy achievement to offset IraqThu, 07 Jun 2007 06:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/29/cluster.bombs/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/29/cluster.bombs/index.htmlIsrael's use of U.S.-made cluster bombs in last year's war in Lebanon may have violated agreements with the United States governing their use, the State Department said Monday.Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/17/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/17/iraq.main/index.htmlA coordinated attack Monday in Mahmoudiya south of Baghdad killed at least 40 people and wounded dozens, and small-arms fire killed a U.S. soldier in the capital.Mon, 17 Jul 2006 09:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/07/15/korea.res/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/07/15/korea.res/index.htmlThe Security Council, Reaffirming its resolutions 825 (1993) of 11 May 1993 and 1540 (2004) of 28 April 2004, Bearing in mind the importance of maintaining peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and in north-east Asia at large,Sat, 15 Jul 2006 22:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/08/nkorea.missiles/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/08/nkorea.missiles/index.htmlNorth Korea launched a pair of short-range missiles Wednesday, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said.Wed, 08 Mar 2006 21:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/11/iraq.damon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/11/iraq.damon/index.htmlThe morning sunrise is broken by 50-caliber machine gun fire.Fri, 11 Nov 2005 20:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/07/iraq.haditha/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/07/iraq.haditha/index.htmlWhile the insurgents in Haditha may have faded away for the time being, they left their mark behind.Fri, 07 Oct 2005 08:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/15/weapons.trafficking/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/15/weapons.trafficking/index.htmlU.S. authorities on Tuesday announced the arrests of more than a dozen men on charges of attempting to smuggle Russian-made military weapons into the United States for sale to terrorists.Tue, 15 Mar 2005 16:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/15/schuster.column/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/15/schuster.column/index.htmlThe house at No. 5, Momir Asma bin Mohammed Street should have been unremarkable.Tue, 15 Feb 2005 18:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/19/australia.us.defense/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/19/australia.us.defense/index.htmlClose allies Australia and the United States are continuing their talks on missile defense cooperation, concentrating on research and development, the Australian government said Thursday.Thu, 20 Jan 2005 00:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/18/france.eta/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/18/france.eta/index.htmlPolice have found two new arms caches belonging to ETA in southwest France, two weeks after the Basque separatist group's suspected leader was captured in France, Spanish officials say.Mon, 18 Oct 2004 14:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/05/spain.eta/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/05/spain.eta/index.htmlFrench police have found two Russian-made missiles in a search for arms caches following the arrest of the suspected top leader of the Basque separatist group ETA, Spain's Interior Ministry said.Tue, 05 Oct 2004 12:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/25/mideast.conflict/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/25/mideast.conflict/index.htmlAn Israeli helicopter fired two missiles at an area near the Palestinian Khan Yunis refugee camp, hitting two out of four terror cells, the Israel military said.Sat, 25 Sep 2004 05:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/09/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/09/iraq.main/index.htmlU.S.-led multinational troops and Iraqi security forces launched an operation Thursday to oust "anti-Iraqi" fighters who have overrun the northern Iraqi city of Tall 'Afar, the U.S. military said.Thu, 09 Sep 2004 04:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/08/25/australia.missiles/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/08/25/australia.missiles/index.htmlAustralia has risked upsetting its regional neighbors with a decision to add long-range stealth missiles to its defense arsenal.Thu, 26 Aug 2004 03:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/09/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/09/iraq.main/index.htmlIn a grim milestone, the number of deaths in the American-led coalition in Iraq surpassed 1,000 this week.Fri, 09 Jul 2004 04:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/22/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/22/iraq.main/index.htmlU.S. soldiers killed 16 suspected insurgents early Sunday and found a large cache of weapons at a mosque during an operation in the city of Kufa, a stronghold of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his Mehdi Army militia, military officials said.Sat, 22 May 2004 10:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/09/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/09/iraq.main/index.htmlAt least five people were killed Sunday in an explosion at a crowded Baghdad market, police said, while coalition forces in Najaf stepped up operations against radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his banned Mehdi Army militia.Sun, 09 May 2004 11:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/26/penhaul/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/26/penhaul/index.htmlU.S. Marines, backed by helicopter gunships and fighter jets, engaged in a raging firefight Monday with insurgents in Fallujah, a stronghold of resistance to the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq.Mon, 26 Apr 2004 13:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/05/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/05/iraq.main/index.htmlU.S. Marines fought skirmishes with Iraqi fighters Monday in and around the restive city of Fallujah, closing off the city in response to the killing and mutilation of four American security guards last week.Mon, 05 Apr 2004 05:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/01/06/missile.defense/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/01/06/missile.defense/index.htmlThe Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it has selected three companies to continue research into ways to thwart shoulder-fired missile attacks on U.S. commercial aircraft.Tue, 06 Jan 2004 22:50:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/03/01/338099/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/03/01/338099/index.htmThe next time American armed forces go to war--if they're not already fighting in Iraq as you read this--the nature of the battle will be unlike anything the world has ever known. Afghanistan provi...Sat, 01 Mar 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/03/05/297871/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/03/05/297871/index.htmA lot of jokes have circulated lately about how a President Bush in the White House makes it seem as if the clock has been turned back 12 years. But if defense companies had their choice, they'd pr...Mon, 05 Mar 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/07/228628/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/07/228628/index.htmSo rapidly has the defense industry shrunk in recent years that "consolidation" sometimes seemed a polite way of saying "collapse," as one famous name after another disappeared into a black hole. B...Mon, 07 Jul 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/02/25/74719/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/02/25/74719/index.htmWhen and if land fighting intensifies, this war -- fought until now mainly on the bloodless plains of high technology -- will come down to one man's trying to kill another with his hands, a knife, ...Mon, 25 Feb 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/12/03/74405/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/12/03/74405/index.htmTHE WEST was still celebrating the end of the Cold War last April when NBC's Garrick Utley reported this spine-chilling news: Libya's Muammar Qaddafi had issued a call for Arab nations to accelerat...Mon, 03 Dec 1990 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/02/16/68671/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/02/16/68671/index.htmMARCH OUT 10,000 naked soldiers and I can equip them overnight with clothing, arms, vehicles, helicopters, mortars, even mobile laundries and kitchens.'' -- MICHAEL KOKIN, president of Sherwood Int...Mon, 16 Feb 1987 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/12/22/68443/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/12/22/68443/index.htmA GENERATION AGO during brief warm moments in the big chill between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, the stock market would sometimes drop, led by a retreat from defense issues. When that happened, s...Mon, 22 Dec 1986 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/07/21/67868/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/07/21/67868/index.htmTHE U.S. MILITARY'S biggest triumph under the Reagan Administration has not been the invasion of Grenada or the raid on Libya but the $1.3 trillion it has won from Congress over the past five years...Mon, 21 Jul 1986 04:01:00 EDT