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10 15th, 2009|
AFP - The US Air Force said on Thursday the commander of a nuclear wing had been sacked after his unit failed a safety inspection, trucks carrying missile parts crashed and officers under him fell asleep with launch codes in hand.
Oct
15
AFP - Britain announced it was sending an extra 500 soldiers to Afghanistan, as US President Barack Obama huddled with his war cabinet to decide whether to deploy thousands more US troops.
Oct
15
AFP - Britain announced it was sending an extra 500 soldiers to Afghanistan, as US President Barack Obama huddled with his war cabinet to decide whether to deploy thousands more US troops.
Oct
15
AFP - President Barack Obama has approved the deployment of an additional 13,000 US troops to Afghanistan beyond the 21,000 he announced publicly in March, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
Oct
15
AFP - Despite decades of denials by Washington and Tokyo, US officials believe they enjoyed a secret pact to transport nuclear weapons through Japan, newly declassified documents showed.
Oct
15
Reuters - A top Chinese general will visit the United States this month and tour major U.S. bases as Washington seeks to improve relations and reduce the risk of conflict, officials said on Wednesday.