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On the brink of Third World War - 2012

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2012 onwards, the world is on the brink of Third World War. All sane and peace loving men would pray and strive that it is averted. For the horoscope of the times point towards a global catastrophe in the making. The guns of August 1914 – 1st World War paled in front of the Panzer Blitzkrieg of September 1939 Second World War. The Third World War during Cold War was averted between NATO and... 

North Korea to proceed with satellite launch despite US warning

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North Korea says it will go ahead with a plan to launch a rocket-powered satellite scheduled for next month. North Korea says it will go ahead with a plan to launch a rocket-powered satellite scheduled for next month despite warnings from the United States and its regional allies. “We will never give up the right to launch a peaceful satellite,” a North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman... 

Japan Wants Missile Shield Against North Korea

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North Korea has announced it will launch a rocket next month, which will put a satellite into orbit. But the U.S. and its allies see the plans as counter to international diplomatic efforts to deal with the reclusive state’s nuclear programme – and are worried the technology could be used to develop long range missiles in the future. It could also potentially violate UN Security Council... 

South Korea threatens to gun down North Korea's space rocket

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The South Korean government has threatened to shoot down a North Korean rocket due for launch in April. The rocket mission has sparked international controversy, the US labeling it a test for a long-range missile that could carry nuclear warheads. “We are studying measures such as tracking and shooting down [parts] of a North Korean missile in case it strays out of its normal trajectory”... 

Anti Iran War Protests Hit UK and Israel

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  Anti-war protest on Trafalgar Square, London UK activists from the ‘Stop the War Coalition’ have held a day of action to speak out against war with Iran. Protesters took to the streets of 15 major British cities. In Israel, hundreds marched in Tel Aviv protesting the war. The coalition’s unit in Nottingham declares on its website, that the United States has always been “tempted to use... 

Obama warns North Korea to abandon its Satellite Launch

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US President Barack Obama looks toward North Korea from the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on the border between North and South Korea, March 25, 2012. US President Barack Obama has pledged to break North Korea’s “pattern of provocative behavior,” urging Pyongyang to refrain from carrying out a planned satellite launch. During a Sunday news conference in the South Korean capital of Seoul, Obama... 

Russia urges fight against nuclear terrorism ahead of Seoul summit

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Russia is calling on other states to join efforts to combat nuclear terrorism. This comes ahead of a summit in Seoul to manage tensions linked to North Korea’s rocket launch scheduled for April. ­The planned launch will be one of the key issues at the summit in Seoul on March 25-27, when around 50 world leaders are expected to gather. Among those attending are Chinese President Hu Jintao and US... 

Global 'water war' threat by 2030 - US intelligence

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Nations will cut off rivers to prevent their enemies having access to water downstream, terrorists will blow up dams, and states that cannot provide water for their citizens will collapse. This is the future – as painted by a top US security report. ­The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the organization that oversees US intelligence agencies such as the CIA and FBI, was... 

Russia finally has Bulava ICBM, after 14 years of tribulations

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It seems that the longest spic story in the history of Russian missile technologies is drawing to an end. Defense Ministry officials stated that the Bulava ballistic missile would be passed into service for the Russian Navy in October 2012. Nuclear submarines of Project 955 Borei – Yury Dolgoruky and Alexander Nevsky – will be passed simultaneously with the missile. If all goes well, the... 

Iran war will be worst mistake in US history: Fidel Castro

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Cuba’s revolution leader Fidel Castro Cuba’s revolution leader Fidel Castro has warned Washington against a military attack on Iran, describing such a move as the worst mistake in US history. In an article titled “The Roads Leading to Disaster,” published in the official daily Granma on Thursday, Castro said there is no doubt that the US would be making the greatest mistake in its history... 

North Korea calls criticism of its nuclear program declaration of war

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A missile-firing drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea Right ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, North Korea announced that it will consider a statement about its nuclear program a direct “declaration of war”. This comes as the USA has condemned the country’s planned rocket launch in April. The US administration announced on Thursday that President Barack Obama considers... 

Russian FM warns of catastrophic consequences of Iran attack

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned against any Israeli measure or even an attack on Iran’s nuclear energy development sites, insisting that it would be a “huge mistake.” “We believe this would be a huge mistake and we hope that this would never happen,” said Lavrov in an interview with the Afghan channel Tolonews on Monday. He added... 

Peru cancels visit by UK navy frigate over Malvinas Islands

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A protester carries a placard that reads "Britons get out from Las Malvinas" during a demonstration outside the British Embassy over the Las Malvinas in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 20, 2012. Peru has cancelled a visit by a British navy frigate planning to dock at the country’s port of Callao to show support for Argentine’s claims of sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands. The decision... 

Pentagon secret war game runs Israeli strike on Iran

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An Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites may quickly spiral out of control and result in a large regional war, a Pentagon war game predicts. American casualties would be counted in hundreds at least. The two-week game held by Central Command called Internal Look played on a scenario in which Israel carried out an air strike on Iranian facilities. In retaliation Iran strikes both the Jewish state... 

Iranian ultimatum: Yield now or be attacked by year’s end

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The US wants Russia to deliver a message to Iran: Tehran has one last chance for talks. If it is wasted, an attack will happen in a matter of months, according to Russian diplomatic sources. The threat was voiced by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a meeting with her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in New York on Monday, a diplomatic insider told Kommersant daily. “The invasion will... 
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