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    Team USA

    Life in imprisonment or rehabilitation? Why Norway's prison system is so successful - Business Insider A modern Norwegian prison: Inside the World's Most Humane Prison - Photo Essays - TIME Norway places an emphasis on rehabilitation, and yet, some people such as Anders Breivik test...
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    US military news, discussions and history

    All credit to @SvenSvensonov for the original post:yahoo:. Please go here for more info: Micro stories - small news bits too small to have their own thread | Page 18 March 20, 2015 X-37B launch: Austal USA Launches Sixth Joint High Speed Vessel The sixth Joint High Speed Vessel...
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    US approves massive $1.9bn munitions sale to Israel

    I am too, but one of my flags is that of the US so I just wanted to clarify. I'm only in the US temporarily, I don't live here. In this article (the one below) 3.7 Billion in aid has been allocated for Israel - instead of the usual 3.1 Billion. One such spending amount is: "an extra $619...
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    US approves massive $1.9bn munitions sale to Israel

    That's dependent on whether or not the US has sold any other military gear to Israel this year that has been accounted as "aid" - of course aid doesn't included sales alone. It also included training, logistics support and other auxiliary items. Perhaps we can track down other sales to better...
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    US approves sale of submarine-launched Harpoon Block II to Japan

    No, this is not research, it is an actual capability. There are ways around sensor-restrictions. The USN, the only navy to do so on our planet, has a work-around called Cooperative Engagement Capability: The US Navy -- Fact File: CEC - Cooperative Engagement Capability While typically used...
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    US military news, discussions and history

    Six USMC F-35Bs Land Aboard The Wasp For Critical Operational Trials A half-dozen F-35Bs just landed on the deck of the USS Wasp (LHD-1) to begin the first shipboard phase of their operational trials. For the next two weeks, the six jets will prove they can operate aboard a Gator Navy Flattop...
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    Japan Economy Forum

    Japan’s Economy Grows More Than Forecast as Business Spends More Japan’s economy expanded for a second straight quarter, beating forecasts as businesses increased spending and boosted inventories. Gross domestic product grew at an annualized 2.4 percent in the three months through March from...
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    Japan Defence Forum

    Japan security council approves bid to build Australian submarines Japan will enter the race to build Australia’s next submarine fleet, taking advantage of Shinzo Abe’s recent easing of postwar arms export bans Japan is to exploit the easing of its postwar ban on arms exports by entering the...
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    Japan Defence Forum

    Japan can still into space: HTV-1 and HTV-2
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    Japan Defence Forum

    Japan can into space - SELENE/KAGUYA SELENE: The largest lunar mission since the Apollo program The SELenological and ENgineering Explorer "KAGUYA" (SELENE), Japan’s first large lunar explorer, was launched by the H-IIA rocket on September 14, 2007 (JST). The mission, which is the largest...
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    US Ballistic Missile Defence

    General info on US ABM: SM-2 also has ABM capabilities: SM-2 Against Lance: SM-2 Navy Area Defense (NAD) TMD
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    US Ballistic Missile Defence

    Tactical and Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense - PAC-3: Older HAWK missiles have tactical and short range ABM capabilities too:
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    US Ballistic Missile Defence

    Sprint Missile: Spartan Missile: Nike Zeus: Homing Overlay:
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    US Ballistic Missile Defence

    Are older programs OK for this thread? Or just modern one? Safeguard Program:
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    Micro stories - small news bits too small to have their own thread

    :o:Creepy medical news. It will help provide an alternative animal testing—and hopefully eradicate it forever. :yahoo:This!!! I really hope so.
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    Japan Defence Forum

    Why spend years and billions in development when you can buy the best land-attack missile from your best friend? It's an unnecessary cost for Japan. In time it will develop its own manufacturing capabilities, it already has the know-how, but the Tomahawk is Japan's best choice right now.
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    Japan Defence Forum

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    Japan Defence Forum

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    Japan Defence Forum

    Japan Plans To Deploy Missiles To Strategic Island Near Taiwan Reports state that Japan is looking to further militarize Ishigaki-Jima with both surface-to-air and anti-ship missiles. Ishigaki Island is just 100 miles east of Taiwan and about 100 miles south of the highly disputed Senkaku...
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