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“Russia threatens nuclear attack on Poland over US missile shield deal
Russia threatened a nuclear strike against Poland after a landmark deal to site American global anti-missile shields in the country.”
By Harry de Quetteville and Andrew Pierce
Last Updated: 8:41PM BST 15 Aug 2008
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http://www.southcom.mil/appssc/news.php?storyId=1316
“Service Members, Civilians from 20 Nations Deploy for FA PANAMAX 2008”
Posted On: Aug 13 2008 7:54AM
By Eric N. Atkisson
U.S. Army South Public Affairs
COMALAPA AIR BASE, El Salvador (Aug. 12, 2008) –
NEWS RELEASE SNIPPET: “PANAMAX began in 2003 with just three participating nations and has grown significantly over the last five years to include this year’s roster of 20 nations: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, the United States and Uruguay.
France, Mexico, Paraguay, and Spain are scheduled to participate as observers, and the three participating international organizations are the United Nations, the Organization of American States and the Conference of Central American Armies.”
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http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN1551557520080816
“Troops try to thwart simulated Panama Canal attack”
Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:13am EDT
By Andrew Beatty
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “ABOARD THE USS TARAWA (Reuters) - Troops from countries across the Americas started a major military exercise on Friday to defend the Panama Canal from an attack by a fictional terrorist group bent on damaging the world economy.
The U.S.-led exercise will pit more than 30 ships, dozens of aircraft and some 7,000 troops over the next week against the Liberation Martyrs’ Brigade, an imaginary group with access to nonconventional weapons and perhaps even a nuclear device, officials said.”
ADDING to post no. 529:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2055031/posts?page=529#529
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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3583460,00.html
“Report: Russia may arm Baltic fleet with nuclear warheads”
SNIPPET: “New Russian threat comes in response to war in Caucasus, US-Poland deal for missile defense shield in Europe. According to Sunday Times, nuclear warheads could be supplied to submarines, cruisers and fighter bombers of Russia’s Baltic fleet based between Poland and Lithuania”
Ynet
Published: 08.17.08, 08:07 / Israel News
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “According to the report, under the Russian plans nuclear warheads could be supplied to submarines, cruisers and fighter bombers of the Baltic fleet based in Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave between Poland and Lithuania.
A senior military source in Moscow admitted that the fleet had suffered from underfunding since the collapse of communism, but told The Sunday Times that “that will change now.””