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Obama might nominate a woman to head NORAD

Posted on November 18, 2015November 18, 2015 by alert5

U.S. President might nominate a woman to take charge of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), Pentagon sources tell NPR.

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Putin orders missile cruiser Moskva to cooperate with Charles De Gaulle naval task force

Posted on November 18, 2015 by alert5

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered a missile cruiser currently sailing in the Mediterranean to cooperate with a French naval task force lead by carrier Charles De Gaulle.

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Iron Dome interceptor launched by false alarm

Posted on November 18, 2015November 18, 2015 by alert5

A Iron Dome battery near Gaza fired off an interceptor after it classified gunfire from inside Gaza as a rocket attack.

By Israel Defense Forces and Nehemiya Gershoni נחמיה גרשוני (see also https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%91%D7%A5:Flickr-IDF-IronDome-in-action001.jpg ) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/idfonline/8194572552/) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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