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Iran appears to be testing a nuclear-weapon trigger. Satellite images show of an Iranian military facility appear to show an attempted cleanup of radioactive traces left by those tests.
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A U.S. State Department official said Libyan militias are unlikely to give up their stockpiles of anti-aircraft missiles until they reach a broad political agreement with the government.
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China’s defense spending for 2012 will increase by 11.2 percent to $106.4 billion, parliament spokesman Li Zhaoxing announced on Sunday.
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A retired AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter belonging to the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation crashed near the Coolidge Airport Thursday while filming for a South Korea crew. Picture of the wreckage is in the source.
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