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Alex Thomson
Both main English parties pretend incessantly that our Trident missile system is an “independent” nuclear deterrent when it never was, is, or could be and both Cameron and Miliband know this well.
The US removes its restriction on supplying military equipment to Egypt, which was imposed when the military took power in Cairo nearly two years ago.
Nasa’s test flight of a capsule that could eventually bring humans to deep-space destinations like Mars has been postponed after problems with wind and misfiring valves.
Cathy Newman
If the eyes of the world weren’t on a certain stadium in Soweto, the chances are we’d all be devoting a lot more time to scrutinising yet another government U-turn – this time at the MoD.
Barack Obama tells Republicans he will not negotiate with an “extremist wing” of US congress to end the political stalemate, as the shutdown of federal government enters its third day.
The Ministry of Defence is strongly criticised by MPs today over the “flawed” decision to switch fighter aircraft for the Royal Navy’s new carriers.
It’s four years since Britain signed a treaty outlawing cluster bombs. But British money is still being invested in the foreign firms that make them, as business correspondent Sarah Smith reports.
Whistleblower website, WikiLeaks, says it has released a cache of more than five million emails from US global security company, Stratfor.
A new “super bullet” will be able to change its course midflight so it can accurately hit a target up to a full mile away, according to US government researchers.
Prime Minister David Cameron says there is “no bad blood” following the rebellion by 81 Conservative MPs over a Europe referendum.
Japan tells its biggest weapons maker, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, to investigate a cyber attack on the company’s computer network, warning it may have breached its contracts with the military.
Hackers at LulzSec deny targeting the UK census as a suspected member of the group is questioned by police. But a security expert tells Channel 4 News they may be inciting “cyber riot”.
Channel 4 News learns an international computer hacking group may have targeted the 2011 UK census, as a 19-year-old is arrested in Essex on suspicion of masterminding activity by LulzSec.
An adviser to the United States Department of Defense tells Channel 4 News there are “tens of thousands” of cyber attacks happening all the time – and they are getting more powerful.
The International Monetary Fund was targeted by a sophisticated cyber attack earlier this year which infiltrated the intergovernmental group which overseas the global financial system.