In Mexico, 1500 new police officers are reinforcing the fight against crime in the state of Nuevo Leon. The police are using the latest military technology, as reported by the Federal Ministry of Public Security SSPF to international news agency Prensa Latina PL. According to PL reports , the Federal agents were endowed with these resources to gain [...]
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The coming wave of U.S. defense budget cuts will apparently be followed by less spending on Homeland Security. Ten years after the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. Government is spending near $75 Billion per year on U.S. Homeland Security. Whether the Spending Spree has been worthwhile is the subject of increasing debate, especially among U.S. liberals…READ [...]
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Among the consequences of global warming, the Arctic Ocean has become a more strategic region for the United States and Canada. Russian economic and military interests in the Arctic are common knowledge. They are neighbors up there, and the Arctic has strategic and security value for both Americans and Russians. One of the U.S. protagonists in the protection of [...]
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On Wednesday, Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper expressed hope that a trade boom will result following a Free Trade Agreement between both countries that became effective on August 15th . Santos also stressed that his government is working to reduce security risks for oil companies, in view of recent attacks blamed on [...]
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New York.- Metropolitan Transportation Authority MTA bus drivers say that due to the latest assault on one of their own colleagues just three weeks ago, they’re now satisfied knowing that the MTA is installing surveillance cameras on hundreds more buses in New York. “The surveillance cameras program will keep us safe,” commented Willie Rivera, Brooklyn’s [...]
MEXICO CITY- Dyncorp, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, ITT and ARINC get the most part of the U.S. budget used in the fight against drug trafficking by concentrating 57% of 3.1 billion dollars, that the U.S. government has spent to fight drugs in Latin America. In the case of Mexico, the U.S. has spent 170.6 million dollars [...]
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The U.S. government is spending about $500 million on “cyber technologies” to fight back. A portion of this is set aside for a virtual firing range of sorts to test out what they develop. This would also allow military personnel to simulate attacks in order to train security personnel to be ready for when an [...]
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Spanish police stopped the illegal sale of nine military transport helicopters – Bell 212- to Iran and chopper spare parts to Venezuela. The police operation, which took place simultaneously in Madrid and Barcelona, led to the arrests of five Spanish businessmen and three Iranian nationals, reports say. The five Spanish businessmen are suspected of trying [...]
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The Army has a project of $ 1,3 billion dollars in order to equip the brazilian military with better intelligence systems and preventing and combating terrorism in the country. The aim is to ensure that the military be prepared to act in the safety of World Cup 2014 and 2016 Olympics, to be held in [...]
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Next April 12-15 at Riocentro Exhibitions Center in Rio de Janeiro starts Latin America Aero & Defence LAAD , an important trade show for the defence and security industry in Latin America. Backed by the Brazilian State and Defense Industry , LAAD takes place every two years bringing together Brazilian and international companies that specialize [...]
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