US threat to UK defence groups over China arms
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The US is threatening to withhold military technology considered crucial to the health of the UK defence industry as the row over European moves to lift the arms embargo on Beijing intensifies.
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Tony Blair has been warned that British troops in Iraq could face a dangerous backlash if US attempts to seize the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah ended in mass bloodshed.
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Chinaâs military modernization, particularly its drive to develop advanced weaponry, has been raising concerns.
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WASHINGTON -- The United States fears China may be violating international bans on chemical and biological weapons and is not doing enough to curb the spread of missile technology to states such as North Korea and Iran, U S officials said yesterday.
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Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder warns plans for a European anti-missile system in the Czech Republic and Poland may trigger a new arms race.Comment
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The British government is expected to aceed to a US request to send hundreds of its troops to a high-risk zone south of Baghdad, a move that risks infuriating Labour's own backbench MPs.
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The US is ready to hold back military technology from European allies over EU steps to revoke its arms embargo on China, the Financial Times reported.
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The US has told the European Union it risks the loss of military technology cooperation with the Pentagon if the EU lifts its arms embargo on China, the Financial Times said, citing unidentified Pentagon officials.
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Lawmakers from Prime Minister Tony Blair's governing Labour party plan a major rebellion Wednesday over proposals for a new multibillion dollar nuclear missile defense system, a program critics claim risks undermining efforts to halt the weapons ambitions of Iran and others.
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North Korea accuses the US of  "threatening war" after Washington carries out a test of its missile defence system.
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Britain is talking to the United States  about participating in a U.S. plan for a missile defense  shield, the government said on Friday.
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The move, part of sanctions against continued rocket fire, prompted a warning from the United States.
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BRUSSELS The United States could restrict transfers of sensitive defense technology to European Union countries if EU members support a French effort to end the bloc&#39;s 15-year arms embargo on China, a senior State Department official said Thursday.
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Britain is talking to the United States about participating in a U.S. plan for a missile defense shield, the government said on Friday.
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The UK's security could suffer if investment in defence research is not increased, a committee of MPs says.
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The UK and US are discussing whether to site a US anti-ballistic missile defences on UK soil.
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Slippery Brits promise no reselling The US and UK Governments have drawn up a treaty that will give Britain easier access to American military technology, but no rights to resell it.â¦