Read more weapons stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/19955/weapons.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:05:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73306/israel-captures-alleged-iranian-arms-ship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsrael has seized a cargo ship it says was being used to smuggle hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran to Hezbollah in Lebanon. Though the ship has been sequestered, Israel tells the BBC it does not believe the crew was aware of the operation, and that the weapons were...http://www.newser.com/story/73306/israel-captures-alleged-iranian-arms-ship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 10:58:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71413/guns-failed-us-troops-in-afghan-firefight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs militants surrounded the remote Afghanistan base of Wanat on July 13, 2008, Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips' M-4 carbine quit firing. The machine gun he grabbed in desperation didn't work, either. When the battle ended, nine US soldiers lay dead and 27 more were wounded. A detailed study of the...http://www.newser.com/story/71413/guns-failed-us-troops-in-afghan-firefight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 11 Oct 2009 11:59:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63370/n-korea-fires-2-short-range-missiles-reports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNorth Korea has test-fired two short-range missiles, according to South Korean media reports that could not be immediately verified. As the AP reports, North Korea issued a no-sail zone in waters off its east coast through July 10, viewed as a prelude to such missile tests. A South Korean news...http://www.newser.com/story/63370/n-korea-fires-2-short-range-missiles-reports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Jul 2009 4:58:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63269/n-korean-ship-reverses-course.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe North Korean cargo ship being monitored by the US Navy has abruptly changed course and may be heading home, Reuters reports. The Kang Nam, believed to have been carrying arms to Burma, was being tracked under toughened UN sanctions instituted after the country's recent nuclear test. "We've no idea...http://www.newser.com/story/63269/n-korean-ship-reverses-course.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Jul 2009 4:51:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62899/secret-envoy-paves-way-for-burma-visit-by-un-chief.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA UN special envoy began a secret trip to Burma today to pave the way for a possible visit by Ban Ki-moon, the secretary general, that would be politically delicate because of the continuing trial of imprisoned opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Human rights groups are urging Ban not...http://www.newser.com/story/62899/secret-envoy-paves-way-for-burma-visit-by-un-chief.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 5:54:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60021/fans-cheer-ti-at-bye-bash-before-prison.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTI returned to his native Atlanta to play a sold out "Goodbye Bash" last night, just two days before he reports to a federal prison for a weapons conviction. Many of his fans expressed support for the convicted rapper, whom they described as a role model, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution...http://www.newser.com/story/60021/fans-cheer-ti-at-bye-bash-before-prison.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 25 May 2009 9:18:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59564/iran-claims-to-launch-long-range-missile.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIran test-fired a new advanced missile today with a range of about 1,200 miles, far enough to strike Israel and southeastern Europe, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims. The reported launch comes two days after Barack Obama said he would seek deeper international sanctions against Iran if it shunned US attempts to...http://www.newser.com/story/59564/iran-claims-to-launch-long-range-missile.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 May 2009 6:43:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58573/myanmar-govt-rebels-on-collision-course.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe tense peace between Myanmar’s military rulers and various armed ethnic groups may fracture into war next year when the government implements a controversial new constitution, the New York Times reports. The constitution requires the rebels to disarm, without granting them the de facto autonomy they currently enjoy in the...http://www.newser.com/story/58573/myanmar-govt-rebels-on-collision-course.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 10 May 2009 14:50:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58278/pentagon-to-add-20k-jobs-in-arms-buying-overhaul.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Defense Department will add 20,000 jobs over the next 5 years in an overhaul of its $100 billion weapons-buying process, Reuters reports. New regulations will tie compensation more closely to performance, and the Pentagon will require “real, substantial” tax savings in any multiyear deals, a deputy defense secretary...http://www.newser.com/story/58278/pentagon-to-add-20k-jobs-in-arms-buying-overhaul.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 May 2009 7:40:00 CDT