| Fri, 18 May 2012 Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton fears America's 'decline in the world' | Warning of danger lurking in nearly every corner of the world, former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton offered a grim view on Friday of foreign relations in a speech at the Duquesne Club, Downtown. | An increasingly "belligerent" China, the authoritarian Vladimir Putin in ... | China may build aircraft carriers: Pentagon Tweet WASHINGTON: China may have started work on it first domestically built aircraft carrier and is likely to produce a number of carriers over the next decade as part of an aggressive effort to modernize its military, the US Defense Department said on Friday. | In its... | Chinese entities world's biggest economic spies: Pentagon Tweet WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said on Friday it believes China spent up to $180 billion on its military buildup last year, a far higher figure than acknowledged by Beijing, and it accused "Chinese actors" of being the world's biggest perpetrators of economic espionage.... | Panel slams negativism against women in forces SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has slammed the defence ministry for its "discriminatory'' and "negative'' policies on granting permanent commission (PC) to women military officers as well as inducting them in greater numbers in the armed for... | ‘China using western technology to bolster military’ Washington: China is pursuing a massive military modernisation aimed at winning "local wars under conditions of informatisation," and is actively using Western dual use technologies to upgrade its defence capabilities, the US Defence Department has said. | The world's "... | ‘China using dual use tech to military advantage’ Washington: China is pursuing a massive military modernisation aimed at winning "local wars under conditions of informatisation," and is actively using Western dual use technologies to upgrade its defence capabilities, the US Defence Department has said. | The world's "... | Jitters at growing might of Chinese military | AUSTRALIA does not have the military capability to defend itself against a rising China should the global giant ever prove hostile, a strategic expert has warned. | Professor Ross Babbage, the head of Strategy International and a former senior defence department offic... | Ryder exec Wendell Beard, who oversaw Doral golf tourney, dies | At a memorial service on Saturday, Wendell Reid Beard, the retired Ryder System executive who oversaw the company’s philanthropic efforts, including the Doral-Ryder Open golf classic, for more than a decade, will be remembered as a big-hearted man who cared dee... | SFGate.com readers poll, May 19 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC | Should the Navy name a ship after Harvey Milk? | 7% Yes, there is a precedent - the USNS Cesar Chavez was christened May 5 | 67% No, it is not right to name a military ship after a man who opposed war | 12% Yes, it would be a tribute to efforts to pr... | | |
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