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Hamas can't match Hezbollah in fighting Israel

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Three days into the Israeli military incursion into Gaza, it is clear that this war so far is going Israel's way, in sharp contrast to the July 2006 mini-war against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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UPI Almanac for Monday, Nov. 17, 2008.

Defense Focus: Weapons evolution -- Part 3

WASHINGTON, April 21 (UPI) -- When it comes to the evolution of weapons, designers make things bigger when they can't think of anything else to do with them.

Defense Focus: Betting on tanks -- Part 6

WASHINGTON, March 5 (UPI) -- The history of procurement and upgrades of the M1 Abrams tank over the past 30 years reflects the changing perceptions of the use of tanks by the U.S. Army.

Defense Focus: Betting on tanks -- Part 3

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- The effectiveness of IEDs against tanks in Iraq has been claimed as proof that they have become obsolescent. But it's not true.

Defense Focus: Betting on tanks -- Part 2

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- It is extraordinary how often the obituary of the Main Battle Tank has been written in modern war over the past 60 years -- and how often it has been proven wrong.

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UPI Almanac for Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007.

Defense Focus: MBTs still rule

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Main battle tanks are not obsolete in war, so General Dynamics should keep making them.

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UPI almanac for Friday, Nov. 17, 2006.

Nazis had plans for Palestinian Holocaust

STUTTGART, Germany, April 14 (UPI) -- When the Desert Rats defeated the Desert Fox at El Alamein, they thwarted Nazi plans for the extermination of Palestinian Jews, German researchers report.

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