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<description><![CDATA[Germany plans to join the ranks of countries that deploy armed drones on the battlefield &#8212; a move critics say would lower the threshold for foreign military interventions.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16804115-germany-aims-to-acquire-armed-drones</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16804115-germany-aims-to-acquire-armed-drones</guid><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>world-news</category><category>drones</category><category>armed-drones</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2013 10:30:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Pakistan struggles in race to develop armed drones</title>
<description><![CDATA[Pakistan is secretly racing to develop its own armed drones, frustrated with U.S. refusals to provide the aircraft, but is struggling in its initial tests with a lack of precision munitions and advanced targeting technology.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sebastian Abbot ]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sebastian Abbot ]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/17/15243829-pakistan-struggles-in-race-to-develop-armed-drones</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/17/15243829-pakistan-struggles-in-race-to-develop-armed-drones</guid><category>world-news</category><category>as</category><category>drones</category><category>armed-drones</category><category>pakistan-armed-drones</category><pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:17:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3121de66-1f86-47cc-9870-f7d7f34bb90b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="234" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3121de66-1f86-47cc-9870-f7d7f34bb90b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="71" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 photo, visitors look at Pakistan-made unmanned aircraft at defense exhibition in Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistan is secretly racing to develop its own armed drones, frustrated with U.S. refusals to provide the aircraft, but is struggling in its initial tests with a lack of precision munitions and advanced targeting technology. The development of unmanned combat aircraft is especially sensitive in Pakistan because of the widespread unpopularity of U.S. drone strikes against militants in the rugged tribal region bordering Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dba926ee-c640-444d-88e4-f0b1b74b29ac.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="246" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dba926ee-c640-444d-88e4-f0b1b74b29ac.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 photo, visitors look at Pakistan-made unmanned aircraft at defense exhibition in Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistan is secretly racing to develop its own armed drones, frustrated with U.S. refusals to provide the aircraft, but is struggling in its initial tests with a lack of precision munitions and advanced targeting technology. The development of unmanned combat aircraft is especially sensitive in Pakistan because of the widespread unpopularity of U.S. drone strikes against militants in the rugged tribal region bordering Afghanistan.(AP Photo/Shakil Adil)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Turkey says US favorable to sale of armed drones</title>
<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama's administration is inclined to sell armed drones to Turkey but has to convince Congress first, Turkey's president told reporters after a meeting with the U.S. leader.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Suzan Fraser]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Suzan Fraser]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/22/11807695-turkey-says-us-favorable-to-sale-of-armed-drones</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/22/11807695-turkey-says-us-favorable-to-sale-of-armed-drones</guid><category>eu</category><category>us</category><category>turkey</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>world-news</category><category>drones</category><category>abdullah-gul</category><category>turkey-us</category><category>armed-drones</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 11:05:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>