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Russia condemns US missile deal
2008-08-21 05:32:00 Russia has warned that a US-Polish missile defence deal creates a new arms race in Europe and beyond. A foreign ministry statement said that Moscow “will be forced to react, and not only through diplomatic demarches”. It did not elaborate. The comments came just hours after the US and Poland signed the deal to locate 10 US ...
By: News for Greens
Missile Defense Agreement With the Czech Republic VIDEO PODCAST
2008-07-09 20:40:00 Remarks With Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg At Baltic Management Development Association Signing Ceremony. Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Prague, Czech Republic. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLEMODERATOR: (Via interpreter.) Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to welcome you at the ceremony of the signature of the agreement between Czech Republic and the United States of America on the establishment of the radar station of missile defense system of the United States and the Czech Republic. The agreement will be signed by Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg on behalf of the Czech Republic and on behalf of the United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.(The agreement was signed.) (Applause.)MODERATOR: (Via interpreter.) The agreement has been signed and now, there will be a short speech by the Foreign Minister of Czech Republic Karel Schwarzenberg.FOREIGN MINISTER SCHWARZENBERG: (Via interpreter.) (Inaudible) Secretary, ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honor and pleasure for me t...
Navy missile intercept successful
2008-06-06 17:12:00 From CNN.com - Technology: The U.S. military intercepted a ballistic missile Thursday in the first such sea-based test since a Navy cruiser shot down an errant satellite earlier this year. The military fired the target, a Scud-like missile with a range of a few hundred miles, fr
Navy shoots down simulated Scud missile
2008-06-06 01:24:00 The U.S. military intercepted a ballistic missile Thursday in the first such sea-based test since a Navy cruiser shot down an errant satellite earlier this year.
Limited US attack on Iranian Revolutionary Guards bases in sight
2008-06-03 05:25:00 DEBKAfile: Our Washington sources report that president George W. Bush is closer than ever before to ordering a limited missile-air bombardment of the IRGC-al Qods Brigade?s installations in Iran. It is planned to target training camps and the munitions factories pumping fighters, missiles and roadside bombs to the Iraqi insurgency, Lebanese Hizballah and Palestinian terrorist ...
By: 1913 Intel
US-China Clash Over Missile Systems
2008-06-02 09:00:00 One of the legacies of the Bush administration will be tensions it has created with Russia and now with China over creation of anti-missile defense systems. The United States is establishing an anti-missile defense system located in Poland and the Czech Republic which ostensibly is aimed at thwarting North Korean and Iranian missiles from attacking ...
Iran Achieves a Four-Front Missile Command, Breakthrough on Nuclear Missile
2008-06-01 06:16:00 There are two significant developments going on at the same time concerning Iran. Iran is now in command of missiles stationed in Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and Iran. Next, Iran has achieved a breakthrough in missile design in order to accommodate nuclear warheads. From the article: Military experts comment that Tehran?s centralized control of four hostile missile fronts ...
By: 1913 Intel
Missile Defense Monitor
2008-05-30 18:27:00 The following is a summary of recent non-National Defense Authorization Act-related missile defense news and developments. 1) According to a new study conducted by the Center for Business & Economic Research (CBER) at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, the economic impacts of the Boeing Company?s work on Ground Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) in Alabama in 2007 include: Nearly 5,600 direct and indirect jobs $80 million payroll $198 million in Alabama household earnings 38 jobs created in the state for every 10 Boeing GMD jobs The highly skilled, high-income GMD program work force... [This is a content summary only. Click on the above link for the full post.]
By: Nukes of Hazard
Russia And China Denounce US Missile Shield
2008-05-26 15:25:00 The decision of President George Bush to place missile bases in Poland and the Czech Republic continued to arouse the anger of Russia. Newly elected President Dimitry Medvedev joined with President Hu Jintao in a statement sayng the missile shield was provocative and could only be interpreted as hostile to the interests of their nations. The statement did not identify the United States by name, but said “creating a global mssile defense system including a deployment of such a system in several regions of the world” was harmful to stabiity and arms control between nations. A US State Department spokesperson, brushed off the statement with the comment it was really the same as previous complaints. George Bush insists his aggressive foreign policy brings peace and security to the United States. It becomes increasingly clear of a growing friendship between China and Russia as both nationas respond to what they perceive to be hostile actions of America. Russia has now become ...
U.N. Blames Russia for Downed Drone
2008-05-26 15:22:00 United Nations investigators who examined the downing of an unmanned Georgian reconnaissance aircraft in April have concluded that the drone was struck by a missile fired from a Russian fighter plane, according to an advance copy of their report obtained on Monday. Read More…
By: 1913 Intel
Russia?s Dangerous Missile Game in Iran
2008-05-25 18:06:00 This report was published on Nov. 13, 1997. It shows that Russia was helping Iran with its missile development program. From the article: By providing advanced missile technology to the radical Islamic regime in Tehran, Russia is threatening vital U.S. interests and violating an international arms control agreement. Its assistance to Iran, the world’s foremost state sponsor ...
By: 1913 Intel
India?s missile power lifts off
2008-05-22 14:37:00 The spread of long-range ballistic missiles took a step forward on May 7 with India’s successful flight test of its Agni-III missile that can carry a nuclear warhead as far as Beijing. But the difference between this and other missile developments is that India’s missiles ? like those of the United States, Britain, France and Israel ...
By: 1913 Intel
Missile Defense Highlights of House Armed Services Committee Mark-Up of H.R
2008-05-20 06:21:00 Last Wednesday (May 14), the House Armed Services Committee completed its mark-up of the FY 2009 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 5658). A summary of the bill can be found here and the full text of the bill can be found here. For a summary of the Senate Armed Services Committee?s mark-up, see here. Under the leadership of Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO), and Ranking Member Duncan Hunter (R-CA), the Committee authorized approximately $10.2 billion for ballistic missile defense, a reduction of $719 million from the administration?s request and an increase of $212 million over the current... [This is a content summary only. Click on the above link for the full post.]
By: Nukes of Hazard
President Medvedev Pledges Missile Defense
2008-05-16 14:42:00 President Dimitry Medvedev made his first trip to inspect missile defense systems in his nation, a visit that underscored the strategic role of nuclear arms in the country’s assertive world policy. The Russian government has been concerned over the Bush plan to establish missile bases in Pland and the Czech Republic which supposedly are to ...
Extensive Nuclear Missile Deployment Area Discovered in Central China
2008-05-16 05:15:00 It looks like India is the intended target for these missiles located in central China. I guess China’s rise is peaceful until the day that it isn’t. From Article: Analysis of new commercial satellite photos has identified an extensive deployment area with nearly 60 launch pads for medium-range nuclear ballistic missiles in Central China near Delingha and ...
By: 1913 Intel
US missile kills children and others in Pakistan
2008-05-15 11:32:00 Sudhan @11:30 CET Suspected missile strike hits Pakistan border village, about 12 people reported dead HABIBULLAH KHAN | AP News, May 14, 2008 18:22 EST A suspected missile strike late Wednesday destroyed a house and killed about a dozen people in a Pakistan border village that was targeted by the U.S. military two years ago in the hunt ...
By: Suzie-Q
Hamas Fires Missile into Israeli Mall and Declare: ?Our Welcome to Presiden
2008-05-15 01:24:00 As President Bush met in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Hamas (or one of its sub-groups) fired a missile from Gaza into a shopping mall in the City of Ashkelon wounding dozens, mostly women and children, and exposing the weakness of both leaders. Meanwhile, Hamas Leader Mahmoud al-Zahar declared that: “The Palestinians and the ...
Taliban leader killed in Pakistan? 14 dead in missile strike
2008-05-14 20:55:00 From BreakingNewsOn on twitter A Taliban spokesman says the house of Taliban leader Maulvi Ubaidullah was targeted in a suspected US missile strike; at least 14 dead. More reports will come out, I’m sure… Associated Press KHAR, Pakistan (AP) ? Residents say a missile strike on a house in a Pakistan border village has killed about a dozen people. At ...
American Missile Attack in Damadola Bajaur Agency
2008-05-14 20:10:00 Just when the NWFP Government made a pact with the Talibans in the province according to which Taliban announced cease fire and the NWFP government also ensured them that they would work together for the lasting peace, a missile struck the Damadola area of Bajour Agency, Pakistan. Two planes came from nowhere and struck the house ...
Inde : Le pays va lancer un missile longue portée
2008-05-14 04:05:00 L'Inde projette de tester un missile d'une portée de 5.000 km suite au lancement d'essai couronné de succès de son missile balistique de portée intermédiaire Agni-III, a rapporté mardi le Times of India. L'essai de la prochaine série de missile Agni permettra à l'Inde d'entrer dans le groupe restreint des pays possédant des missiles balistiques. Le responsable du projet Agni-III, Avinash Chander, a déclaré que des scientifiques attendent le feu vert du gouvernement pour tester le nouveau missile, dont les tirs d'essai pourraient avoir lieu à tout moment d'ici la fin de l'année.
Pantalla Multi-contacto para jugar Missile Command
2008-05-13 19:08:00 Pantalla Multi-contacto para jugar Missile Command (13/May/2008) Las pantallas Multi-contacto recibirán múltiples usos en el futuro cercano, en el video se muestra su uso para jugar una versión para dos jugadores del juego Missile Command.
Hypersonic version of BrahMos undergoes successful lab test
2008-05-13 14:53:00 According to Dr Pillai, the Brahmos hypersonic version will not only have higher speed, but will also consume less fuel and require less operational time to deploy. These qualities are expected to provide the missile longer range, and also ensure less reaction time from the enemy. High speeds also make the missile difficult to detect, and ...
By: 1913 Intel
Highlights of House and Senate Committee Action on Missile Defense
2008-05-12 06:40:00 There?s been a lot of action on missile defense funding in Congress over the past two weeks. The Senate Armed Services Committee and the House Strategic Forces Subcommittee completed their mark-ups of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2009 on April 30 and May 7, respectively. In what follows I will highlight the most important budget recommendations, and then conclude with my analysis of these recommendations. S. 2787 Under the leadership of the Chairman Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL), and Ranking Member Jeff Sessions (R-AL), the Senate Armed Services Strategic Forces... [This is a content summary only. Click on the above link for the full post.]
By: Nukes of Hazard
Pakistan successfully tests Hattaf-8 Cruise Missile (Air to Ground) on Thur
2008-05-09 07:21:00 Pakistan successfully tests Hattaf-8 Cruise Missile (Air to Ground) on Thursday. Missile range is 350 Km and have capability to be invisible on Radar. Missile can hit its target from air to earth surface as well as air to sea surface. It can be used with any kind of war head. read more
By: BuzzVines
USB Missile Launcher
2008-05-08 15:52:00 Don’t be fooled by the superficial peace in your office right now. Sure, everything might seem nice and placid, for the moment. Boring, even. But make no mistake: as you blissfully type away, your enemies are out there somewhere, waiting for their chance to invade your cubicle and destroy your way of life, to sprinkle unfamiliar orange snack-food crumbs into your keyboard and reset your Windows wallpaper to something pornographic. When the thin veneer of civilization cracks and your office descends into a brutal Darwinian free-for-all, as all offices do eventually, will you be ready? With this USB Missile Launcher, you’ll have the defensive capability you need to ensure the integrity of your borders. Attacks from rogue cubicles can be met with an overwhelming response of sheer foam-rubber force. Chances are the barbarians will move on at the mere sight of your awesome toy arsenal. If not, your course of action is clear: identify the enemy, target the missiles on your PC with a ...
Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable cruise missile
2008-05-08 15:01:00 Pakistan said it test-fired a short-range cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead Thursday, one day after archrival India test-fired a long-range missile with nuclear capability. The 220-mile-range Pakistani missile, known as the Ra’ad or Hatf VIII, was developed exclusively for launch from aircraft, a military statement said. Read More… New Delhi flexing its muscles, test-fires nuclear ...
By: 1913 Intel
Agni-III missile ?ready for induction?
2008-05-07 17:55:00 Defence scientists confirmed that the test fire of Agni-III off Orissa coast on Wednesday was successful and claimed that the missile is now ready for induction. Clcik here to read more )
By: India Today
Agni - III missile successfully test fired
2008-05-07 00:00:00 India has always prioritised on its defence mechanism. Recently, Agni-III missile was successfully tested. This missile has a capacity of 3,500 - 5,000 km range. Soon the Indian defence will also be launching Agni-IV.
Highlights of Third House Hearing on Missile Defense
2008-05-06 22:35:00 Last Wednesday (April 30), the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs held a hearing entitled, ?Questions for the Missile Defense Agency: Oversight of Missile Defense (Part 3)? (A summary of Parts 1 and 2 can be found here and here, respectively). Wednesday?s hearing was the third in the Committee?s series on America?s missile defense program. The witness list for the hearing was broken up into two panels. Panel 1 consisted of Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Director Lieutenant General Henry A. ?Trey? Obering III while Panel 2 included Philip E. Coyle, III (Assistant Secretary... [This is a content summary only. Click on the above link for the full post.]
By: Nukes of Hazard
Chancellor Merekel To Seek Missile Shield Plan
2008-05-06 09:13:00 German Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking to offer a plan that entails creating a missile shield for Europe in order to offer protection against an attack by some unknown enemy. Her plan seeks protection against a nuclear attack and also calls for German armed forces to be free to engage in more extended military operations. ...
Lockheed Martin Achieves Key Milestone On New Missile Warning Satellite
2008-05-02 16:08:00 Lockheed Martin has announced that it has achieved a major integrated test milestone on the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) spacecraft that enables the start of environmental testing in preparation for launch in late 2009. The GEO-1 satellite, designed to provide new missile detection and surveillance capabilities for the nation, has completed ...
By: 1913 Intel
US missile strike kills reputed al-Qaida leader in Somalia
2008-05-02 01:47:00 MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — U.S. missiles destroyed the house of the man identified by the U.S. military as the top al-Qaida commander in Somalia, killing him and 10 others Thursday in a pre-dawn attack that analysts warned could torpedo peace talks. The killing of Aden Hashi Ayro comes amid escalating fighting and a spiraling humanitarian crisis ...
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Czech Republic Population Protests US Missile Base
2008-05-01 09:32:00 The government of the Czech Republic has been a strong supporter of President Bush’s proposal to build a missile base in their nation, but there apparently is widespread opposition to the move within the general population. Last week, an estimated 2,000 people gathered at the Brdy military grounds where the base will be built waving ...
Israel to install AA missile defense on airliners.
2008-04-24 23:26:00 According to reports, Israel will be outfitting its airliners with defense systems designed to thwart missile attacks. The defense will probably be a system with flares, designed to distract an incoming missile's heat-seeking mechanism. It will be installed first on planes flying to destinations considered dangerous, i.e Africa and parts of Asia. The need for a missile defense system was recognized in 2002, when an Israeli passenger jet was targeted after takeoff by Islamic militants using shoulder-fired missiles outside Mombasa, Kenya. The rockets missed, but spurred Israel to find a way to protect its airliners with a defense similar to that already used by its air force. (The picture does not show an Israeli airliner, anyone reasonably familiar with aircraft can see that, we just wanted to show you what firing a massive bunch of protective flares looks like.) Then imagine this over airports all over the world...
By: Smart Stuff
Highlights of Second House Hearing on Missile Defense
2008-04-24 18:18:00 Last Thursday (April 16), the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs held a hearing entitled, ?What are the Prospects, What are the Costs?: Oversight of Missile Defense (Part 2)? (A summary of Part 1 can be found here). In his opening statement, committee Chairman John Tierney (D-MA) described the purpose of the hearing as an effort to ?tackle head-on the questions of what are the prospects of our current missile defense efforts and at what are the costs.? The witness list for the hearing included Dr. Lisbeth Gronlund (Senior Scientist and Co-Director of the Global Security... [This is a content summary only. Click on the above link for the full post.]
By: Nukes of Hazard
Pakistan tests nuclear capable missile again
2008-04-22 14:16:00 Pakistan’s military on Monday carried out a training launch of a long-range nuclear-capable missile which can hit targets deep in rival India, the second such test in three days, the military said. The Shaheen II, or Hatf VI, missile with a range of 2,000 kilometres (1,280 miles) was launched from an undisclosed location by the ...
By: 1913 Intel
Pakistan successfully launches Hataf-VI, Shaheen-II missile
2008-04-21 00:00:00 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has successfully launched surface-to-surface Hatf VI, Shaheen II Ballistic missile on Monday that is capable of carrying all types of conventional and nuclear warheads. Army strategic command force had successfully test-fired a nuclear capable Hatf VI, Shaheen II ballistic missile on Saturday at the end of military exercises, ...
By: Pakistan News
Smith concern over Pakistan missile test
2008-04-20 13:58:00 CNews Australia: fears Pakistan's missile testing could provoke instability in the region, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says.Pakistan's military on Saturday said it test fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile with a range of 2,000km.Mr Smith on Sunday said Australian officials had not confirmed the test but are assuming it happened."Any testing which occurs within that region does have the potential to cause tension or instability," he told Network Ten.Mr Smith said nuclear rivals Pakistan and India had in recent years been having good talks about such issues."We certainly hope that dialogue continues," he said."We of course would prefer that the testing didn't occur but we certainly hope that it doesn't lead to any tension or instability in the region."Powered by: Awaz apni Baat apni
Scientists voice missile-shield doubts
2008-04-17 02:08:00 Prominent scientists who have been critical of missile defense plans told lawmakers Wednesday that a system being built by the United States cannot protect the country.
Amid new Iranian threat, Israel connects to America?s Ballistic Missile Ear
2008-04-15 15:05:00 This is the third time Israel has been connected to the BMEWS. The first was in 1991 before the first Gulf war and the second in 2003 before the US invasion of Iraq. Then, Israel feared Iraqi missile attack, which indeed materialized in 1991. Now, US military sources interpret the request as signifying Israel?s sense ...
By: 1913 Intel
Man Found Using Live Missile as an Anvil
2008-04-12 15:57:00 Romania: Firefighters have intervened after a farmer from Puieni village was seen using a 122mm missile he dug up in his garden several months ago as an anvil to work scythes and hoes on.Explosive specialists from the army were called in to deal with the missile. They pronounced it still active, saying that if it had detonated the explosion would have endangered his neighbours too. It was destroyed using a controlled explosion."We've had many problems because of these unexploded bombs which have been in the ground since the Second World War but this is really crazy. How can you hit a bomb with the hammer? It could have exploded any time," said a fire department spokesman. Source: www.ananova.com
?Iran building 6,000-km range missile?
2008-04-12 13:03:00 Jane’s Proliferation editor Avital Johanan said analysis of the Iranian site indicated that Teheran may be about five years away from developing a 6,000-km range ballistic missile. This would tie in with American intelligence estimates and underlines why US President George Bush wants the Polish and Czech components of the US missile defense system to ...
By: 1913 Intel
Disappointment: Doctor killed in missile strike not Zawahiri
2008-04-10 19:46:00 Remember that predator missile strike last month that killed a certain “Arab doctor”? Well at the time we thought there was a good possibility it was Al Qaeda #2 Ayman Al-Zawahiri. Turns out we were wrong. Jawa Report has this from the News PK: Karachi-based Dr. Arshad Waheed, who was running a clinic in Wana, was identified as ...
Russia Demands Access To US Missile Bases
2008-04-10 09:03:00 President Bush continues to insist the proposed missile bases that will be located in Poland and the Czech Republic do not pose any threat to Russia since they are mainly being installed in case of an Iranian or North Korean missile strike. Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, challenged the US position by requesting Russian millitary ...
Russia Demands Access to US Missile Shield Sites
2008-04-10 07:29:00 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has demanded that Russia be allowed ‘permanent’ access to planned US missile shield defense facilities in Eastern Europe. His wish seems unlikely to be granted. more… The World from Berlin: Lame Duck Bush with Lame Duck Putin on the Black Sea Trans-Atlantic Identity Crisis: NATO Summit Fails to Heal Deep Divisions Spiegel 360: ...
By: 1913 Intel
Missile Defense Highlights of Bush-Putin Sochi Meeting
2008-04-08 16:04:00 On Sunday, President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled a joint ?U.S.-Russia Strategic Framework Declaration.? The Declaration addresses a number of issues central to U.S.-Russia relations, including missile defense, the proliferation of WMD, arms control and disarmament, Iran, North Korea, achieving WTO accession for Russia, and climate change. The full text of the Strategic Framework can be found here and the transcript of the President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin news conference Sunday in Sochi can be found here. In this post I will focus exclusively on the... [This is a content summary only. Click on the above link for the full post.]
By: Nukes of Hazard
America’s Sugar and Missile Deal
2008-04-07 15:06:00 Well, “Nanny†President Bush traveled to Europe recently to try and persuade our security-dependent allies and erstwhile strategic partner Russia to swallow bitter medicine — an anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system. His spoon full of sugar included an offer of aid, promises and a new “strategic framework.†Now, however, the lame duck president needs to magically convince Americans that this is a sweet deal. The devil is in the details. Europe is as much at risk from rogue missiles as is the United States. Yet while we are footing the bill to build a missile field in Poland and a radar system in the Czech Republic, the deal gives our North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) partners say over when and if the ABM system is ever used. Finally, Bush is buying Russian acquiescence by promising Moscow great access and, thereby, possibly compromising the future security of the system. Read More…
By: 1913 Intel
Bush, Putin fail to resolve missile differences
(Reuters)
2008-04-06 14:44:00 Reuters - President George W. Bush and Russia's Vladimir Putin ended their last face-to-face meeting as heads of state on Sunday with warm words for each other but no solution to their row over missile defense.
By: EasyElement
US-Russia summit eases tension on missile defence
(AFP)
2008-04-06 14:33:00 AFP - US President George W. Bush and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin made progress on Sunday toward resolving their dispute over a planned US missile defence system in Europe at their swansong summit by the Black Sea.
By: EasyElement
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