Leadership Quote for Today

"Armed forces abroad are of little value unless there is prudent counsel at home."
Cicero

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North Korea fires sixth missile and restarts nuclear plant

North Korea fires sixth missile and restarts nuclear plant
"...a night-time missile launch had been carried out on Tuesday and that there are signs of imminent further launches along the rogue state's West coast. The latest missile brings the total number of launches to six in the past three days. The North has warned that it may continue to launch missiles..."
Reference: www.telegraph.co.uk

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Boeing issues another 300 layoff notices

Boeing issues another 300 layoff notices
"...Spokesman Tim Healy says Boeing has cut the work force by 1,900 positions since November and left another 1,000 positions unfilled...."
Reference: www.businessweek.com

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Quote for Today

"The Nation that makes a great distinction between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools."
-Thucydides

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2009 Bronx terrorism plot

2009 Bronx terrorism plot
"...In April 2009, Cromitie and his three alleged accomplices chose their targets. They allegedly planned to both bomb the Riverdale Temple and nearby Riverdale Jewish Center in the Bronx, and, using Stinger surface-to-air guided missiles, shoot down military planes flying out of a nearby air base...."
Reference: en.wikipedia.org

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Defense cuts no threat to BRAC, chairman says

Defense cuts no threat to BRAC, chairman says
"...not change plans to relocate thousands of government jobs to Redstone Arsenal..."
Reference: www.al.com

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Iran announces new missile test

Iran announces new missile test
"...Iran announced Wednesday that it had successfully tested another Sajil missile -- a new generation of surface-to surface missiles...."
Reference: www.cnn.com

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Huntsville Engineer Talks About Proposed Missile Defense Cuts

Huntsville Engineer Talks About Proposed Missile Defense Cuts
"...Mike Hubler is a human factors engineer. He's also a husband and father. Those factors have kept him following the news relating to federal budget cuts and missile defense. "It seems to me that missile defense has become increasingly important. It's a concern to me that it is one of places being cut just at a time when we see countries who are closer, and closer to having the nuclear capabilities," said Mike Hubler.
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Reference: www.whnt.com

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U.S. missile defense information found in disk bought on eBay

U.S. missile defense information found in disk bought on eBay
"...Specifically, test launch procedures for the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) ground-to-air missile defense system were contained on the disk,..."
Reference: www.scmagazineus.com

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Leadership Quote for Today

"In war, numbers alone confer no advantage. Do not advance relying on sheer military power."

Sun Tzu

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