N. Korea slams Hawaii missile defense

N. Korea slams Hawaii missile defense
"...U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said he ordered the deployment of a ground-based, mobile missile intercept system and radar system to Hawai'i amid concerns the North may fire a long-range missile toward the Islands..."
Reference: www.honoluluadvertiser.com

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Prototype Missile Defense Satellites Primed for Test Flight

Prototype Missile Defense Satellites Primed for Test Flight
"...the STSS satellites will be launched in a stacked configuration aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket. The MDA in May launched a classified STSS demonstration satellite that was also built by Northrop Grumman. The STSS satellites are designed to demonstrate the ability to track ballistic missiles in every stage of flight..."
Reference: www.space.com

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Brimming with Nuclear Bombast, North Korea Warns Foes

Brimming with Nuclear Bombast, North Korea Warns Foes
"...“Our revolutionary armed forces will deal an annihilating blow that is unpredictable and unavoidable, to any ‘sanctions’ or provocations by the U.S.,” a speaker told the crowd, according to the Korean Central News Agency, the North’s state-run news service..."
Reference: www.nytimes.com

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Sessions says missile cuts 'unacceptable'

Sessions says missile cuts 'unacceptable'
"...takes about $1.2 billion from national missile defense, much of it from the Ground-based Midcourse Defense program led by Boeing in Huntsville. Sessions also pointed out that work has stopped on the Kinetic Energy Interceptor and Multiple Kill Vehicle follow-on programs, and that about $900 million will also be moved to theater missiles, "leaving us a real big hole and very damaging cuts in national missile defense." ..."
Reference: www.al.com

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N. Korea warns of ‘fire shower of nuclear’ attack

Pyongyang vows to enlarge atomic arsenal, marks outbreak of Korean War

N. Korea warns of ‘fire shower of nuclear’ attack
"...North Korea had warned previously it would fire a long-range missile as a response to U.N. Security Council condemnation of an April rocket launch seen as a cover for its ballistic missile technology...."
Reference: www.msnbc.msn.com

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US Ready for Any Threat from N. Korea

US Ready for Any Threat from N. Korea
"...the U.S. military are "fully prepared for any contingencies" involving North Korea -- including the possible launch of a long-range missile toward Hawaii...."
Reference: www.voanews.com

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Obama's Missile Defense Misjudgment

"...The Obama administration and its Democratic allies on Capitol Hill are significantly reducing America's missile defense programs at the very moment when the need for such systems is becoming ever more palpable...."
Reference: www.newsmax.com

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Missile budget cut still stands

Missile budget cut still stands
"...a reduction in the number of missiles deployed - plans called for as many as 44 total in Alaska and California - and less money for continued testing and future improvements of the system. There are currently 30 missiles deployed in Alaska and at Vandenberg..."
Reference: www.al.com

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U.S. may be within N. Korea missile range in 3 years, official warns

U.S. may be within N. Korea missile range in 3 years, official warns
"...Cartwright said he was "90%-plus" confident that the U.S. could shoot down a missile launched at the United States from North Korea. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has proposed trimming the overall U.S. missile defense budget, but has requested $900 million to maintain and improve interceptor missiles now based in California and Alaska...."
Reference: www.latimes.com

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Ducommun Incorporated Announces Delivery of Nanosatellites to U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command

Ducommun Incorporated Announces Delivery of Nanosatellites to U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command
"...SMDC-ONE program is managed by the USASMDC/ARSTRAT Technical Center, Space Division. The design and development effort was primarily conducted at Miltec Corporation located in Huntsville, Alabama, with portions of the design and integration testing performed at Miltec’s System Integration and Test Facility located in Iuka, Mississippi. Miltec worked closely with the Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC)..."
Reference: www.businesswire.com

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Republicans To Oppose Missile Defense Cuts in Authorization Markup

Republicans To Oppose Missile Defense Cuts in Authorization Markup
"...Taepodong 2 long-range ballistic missile and Iran's successful test of a ballistic missile capable of reaching Israel and parts of Europe (see GSN, May 21). "Instead of a missile defense cut, we must invest in capabilities that protect the U.S. homeland, our forward-deployed troops, and allies," said Strategic Forces Subcommittee ranking member Michael Turner (R-Ohio)...."
Reference: www.globalsecuritynewswire.org

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Missile Defense Budget Cuts

Griffith warns cuts could lead to layoffs

Griffith warns cuts could lead to layoffs
"...The White House's proposed 2010 Pentagon budget slashes about $2 billion from the Missile Defense Agency's $10 billion a year budget. Most of that money has been targeted to come out of Ground-based Missile Defense..."
Reference: www.al.com

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Huntsville firefighters responding to call at Boeing

Huntsville firefighters responding to call at Boeing
"...Huntsville's Hazmat team are responding to a report of an explosion at 499 Boeing Boulevard..."
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Missile defense hit-to-kill technology key test happened 25 years ago today

Missile defense hit-to-kill technology key test happened 25 years ago today
"...The Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command, located on Redstone Arsenal, continue to develop and refine hit-to-kill technology...."
Reference: blog.al.com

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Alaskans prepare for N. Korean missiles

Alaskans prepare for N. Korean missiles
"...Right now, there are 16 missile interceptors in the ground at Fort Greely and another 14 at Vandenberg. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the 30 interceptors are more than enough to protect us. ..."
Reference: www.ktva.com

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Decommissioned Missile Base Properties for Sale

Decommissioned Missile Base Properties for Sale
"...20th Century Castles, LLC offers several decommissioned missile base properties...."
Reference: www.missilebases.com

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Young lashes out at Congress over missile defense

Young lashes out at Congress over missile defense
"...Rep. Don Young took his colleagues to task Tuesday for proposed cuts to the Missile Defense Agency at the same time North Korea appears to be preparing to test launch a long-range missile that could strike Alaska...."
Reference: www.ktuu.com

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