U.S. boosting efforts against Al Qaeda in Pakistan
"...The U.S. is "doubling down" on its strategy of covert targeted missile strikes in Pakistan..."
Reference: www.latimes.com .The news site for the missile defense industry. Missile Defense is a defense system intended to protect the U.S. from intercontinental ballistic missiles fired by rogue states.
"...The U.S. is "doubling down" on its strategy of covert targeted missile strikes in Pakistan..."
Reference: www.latimes.com ."...The 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations requires host states to allow foreign diplomats "freedom of movement" in the country except for restricted areas. ..."
Reference: www.msnbc.msn.com ."...3:06 a.m. controllers sent destruct commands after detecting an unspecified problem with the missile. The missile was originally..."
Reference: www.independent.com ."...A decision was made to end the flight and make what the company called a ‘controlled descent’ into a remote area in Greene County, Pennsylvania...."
Reference: www.dailymail.co.uk ."...TEWKSBURY, Mass., July 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) aerostat system – Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensors (JLENS) – recently completed a successful endurance test. ..."
Reference: www.prnewswire.com ."...Russian President's Special Envoy for Missile Defense Cooperation with NATO, will visit the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command headquarters in Colorado Springs on Monday...."
Reference: www.rttnews.com ."...NORTH Korea last year tested a rocket to carry long-range missiles in an apparent attempt to show off its weapons capability to the US, according to local media...."
Reference: www.smh.com.au ."...Volunteers who choose to leave under the program will receive a “competitive severance package,” Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed said in a statement...."
Reference: www.al.com ."...large numbers of the missiles slipped from the hands of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s government as the rebels established control over eastern Libya and the ammunition depots there...."
Reference: www.nytimes.com ."...Lockheed said the Space Based Infrared System craft, which is designed to detect missile launches, sent its first image to a ground station on June 21...."
Reference: www.boston.com .