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.
"...A top aide to President Obama forgave Iran's deployment of an advanced missile defense system around one of its nuclear facilities on Monday. "It's not prohibited under any U.N. Security Council resolution because it's a defensive system," Obama national security adviser Ben Rhodes told reporters..."
Reference: www.weeklystandard.com .
"...warning South Korea that it does not approve of its decision to deploy a missile shield that uses U.S. radars on the Korean peninsula. South Korea claims the shield is necessary to guard against potential attacks from North Korea, which has threatened to use nuclear weapons. North Korea is China's ally, but South Korea and China have robust trade relations. China's missile defense system consists of new missiles and launching systems, Shen said..."
Reference: www.ibtimes.com .
"...Iranian vessels came within 300 yards of the USS Nitze in an incident that was “unsafe and unprofessional..."
Reference: gcaptain.com ."...The SMD Symposium is the leading educational, professional development and networking event in the space and missile defense community. The symposium is widely attended by leaders and professionals from the United States and our allies around the world. It is the ideal forum for conducting business face-to-face. Participants can also earn continuing education credits..."
Reference: smdsymposium.org .
