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"...The May 18 edition of The New York Times contained an article (“Review Cites Flaws in U.S. Antimissile Program”) detailing a study conducted by Dr. Theodore Postol and Dr. George Lewis published in the May issue of Arms Control Today (ACT). The study called into question the test record of the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) sea-based interceptor that is designed to intercept and destroy short- to medium-range ballistic missiles. The ACT article stated that successful intercepts during tests of the SM-3 actually “missed” targets and should not have been assessed as successful.
The Missile Defense Agency strongly refutes this allegation. The SM-3 program is one of the most successful programs within the Department of Defense, with operational interceptors now deployed aboard U.S. Navy ships...."
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"...A recent Defense Department report to Congress concludes that Iran could develop a missile capable of striking the United States by 2015. Iran already has the largest deployed ballistic missile force in the Middle East, consisting of about 1,000 missiles capable of hitting targets up to 1,200 miles away, the report warns...."
"...Pakistani security officials say the targets of the missile strike were located in the Dattakhel district of the North Waziristan tribal region. More than a dozen missiles fired by a U.S drone ..."
"...The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic clock face, maintained since 1947 by the board of directors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the University of Chicago. The closer the clock is to midnight, the closer the world is estimated to be to global disaster. As of January 14, 2010 (2010 -01-14)[update], the Doomsday Clock now stands at six minutes to midnight...."
"...The two died Wednesday night of injuries from the explosion that took place earlier in the day while they were removing ammonium perchlorate from rockets at a test site. ..."
Huntsville, AL. - Two (2) employees were severely burned in an incident at Redstone Arsenal today while doing work with the Aviation Missile Research Development and Engineering Center approximately 8:45 AM. It is alleged the AMTEC Corporation employees were working with ammonium perchlorate composite propellant (APCP). APCP is typically used in high power rocket motors. The explosion occurred at Building 7352, where employees were involved in work relating to the capture and reprocess of the ammonium perchlorate for possible future reuse as solid rocket fuel. Building 7352 is used for aviation and missile testing. The building was designed to contain a blast in the event of an explosion during this inherently dangerous type of work.
At least one of the injured will be transported to UAB Hospital. Our thoughts and prayers are with the injured and their families.
"...MIN. BARAK: We feel that the Syrians keep backing the Hezbollah in the -- in a damaging way, that they convey to the Hezbollah weapons systems that can turn or disrupt the very delicate balance in Lebanon. And those balance-disrupting weapons systems, including the rockets or missiles, are considered to be a threat to the stability of the region. We do not intend to provoke any kind of a major collision in Lebanon or vis-a-vis Syria, as it were mentioned..."
"...latest generation of naval superiority missile has a significantly extended range thanks to its turbojet propulsion. And thanks to its GPS navigation, the new Exocet MM40 Block 3 is able to strike a target designated by its geographical coordinates, while remaining compatible with existing MM40 launchers...."
"...Wernher von Braun and a team of scientists moved to Redstone to build missiles for the Army. He later became Marshall's first director and chief architect of the Saturn V rockets that carried Americans to the moon in 1969...."
"...Iran and Venezuela have already shown an interest in the Club-K Container Missile System which could allow them to carry out pre-emptive strikes from behind an enemy's missile defences. ..."
"...Iran's Revolutionary Guards test-fired five missiles during war games in a waterway crucial for global oil supplies on Sunday, and a commander warned the Islamic Republic's enemies they would regret any attack...."
"...Lockheed Martin Corp. will supply the Army with assistance fielding and maintaining a weapon system designed to defend against short-and-midrange ballistic missiles under a contract with a potential value of $435 million over nine years...."
"...U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says it is important for the United States to return an ambassador to Syria, despite allegations that Damascus has sent Scud missiles to Hezbollah militants in Lebanon...."
As American as Missile Defense and apple pie, America excels at baseball. As a brief diversion from thoughts of missile defense and wondering if Iran is going to provoke the United States and Israel into removing the destructive Iranian threat, lets play ball for a moment. Click the video below to watch the amazing play by Brian Kownacki of Fordham University. Kownacki leaps over the top of Beck without getting tagged, and landed with a handstand on home plate. That's how America Rolls!
"...Auburn will also seek research opportunities with the Space and Missile Command, Missile Defense Agency, Missile and Space Intelligence Center and NASA, said John Mason, Auburn's vice president for research. ..."
"...Japan already has spent just over $1 billion to help build a more capable SM-3 version, said Richard Lehner, a U.S. Missile Defense Agency spokesman. It is being co-developed with Waltham, Massachusetts-based Raytheon Co (RTN.N), the world's biggest missile maker...."
"..."There should be no confusion by our allies and adversaries that the United States is properly and energetically focused on this question and prepared to act across a broad range of contingencies in support of our interests." ..."
"...Many Israeli military experts say Israel can easily cope with any military retaliation by Iran in response to a strike. Iran's medium-range rockets would cause damage and casualties in Israel, but they aren't very accurate, and Israel's sophisticated missile-defense system would likely knock many out midflight. Israel has similarly proved it can handle attacks against Israel..."
"...its ballistic missile capability, and that it claims to have a new missile with a range of 2,000 kilometers. The report also said Iran has improved the accuracy and payload capacity of its missiles, and estimates the country could have a missile capable of reaching the U.S. by 2015 if it gets foreign help...."
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"..."Several reports of a prolonged sonic boom were received from areas north of Highway 20, along with shaking of homes, trees and various other objects including wind chimes," it said...."
"...Hizbullah sources confirmed Thursday that the terror group received a shipment of Scud missiles from Syria, the Kuwaiti paper Al-Rai reported. ..."
"...Senior US officials familiar with the incident told The Wall Street Journal that the SCUD missiles given to Hizballah were built using either North Korean or Russian technology...."
"...Tuesday, Obama officially announced a stricter policy to constrain the use of the nation's nuclear arsenal. It would lessen the role nuclear weapons play in America's defense planning. Under the plan, the U.S. vows not to use nuclear weapons against countries that don't have them..."
"...India's new mobile missile defence system called Iron Dome may also have been compromised, the report titled Shadow In The Clouds and compiled by Canadian..."
"... His review is expected to omit some of the more hawkish statements made in 2001 in President George W. Bush's review. The Bush document said the United States might in some circumstances use nuclear weapons against countries that didn't have them. It said the United States should consider preemptive strikes against countries developing chemical, biological or nuclear weapons...."
"...The Obama administration has stepped up U.S. missile strikes from Predator drone aircraft against Taliban and al- Qaeda militants along the Afghan border as Pakistan’s army has launched ground offensives against some Taliban groups since last year...."
"...A Western military official in Saudi Arabia, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, said a Trident missile was launched Wednesday out in the kingdom. ..."
"...the two types of submarine-launched warheads deployed today (the W76 and W88) can destroy a hardened missile silo 90 percent and 98 percent of the time respectively, according to one estimate. Washington also has plans to develop a new class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBM) and a new long-range nuclear bomber. ..."
"...exercise was conducted in a computer laboratory and did not include actual firing of missiles. The IAF also checked how the Israeli systems integrate with long-range American systems – such as the THAAD and the Aegis – which could be deployed here in the event of a large-scale conflict...."
"...The 2010 Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Ronald W. Reagan Missile Defense Award and the Technology Achievement Awards were presented by MDA director Lt. General Patrick O'Reilly during the eighth annual U.S. Missile Defense Conference in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2010. ..."
"...After US president Barack Obama announced the agreement at the White House on March 26 2010, US defence secretary Robert Gates made this simple declaration. "Missile defense is not constrained by this treaty," he said...."
U.S. looks to export drone technology to allies
"...Washington announced plans to give Pakistan surveillance drones but Islamabad also wants shoot-and-kill drones, like the Predator, which may be armed with Hellfire missiles...." Reference: www.reuters.com
E-Bomb Awareness Day: Grab Your Tinfoil Hat
"...funding missile-defense systems that can strike ballistic missiles in the boost or ascent phase. The Obama administration has gutted boost-phase programs, but overall it is pouring more money into what Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has termed “our most capable theater missile defense systems”..." Reference: www.wired.com
Cold War Finale Made Missile Defense Possible
"...The need for missile defense was illustrated during the Gulf War, when Iraq launched SCUD missiles at allied forces massing in Saudi Arabia and at Israel. U.S. Patriot missile batteries ..." Reference: www.defense.gov
Waiting for the end of the world: Georgia's 30-year stone mystery
"...Billed as "America's Stonehenge," it's an astronomically complex, 120-ton relic of Cold War fears, built to instruct survivors of an Armageddon that the mystery man feared was all too near...." Reference: www.cnn.com
China's satellite killer "...Is China continuing to develop the ability to destroy the satellites upon which the United States and other space-faring nations depend for both military and civilian missions? Is China seeking the ability to shoot down intercontinental ballistic missiles, even as it decries America..." Reference: foreignpolicy.com
Missile Defense Chief Withholds Funds to Penalize Poor Quality "...The head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said he is withholding funds from contractors who produce deficient components for missile interceptors. “These are precision instruments. They have to work right,” Army Lieutenant General Patrick O’Reilly..." Reference: www.businessweek.com
Google Stops Censorship, Making Block by China Likely "...Obama administration is “disappointed” that Google couldn’t reach an agreement with the Chinese government to keep operating Google.cn, said Mike Hammer, a spokesman for the National Security Council...." Reference: www.businessweek.com
"...A non-profit, non-partisan public policy organization, IMDA is dedicated to providing a forum for public education, discussion and professional studies focusing on defense of Israel against missile and rocket threats from terror organizations and enemy states.
IMDA’s Board of Directors and Advisory Board include some of Israel’s most prominent leaders, with extensive experience in national security and missile defense. We are dedicated to help support the serious public awareness needed to keep missile defense a national priority...." Reference: imda.org.il
U.S. missile strikes kill 6 militants in Pakistan
"...(Reuters) - Two missile strikes by pilotless U.S. drone aircraft on Wednesday killed at least six militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan, a major al Qaeda and Taliban sanctuary, intelligence officials and residents said...." Reference: www.reuters.com
It Can’t Be True: More on that Missile Defense Agency logo "...t has also been observed that – rather than embracing the symbolic crescent and star, they could be interpreted as the targets of the intercepting swoosh in the MDA’s latest logo. If so, the 2009 design would presumably be offensive to Islamists, rather than evidence of submission to them...." Reference: biggovernment.com
Huntsville Connection to Pacific Island Threatened by Tsunami "...Since 1957 it's been a very important part of strategic missile defense and strategic missile defense headquarters are here in Huntsville at Redstone Arsenal, so it's got some very close connections to Huntsville..." Reference: www.whnt.com
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