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U.S. says Iran has missile that could hit Europe

Posted by Matt in July 16th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Europe, Iran, Missiles, , , , , , , , ,

The Pentagon said on Tuesday that Iran has the ability to launch a ballistic missile capable of hitting sections of eastern and southern Europe.
Air Force Lt. Gen. Trey Obering, director of the Missile Defence Agency, told reporters he believes Iran now has a missile with a range of 2,000 km, but he declined to say [...]

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Comparing the Indian and Chinese navies

Posted by Matt in July 4th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in China, India, Military, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

After 10 years of steady effort, both India and China have made significant qualitative changes in their navies. In terms of submarine capabilities – the construction of SSNs and SSBNs – China is now far ahead of India, however.
China has built two 094 SSBNs and two 093 SSNs, along with JL2 and JL1M submarine-launched ballistic [...]

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Taiwan-China thaw hides a host of pitfalls

Posted by Matt in June 16th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in China, Taiwan, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

And China has marked the superficial thaw in relations by deploying at its Leping Ballistic Missile Base in Jiangxi province about 200 of a new and improved version of its DF-15 tactical missiles aimed at Taiwan.
So these advances in cross-straits relations, as welcome as they are, are the first steps on a long and difficult [...]

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Iran and North Korea may have bought nuclear missile blueprints

Posted by Matt in June 15th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Iran, Koreas, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The discovery of designs for a compact nuclear bomb has raised fears that Iran and North Korea might have obtained blueprints enabling them to mount long-range strikes with nuclear-armed missiles.
Designs for a nuclear device small enough to fit on a ballistic missile were found on computers linked to the international smuggling ring that supplied nuclear [...]

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Nuclear ring reportedly had advanced weapon design

Posted by Matt in June 15th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Nuclear, Proliferation, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

An international smuggling ring may have secretly shared blueprints for an advanced nuclear weapon with Iran, North Korea and other rogue countries, The Washington Post reported Sunday.
The now-defunct ring led by Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan is previously known to have sold bomb-related parts to Libya, Iran and North Korea. A draft report by former [...]

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Russia destroys 20 ballistic missiles in 2008 under START treaty

Posted by Matt in June 9th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Missiles, Russia, , , , , , , , , ,

Russia’s nuclear arsenal currently totals about 4,147 warheads on 848 delivery vehicles, while the U.S. deploys 5,914 warheads on 1,225 delivery vehicles, according to the U.S.-based Arms Control Association.
Russia’s SMF said U.S. experts had conducted a total of 340 inspections of ballistic missile launch sites in Russia since the START-1 treaty came into force on [...]

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China’s ballistic missile base near Taiwan

Posted by Matt in June 5th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in China, Military, Missiles, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Satellite photos of the Leping Ballistic Missile Base in China’s southeastern province of Jiangxi show that this is a key site for the deployment of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s DF-15A campaign tactical missiles. The direct distance from the base to Taiwan is 700 kilometers (435 miles).
It is apparent that the striking range of [...]

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Syria-bound missile components intercepted, claims US

Posted by Matt in May 29th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Missiles, Syria, , , , , , , , , , ,

Equipment bound for Syria which could be used to test ballistic missile components was intercepted during a previously undisclosed mission, the United States has announced.
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Missile-related shipment to Syria stopped, U.S. says
“One example of its success occurred in February 2007, when four nations represented in this room worked together to interdict equipment bound for Syria [...]

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China-specific Agni-III to be tested today

Posted by Matt in May 7th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in India, Missiles, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The countdown for the launch of Agni-III, designed to hit high-value targets deep inside China with a strike range of 3,500-km, has begun at the integrated test range on Wheeler Island off the coast of Orissa.

Technicalities apart, India needs an operational Agni-III missile as soon as possible since China already has a wide array of [...]

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What is Suter?

Posted by Matt in October 5th, 2007 | no comment 
Published in Military, general, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Israel’s amazing attack in Syria on September 6th left just about everybody scratching their heads. How did they do that? Well, meet “Suter”.
Suter is an airborne network attack system. It hacks into enemy air defense systems so that they can be taken over. Suter includes some powerful sensors for detecting a large assortment of electronic [...]

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