Russia has announced its most ambitious, systemic military modernization program since the collapse of the USSR, scheduled to deliver a more efficient and combat-ready military by 2020. These plans betray breathtaking confidence. They will include 955 Borey-type submarines, armed with the Bulava sea-launched ballistic missile; ground-based modernized Topol-M ballistic missiles that will completely replace conventional [...]
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MEDVEDEV’S AMBITIOUS MILITARY REFORM PLANS
Posted by Matt in November 4th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Military, Russia, Ballistic Missile, Ballistic Missiles, Black Eagle, Collapse Of The Ussr, Eagle Air, Fifth Generation, Medvedev, Military Modernization, Military Reform, Missile System, Modernization Program, Multi Purpose, Orel, Russian Fighters, S 400, submarines, Surface To Air, Surface To Air Missile, T 80, Topol
North Korea has second long-range missile site
Posted by Matt in September 10th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Koreas, Missiles, Ballistic Missile Program, Ballistic Missiles, Discovery, Intelligence, Launch Pad, North-Korea, Range Missile, Rocket Motor Test, Rocket Test, rockets, Satellites, Tall Tower, Tehran Iran, Test Facility, Test Pad
The new launch facility is built on the site of a small village called Pongdong-ni which was displaced during construction. It includes a movable launch pad and 10-story tall tower capable of supporting North Korea’s largest ballistic missiles and rockets. It also includes a rocket motor test pad, which Brown and Bermudez said is similar [...]
Congress examines EMP threat
Posted by Matt in July 8th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Iran, Nuclear, U.S., Aim, Ballistic Missiles, Congress, Iran, Nuclear Weapons, superpower, Technical Infrastructure
Iran believed to test missiles for attack on U.S.
Graham warned in 2005 that Iran was not only covertly developing nuclear weapons, but was already testing ballistic missiles specifically designed to destroy America’s technical infrastructure with the aim of neutralizing the world’s lone superpower.
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Comparing the Indian and Chinese navies
Posted by Matt in July 4th, 2008 | no comment
Published in China, India, Military, 10 Years, Ballistic Missile, Ballistic Missiles, China, Chinese Years, India, Indian Navy, Kilometer Range, Navies, Nuclear Warhead, Pla Navy, Qualitative Changes, ssn, Ssns, Steady Effort, Submarine Capabilities, Submarine Construction
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 [...]
Israel has a year to stop Iran bomb, warns ex-spy
Posted by Matt in June 28th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Iran, Israel, Nuclear, 12 Months, Act, Associated Press, Ballistic Missiles, Barack Obama, Bomb, Defence Sources, Gulf Daily News, Heart Times, Iran, Iran Nuclear, Israel, Israel Nuclear, Launch, Mossad, News Articles, Nuclear Attack, Nuclear Plant, Presidential Election, Reuters, Reuters News, Revolutionary Guards, Risk, Spy, Telegraph, Xinhua
A former head of Mossad has warned that Israel has 12 months in which to destroy Iran’s nuclear programme or risk coming under nuclear attack itself. He also hinted that Israel might have to act sooner if Barack Obama wins the US presidential election.
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Iran ready to strike at Israel’s nuclear heart
Times Online, UK - [...]
Iran to get ICBMs before missile shield deployed
Posted by Matt in June 24th, 2008 | no comment
Published in general, Agency Chief, Ashoura, Atom, Atomic Energy Agency, Ballistic Missiles, Breakthrough, Connecting The Dots, Consequences, Europe, Exile Group, Fuel Technology, Group Claims, Icbms, Intelligence Reports, Inter Continental, International Atomic Energy, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran, Iran Iran, Iran Nuclear, Iranian Missiles, Israel, June 24, Missile Command, Missile Shield, Missile Warheads, Mohamed Elbaradei, Mullah, New Iranian Missile, Noah Shachtman, North-Korea, Nuclear Bomb, Nuclear Exchange, Nuclear Missile, Nuclear Program, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear Weapon, Nuke, Range Missile, Shahab-3, Six Months, solid-fuel, Uranium
Meanwhile experts believe Iran will be able to produce inter-continental ballistic missiles capable of reaching Europe, and possibly America, by 2015. Some intelligence reports suggest Iran will have obtained the amount of uranium needed for a nuclear weapon much sooner.
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Connecting the Dots
The articles below show Iran developing the technology to enrich uranium, build a [...]
Russia destroys 20 ballistic missiles in 2008 under START treaty
Posted by Matt in June 9th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Missiles, Russia, Arms Control Association, Ballistic Missile, Ballistic Missiles, Delivery Vehicles, Missile Launch, Nuclear Arsenal, Russia, Smf, Start 1, Warheads
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 [...]
Israel: Russia may be selling Syria arms
Posted by Matt in May 21st, 2008 | no comment
Published in Israel, Russia, Syria, Air Defense Systems, arms, Ballistic Missiles, Fighter Jets, Focus, Golan Heights, Iran, Israel, Israeli Side, Missile Systems, Nuclear Facilities, Russia, S 300, submarines, Surface To Air, Surface To Air Missiles, Syria, Target, Targets
According to the reports, the talks will focus on arms sales - including submarines, anti-aircraft missiles, the latest model MiG fighter jets and advanced surface-to-surface ballistic missiles.
Israel is particularly concerned with a Syrian request for long-range S-300 surface-to-air missiles that could threaten IAF jets flying on the Israeli side of the Golan Heights.
The S-300 is [...]
China upgrades nuclear enabled missiles, threat to India?
Posted by Matt in May 17th, 2008 | no comment
Published in China, India, Israel, Missiles, Ballistic Missile Submarines, Ballistic Missiles, Boomers, China And The United States, China Threat, Deterrence, India China, Intermediate Range, Launch, Link Time, Missile Experts, National Security, New America Foundation, Nuclear Arsenals, Nuclear Missiles, Policy Arena, Public Revelation, Public Sphere, solid-fuel, Tibet, Train, Vulnerability
China has completed the upgrade of its intermediate range CSS2 ballistic missiles in Tibet from liquid to solid fuel.
Missile experts say the upgrade reduces the logistic train for these missiles and will enable shorter launch times, increasing India’s vulnerability to a pre-emptive strike.
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China’s Boomers
[Ballistic missile submarines are called "boomers".]
This summer’s public revelation that China [...]
Extensive Nuclear Missile Deployment Area Discovered in Central China
Posted by Matt in May 15th, 2008 | no comment
Published in China, Missiles, 21s, Article Analysis, Ballistic Missiles, Blog, Central China, Command And Control, Commercial Satellite Photos, Control, Control Equipment, Control Facilities, Da Qaidam, Deployment Area, Guam, Japan Taiwan, Launch Pads, Liquid Fuel, New Delhi, Northern India, Nuclear Missile, Nuclear Missiles, solid-fuel, Southern Russia, Target
It looks like India is the intended target for these missiles located in central China. I guess China’s rise is peaceful until the day that it isn’t.
From Article:
Analysis of new commercial satellite photos has identified an extensive deployment area with nearly 60 launch pads for medium-range nuclear ballistic missiles in Central China near Delingha and [...]
China-specific Agni-III to be tested today
Posted by Matt in May 7th, 2008 | no comment
Published in India, Missiles, Agni Iii Missile, Array, Ballistic Missile, Ballistic Missiles, China, Countdown, Icbms, India, India China, India India, India Times, Inter Continental, Launch, Msn India, Nuclear Submarines, Orissa, Range Missiles, Strategic Advantage, Technicalities, Test Range, Time Rival, Tv India, Value Targets, Weaponry, Wheeler Island
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.
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Technicalities apart, India needs an operational Agni-III missile as soon as possible since China already has a wide array of [...]
US intelligence notices less activity in Russian nuclear submarines
Posted by Matt in May 5th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Military, Russia, Ballistic Missiles, China, Combat Cruises, Decommissioning, Deployment, Federation Of American Scientists, India, Intelligence, Navy Submarines, Nuclear Warheads, Period Of Time, Russia, Russian Federation, Russian Nuclear Submarines, Russian Submarines, ships, submarines
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) has registered the reduction of combat duties of Russian submarines, while the duties of nuclear submarines became more frequent in such countries as the USA, the UK and France.
Today about 20 percent of Russian ballistic missiles (624 warheads in all) have naval deployment. By 2015 their number may increase [...]
Russian Nuclear Missile Submarine Patrols Decrease Again
Posted by Matt in April 28th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Military, Russia, Ballistic Missiles, Bulletin Of The Atomic Scientists, Cold-War, Decline, Deterrence, Nuclear Missile Submarine, Nuclear Notebook, Nuclear Weapon, Posture, Russia, Russian Nuclear Missile, Russian Patrol, Ssbn, Submarine Patrols, submarines, Three Times
The number of deterrence patrols conducted by Russia’s 11 nuclear-powered ballistic missiles submarines (SSBNs) decreased to only three in 2007 from five in 2006, according to our latest Nuclear Notebook published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
In comparison, U.S. SSBNs conducted 54 patrols in 2007, more than three times as many as all the [...]
Mystery Material Messes With Nuke Refurbishing
Posted by Matt in April 8th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Nuclear, Ballistic Missiles, Codenamed, Fogbank, Mystery Material, Navy, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear Weapons Industry, Nuke, Trident D5, Trident Missiles, Warhead Design
The effort to refurbish elderly W76 nuclear warheads is being held up by difficulties in manufacturing a substance codenamed “fogbank.” A year ago, the nuclear weapons industry was proposing new warhead design for the navy’s sea-launched Trident D5 ballistic missiles. This would involve replacing 3,000 W76 warheads that currently equip 336 missiles. This project would [...]
New Russian nuclear submarine to go to sea this year
Posted by Matt in April 4th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Military, Russia, Arkhangelsk Region, Ballistic Missiles, Navy Commander, Russian Navy, Russian Nuclear Submarine, Russian Submarine, Sea Trials, Topol, Topol-M
Russia will put its first Borey-class strategic nuclear submarine through sea trials in the second half of 2008, the Russian Navy commander said on Friday.
The fourth generation Yury Dolgoruky was built at the Sevmash plant in the northern Arkhangelsk Region and was taken out of dry dock last April. It will be equipped with [...]
China’s nuclear warhead stockpile rising
Posted by Matt in April 4th, 2008 | no comment
Published in China, Nuclear, Artillery, Ballistic Missiles, China, Chinese Nuclear Capability, Exit Strategy, Jl, Military Service, Nuclear Strikes, Nuclear Warhead, Nuclear Warheads, Opponent, People S Liberation Army, Stockpile, Targets
China’s stockpile of nuclear warheads has increased sharply, with more DF-31A and JL-2 long-range strategic ballistic missiles entering service, giving it preliminary capability to engage in three-dimensional nuclear strikes upon opponent targets.
The changes in the Chinese nuclear capability started in 1995, before which the People’s Liberation Army Second Artillery Force was often teased as “a [...]
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