U.S. may seek to base missile shield in Lithuania

Posted by Matt in June 19th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Europe, Missiles, Anti-ballistic missile, Anxiety, Financial Times, Lithuania, Missile Base, Missile Shield, Missile-Defense, moscow, Negotiations, New York Times, News Articles, Poland, Soviet Union, United States, Voice Of America, Xinhua

Poland is balking at further negotiations with the United States over plans to deploy an anti-ballistic missile shield, prompting Washington to seek out Lithuania, formerly part of the Soviet Union, as a possible location for the interceptors, officials said Wednesday.
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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, Ballistic Missile, China And Taiwan, China Taiwan, Communist Chinese Government, democracy, Df, First Steps, Glaring Example, Illegitimacy, Islam, Israel, Journey, Missile Base, Pitfalls, Tactical Missiles, Taiwan China, Taiwan Taiwan, Taiwanese Government, Thaw, Type Of Government

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 [...]

China’s ballistic missile base near Taiwan

Posted by Matt in June 5th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Military, Missiles, Army Air Force, Ballistic Missile, Capability, China Taiwan, Deployment, Kilometers, Missile Base, People S Liberation Army, Satellite Photos, Ssm, Striking Range, Tactical Missiles, Taiwan Photos, Taiwan Satellite, Underground Targets, Variants, Warheads

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 [...]

New Russian president vows to fund nuclear weapons

Posted by Matt in May 16th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Russia, Armed Forces, Commander In Chief, Debut, Dense Pine Forest, Dmitry Medvedev, Global Threats, Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, Ivanovo Region, Missile Base, moscow, Nuclear Forces, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Russian President, Russian Weapons, Topol

President Dmitry Medvedev made his debut as the commander in chief of Russia’s armed forces Thursday, touring a missile base and promising to provide the funding needed for nuclear forces to counter global threats.
Medvedev inspected Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missiles and spoke to officers at the base near Teikovo, a town in the Ivanovo region some [...]