U.S. to retire nuclear Tomahawk missiles | The Japan Times Online

Posted by Matt in February 24th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Military, Atomic Weapons, Barack Obama, Cruise Line, Cruise-Missiles, Government Sources, Japan Sea, Japan Times, Nuclear Missiles, Nuclear Warheads, Sea Cruise, Tomahawk Missiles, United States

The United States has informally told Japan it will retire its sea-based Tomahawk cruise missiles carrying nuclear warheads, in line with President Barack Obama’s policy to pursue a world free of atomic weapons, government sources said Monday.
U.S. to retire nuclear Tomahawk missiles | The Japan Times Online

Ocean’s 5: An overview on underwater nuclear missiles – MSN India

Posted by Matt in February 17th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Missiles, Delta Iv, International News, Kg, Launch, Liquid Propellant, Maximum Range, Mirv, Missile, Msn India, Nbsp, News India, News News, Nuclear Missiles, Payload, Russia, Shtil, Submarine, Warheads

R-29RM Shtil-Russia
The R-29RM is a three-stage liquid-propellant missile carrying four or ten MIRV. Compared to the R-29R the missile has a larger launch weight (40.3 to 35.5 Tons) providing a heavier payload (2800 kg to 1650 kg) to a greater maximum range (8300 to 8000 km).
It is designed to be launched from the Russian Delta [...]

Russia to work on new nuclear missiles: Medvedev | Reuters

Posted by Matt in December 25th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Missiles, Russia, Medvedev, New Generation, Nuclear Deterrent, Nuclear Missiles, Reuters, Russia

Russia will work on a new generation of nuclear missiles to ensure its nuclear deterrent remains effective, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.
Russia to work on new nuclear missiles: Medvedev | Reuters

50 Nuclear Missiles Deactivated At Malmstrom – cbs4denver.com

Posted by Matt in October 21st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Missiles, Air Force Base, Deactivation, Missile Launch, Missile Squadron, Nuclear Missiles

Malmstom Air Force Base says it has completed the full deactivation of 50 missile launch facilities for Malmstrom Air Force Base’s 564th Missile Squadron after two years of work.
50 Nuclear Missiles Deactivated At Malmstrom – cbs4denver.com

Selling China The Rope To Hang Us | Investors.com

Posted by Matt in October 16th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, China, Clinton Administration, Commerce Department, Investors, Loral, Missile, Nuclear Missiles, Pentagon, Pentagon Report, Rope, Space Technology, United States National Security, White House

Perhaps Xu will bring with him a note of thanks for the administration’s decision to shift authority for approving sales of missile and space technology from the White House to the Commerce Department. …
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[The Clinton administration did the same thing. And as a result -]
A May 1997 classified Pentagon report concluded that Loral had “turned [...]

Pakistani nuclear forces, 2009 | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Posted by Matt in October 7th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Pakistan, Bulletin Of The Atomic Scientists, Fissile Materials, Nuclear Forces, Nuclear Missiles, Nuclear Weapon, Pakistan, Weapon Capabilities, weapons

Pakistan is enhancing its nuclear weapon capabilities across the board by developing and deploying new nuclear-capable missiles and expanding its capacity to produce fissile materials for use in weapons.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | Collection

Let the Red Times Roll | Foreign Policy

Posted by Matt in September 30th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, 60th Anniversary, beijing, Df, Flatbed Trucks, Foreign Observers, Foreign Policy, Liberation Army Soldiers, Military Hardware, Military Parade, Nuclear Missiles, Range Missiles, Rehearsal, Republic Of China, Showcase, skimming, Snafus, Taiwan, Targets, Yj

Beijing has spared no expense to ensure that the military parade and mass pageant planned for October 1 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China are both spectacular and free from security snafus.
Goose-stepping out: China’s Oct. 1 military parade will showcase some of its most advanced military hardware, perhaps intended to [...]

Showdown with Russia and China: U.S. Advances First Strike Global Missile Shield System

Posted by Matt in August 19th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Air Defense Radar, B 52 Bombers, Ballistic Missile Threats, Class Destroyers, Cruise-Missiles, Interceptor Missile, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, Missile Batteries, Missile Shield, Mobile Missile, Nuclear Bombers, Nuclear Missiles, Radar Stations, Range Interceptor, Sophisticated Radar, Stealth Bombers, Surveillance Satellites, U S Air, U S Air Force, Weapons In Space

“The U.S. Air Force has finished equipping its B-52 bombers with nuclear-armed cruise missiles, which are probably invisible to Russian and Chinese air-defense radar. And the air force has also enhanced the avionics on its B-2 stealth bombers to permit them to fly at extremely low altitudes in order to avoid even the most sophisticated [...]

Israeli attack on Iran in Early August? – Israel World News – Zimbio

Posted by Matt in July 24th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Israel, Airstrips, Anticipation, Armed Forces, Blogged, Body Of Evidence, British Newspapers, Early August, Flock Browser, Gulf States, Imminent Attack, Iran News, Israel News, Israel World, Israeli Attack, Israeli Government, Nuclear Missiles, Overwhelming Body, Saudi-Arabia, submarines, Zimbio

There is an overwhelming body of evidence that after destabilizing Iran for the past few weeks, Israeli government is going to directly attack Iran from airstrips in Egypt with flights over Saudi Arabia and via nuclear powered submarines that are capable of carrying nuclear tipped missiles. In anticipation of an imminent attack, Turkey and the [...]

Perry: ‘Nuclear dangers are grave, imminent’ – Palo Alto Online

Posted by Matt in July 17th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Alarm One, Audience, Blogged, Cold-War, Decades, Face, False Alarm, Flock Browser, Full House, Nuclear Conflict, Nuclear Dangers, Nuclear Missiles, Palo Alto, Thursday Night, Unitarian Church, Unitarian Universalist Church

William Perry was once awakened at 3 a.m. to learn that computers were showing 200 Soviet nuclear missiles on their way to the United States — a false alarm, one of several.
But the danger of nuclear conflict is greater today than at any time since the Cold War decades, he warned a full-house audience at [...]