North Korea Has 1, 000 Missiles, South Says – NYTimes.com

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

Published in Koreas, Business Leaders, Defense Chief, Intermediate Range, Kim Tae, Korea South, Missile Arsenal, News Agency, North-Korea, Nytimes, pyongyang, Range Missiles, South-Korea, Targets

North Korea has increased its missile arsenal by 25 percent in the past two years to about 1,000, expanding the threat the state poses to the region, the South’s defense chief said Wednesday.
Pyongyang’s arsenal includes intermediate-range missiles that can hit targets at up to 3,000 km (1,860 miles) away, Yonhap news agency quoted Kim Tae-young [...]

Nasrallah Dines with Assad and Ahmadinejad in Damascus – ABC News

Posted by Matt in February 26th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Middle East, Abc News, assad, Criminal Regime, damascus, Defense Sources, Grand Victory, hezbollah, Iranian President Mahmoud, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Israel, Israeli Territory, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Met, Palestinian Factions, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Range Missiles, rockets, Syrian Capital

Lebanese defense sources estimate Hezbollah now boasts between 40,000 and 50,000 rockets including long range missiles capable of striking much deeper into Israeli territory.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also met Thursday with leaders of several different Palestinian factions based in the Syrian capital and yet again made threats against Israel.
“This criminal regime is [...]

Israel will respond to Iran’s & Hezbollah’s missiles with catastrophic weapons – International Analyst Network

Posted by Matt in January 7th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Middle East, War, Advanced Weapons, Air Strikes, Amp, Beirut, Bekaa Valley, Capital Tehran, Disastrous War, Gaza Strip, Handicap, hezbollah, Intelligence Reports, Iran, Iranian Cities, Israeli Army, Israeli Cities, Israeli Officials, Lethal Weapons, Range Missiles, Southern Lebanon, Warheads

According to statements made by Israeli officials that were circulated in European diplomatic and intelligence reports, the Israeli army will not hesitate for one moment to respond to any biological or chemical attacks targeting its cities and villages. It will strongly hit the bombing sources of the missiles with similar devastating weapons that could kill, [...]

American Thinker Blog: While US disarms, Russia and China build up their military

Posted by Matt in January 6th, 2010 | 3 comments

Published in China, Military, Russia, U.S., American Foreign Policy, American Foreign Policy Council, American Thinker Blog, Atrophy, Ballistic Missile, Cold-War, Constriction, Defense News, Ilan Berman, minuteman, Missile Arsenal, Modernization, Neglect, Nuclear Weapon State, Peacekeeper, Range Missiles, Replacements, Stagnation, Superiority, Thayer

In this week’s issue of Defense News , Ilan Berman, vice president of the American Foreign Policy Council, warns, “Stagnation threatens U.S. arms superiority.” After noting recent tests by Russia and China of new nuclear-armed missiles, Berman writes,

Indeed, practically every declared nuclear weapon state is engaged in a serious modernization of its strategic arsenal. [...]

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. to stop counting new missiles in Russia – Washington Times

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

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The United States is about to lose a key arms-control tool from the closing days of the Cold War — the right to station American observers in Russia to count the long-range missiles leaving its assembly line.
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. to stop counting new missiles in Russia – Washington Times

The Associated Press: Hezbollah to continue arming to fight Israel

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

Published in Middle East, arsenal, Associated Press, Dramatic Improvement, hezbollah, Israel, Israel Israel, Israel Military, Lebanon, Nasrallah, Range Missiles, rockets

Israel’s military says that since its 2006 war with the group, Hezbollah has tripled its prewar arsenal to more than 40,000 rockets, some of which can strike virtually anywhere in Israel — a dramatic improvement over the short-range missiles fired in 2006.
Nasrallah said the buildup was necessary.
The Associated Press: Hezbollah to continue arming to fight [...]

Nuclear missile cut would be a mistake – NashuaTelegraph.com

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

Published in Nuclear, Arms Reduction, Arsenals, Barack Obama, Mistake, Nuclear Missile, Nuclear Warhead, Nuclear Weapons, Range Missiles, Reduction Treaty, Russia, Russians, Warheads

President Barack Obama naively suggests the world can be free of nuclear weapons if the U.S. and Russia commit to arms reduction.
Obama is negotiating a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with Russia that could reduce the U.S. and Russian operational nuclear warhead arsenals from over 2,500 to 1,500 warheads each.
The treaty assumes we can [...]

Israel Warned To Prepare For Ballistic Missile Threats – The Philadelphia Bulletin

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

Published in Israel, Ballistic Missile Threats, Defense Ministry, Egypt, Intermediate Range, Israel, Israel Military, Middle East States, Missile-Defense, Philadelphia Bulletin, Political Constraints, Range Missiles, Saudi-Arabia, Turkey, Umbrella

Israel has been urged to prepare for ballistic missile threats from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
A senior defense executive warned that Israel’s military and Defense Ministry might not have been allowed to prepare its missile defense umbrella to combat possible future threats from Middle East states, which are not directly threatening Israel at this time, [...]

The Return of Israel’s Existential Dread – WSJ.com

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

Published in Conflict, Israel, War, Article Points, Attacking Iran, Dinner Conversations, Dread, Europe And America, Hamas, hezbollah, Incalculable Damage, International Efforts, Israelis, Middle East Violence, Nuclear Attack, Nuclear Facilities, Nuclearization, Pervasive Presence, Range Missiles, Refrains, Sense Of Security, Wsj, Yossi

The article points out that Israelis feel they have no choice but to attack Iran. There is still time as Europe and America try to strike a deal with Iran, but time is running out.
If Israel attacks Iran, then what do you think is going to happen?
You had better brace yourself for Middle East violence [...]

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 [...]