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China’s Alarming, Puzzling, Missile Test

Posted by Matt in January 28th, 2010 | no comment 
Published in China, Missiles, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Coyle says he was ‘impressed’ when he read details of the Chinese test. Military analyst John Pike, from the think tank Globalsecurity.org in Alexandria, Virginia, was not. He says the tests were all about ‘bragging rights.’ ‘Anything the Americans can do,the “Chicoms” can do better,’ Pike imagined Chinese officials thinking.
Swaine appears to concur. ‘The test [...]

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Imagining World War III | Colorado Springs Independent

Posted by Matt in October 29th, 2009 | no comment 
Published in War, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

If you want to get the government’s attention, don’t write a well-documented, thoroughly researched news article. Instead, write a well-documented, thoroughly researched novel.
That’s what two local space and aviation experts did, and it blew the Pentagon and Capitol Hill away.
Bill Scott, former bureau chief for Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine, and Michael Coumatos, a [...]

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Satellites: The Pentagon’s Big Blind Spot – BusinessWeek

Posted by Matt in October 27th, 2009 | no comment 
Published in China, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Military officials increasingly worry that U.S. satellites are vulnerable to airborne assault, or even mere accident, in the Southern Hemisphere
Military experts have since become concerned that space could become the next battleground for global conflicts. Of particular concern is the lack of visibility with some missile strikes, such as China’s in 2007. Some experts say [...]

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Fears of a nuclear Burma | GlobalPost

Posted by Matt in July 22nd, 2009 | no comment 
Published in Asia, Nuclear, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

WHAT’S THE EVIDENCE? There is no smoking gun. But analysts and U.S. officials have cited a confluence of events that suggest nuclear ambitions in Burma, also called Myanmar.
North Korean engineers, who specialize in building tunnels and underground bunkers, have led a massive construction project in Naypyidaw, the regime’s remote capital. This network of 800-odd tunnels, [...]

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Aging satellites might send GPSs incomplete directions | Stars and Stripes

Posted by Matt in July 16th, 2009 | no comment 
Published in GPS, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Global Positioning System that provides everything from personal navigation in private cars to military precision strike capabilities could start to falter as early as next year, according to a recent government report.
The U.S. Air Force currently controls 30 satellites used for GPS, but some of those aging spacecraft could start to fail, resulting in [...]

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Satellites Show Pakistan Super-Sizing Its Nuclear Weapons Complex

Posted by Matt in May 20th, 2009 | no comment 
Published in general, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Commercial satellite images released today by the Institute for Science and International Security — a very credible source for arms control analysis — appear to underscore Pakistan’s determination to increase its supply of fissile material and develop more destructive nuclear weapons. Most worryingly, the report suggests that Pakistan may be on the path to creating [...]

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North Korea has second long-range missile site

Posted by Matt in September 10th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Koreas, Missiles, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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 [...]

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Indian army wants military space program

Posted by Matt in June 17th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in India, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

India said that it needs a military space program to defend its satellites from threats like China’s newly revealed ability to shoot down targets in orbit.
The comments by India’s army chief raise the possibility of a regional race that could accelerate the militarization of space and heighten tensions between the Asian giants, who have been [...]

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U.S. cites growing China space and cyber threat

Posted by Matt in May 20th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in China, , , , , , , , ,

The U.S. military painted China on Tuesday as posing a growing threat to the United States and others in space and cyberspace.
China is “aggressively” honing its ability to shoot down satellites along with other space and counter-space capabilities, said Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Horne of the U.S. Strategic Command.
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Hypersonic version of BrahMos undergoes successful lab test

Posted by Matt in May 13th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in India, Military, general, , , , , , , , , , , ,

According to Dr Pillai, the Brahmos hypersonic version will not only have higher speed, but will also consume less fuel and require less operational time to deploy. These qualities are expected to provide the missile longer range, and also ensure less reaction time from the enemy.
High speeds also make the missile difficult to detect, and [...]

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