US removes its nuclear arms from Britain

Posted by Matt in June 27th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Britain, Nuclear, American Nuclear Weapons, bombs, Federation Of American Scientists, George Bush, Gravity, Half A Century, Kristensen, Nuclear Arms, Nuclear Arsenal, Nuclear Weapons, Presence, President George Bush, Raf Lakenheath, Soil, U.S.

Exit of 110 gravity bombs ends 54-year presence. Change happened secretly over years, say scientists.
The US has removed its nuclear weapons from Britain, ending a contentious presence spanning more than half a century, a report will say today. According to the study by the Federation of American Scientists, the last 110 American nuclear weapons on [...]

America’s Perils in the Orient

Posted by Matt in April 22nd, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Military, U.S.

Nothing alarms more than China’s military build-up. Beijing has the world’s third-largest defense budget; it’s been rising at 10 percent or more a year for over a decade, making it the world’s fastest-growing peacetime defense budget. It’ll grow 18 percent this year.
China is using the cash to professionalize its once-antiquated army and to grow [...]

Spy reeled in untold treasures

Posted by Matt in April 22nd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Espionage, Russia, U.S.

The CIA almost blew its chance to recruit the specialist engineer Adolf Tolkachev in the late 1970s, but once he had been “landed”, Guilsher’s professionalism and bravery helped build a bond that yielded military secrets of incalculable importance.
Tolkachev, a senior engineer for Phazotron, provided key details of the research and development of the all-important radar [...]

Spiraling Toward a Nuclear Exchange

Posted by Matt in April 17th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Iran, U.S., War, Iran, Nuclear, U.S., War

Indecision is the path to war. The world is about to repeat errors that led to WWII: talking peace while a dictator prepares for war.

Iran’s President again showed his contempt for the UN by announcing Iran is installing 6,000 more centrifuges that spin at thousands of revolutions per minute. Ahmadinejad fails to say if they [...]

NORAD: From mountain to volcano?

Posted by Matt in October 20th, 2007 | no comment

Published in Military, U.S., Military, NORAD, U.S.

NORAD goes from under a mountain to basement. That’s certainly smart just as the Russians are starting cold war II. Sources say a risky situation is only growing more so.
As Sen. Wayne Allard this week declared support for Cheyenne Mountain’s transition to “warm standby,” sources familiar with the surveillance bunker allege U.S. Northern Command is [...]

Flight of the Extreme UAVs, From Smallest to Deadliest

Posted by Matt in October 19th, 2007 | no comment

Published in Military, U.S., Military, U.S., UAVs

As unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, become a staple of modern military operations, their uses and forms have grown more varied. Today they range from slingshot-launched spybots to global guardians. In fact, the acronym itself may be morphing into UAS (unmanned aerial systems) to indicate that these are not just aircraft, but systems that include [...]

The Logic of Nuclear Proliferation

Posted by Matt in October 19th, 2007 | no comment

Published in China, Nuclear, Proliferation, Russia, U.S., China, Nuclear, Proliferation, Russia, U.S.

Russia is continuing nuclear war exercises aimed at the United States. China is making open war preparations. Iran seeks to acquire nuclear weapons. Iranâ€™s leaders talk openly of wiping Israel out of existence. Can anyone see what all this signifies? A destructive war is on the horizon. But we refuse to take the danger seriously. [...]

Vladimir Putinâ€™s â€˜grandioseâ€™ plans signal start of new nuclear arms race

Posted by Matt in October 19th, 2007 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Russia, U.S., Nuclear, Russia, U.S.

Vladimir Putin signalled the return of the arms race yesterday when he boasted of developing new nuclear weapons and warned the United States not to ignore Russiaâ€™s objections to a missile defence shield in Europe.
The Russian President announced a â€œgrandiose planâ€ to restore Russiaâ€™s armed forces, which he appeared to link to the US invasion [...]

Cold War Tension, Reloaded

Posted by Matt in October 19th, 2007 | no comment

Published in Russia, U.S., Russia, U.S.

George W. Bush once thought he could look into Vladimir Putin’s eyes and see his soul. But now that the Russian leader has tightened his grip on power, the strained friendship between these two major statesmen could turn to outright enmity. The conflict over Iran is just one example. By Gregor Peter Schmitz in Washington [...]

Who Restarted the Cold War?

Posted by Matt in October 18th, 2007 | no comment

Published in Russia, U.S., Cold_War_II, Russia, U.S.

Missing from the prosecution’s case, however, was the motive. Why has Putin’s Russia turned hostile? Why is Putin mending fences with China, Iran and Syria? Why is Putin sending Bear bombers to the edge of American airspace? Why has Russia turned against America? For Putin’s approval rating is three times that of George Bush. Who [...]