Preliminary Design Of Free Electron Laser Weapon Completed

Posted by Matt in March 18th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Military Tech, Ammunition, Boeing, Capability, Cruise-Missiles, Directed Energy, Electrical Power, Energy Systems, Free Electron Laser, Laser Weapon, Milestone, Naval Warfare, Precise Speed, Preliminary Design Review, Program Director, Speed Of Light, Velocity, Vice President, Weapon System

“The Free Electron Laser will use a ship’s electrical power to create, in effect, unlimited ammunition and provide the ultra-precise, speed-of-light capability required to defend U.S. naval forces against emerging threats, such as hyper-velocity cruise missiles,” said Gary Fitzmire, vice president and program director of Boeing Directed Energy Systems.
“The successful completion of this preliminary design [...]

Iran to order assasinations if attacked | Headlines News | Jerusalem Post

Posted by Matt in December 17th, 2009 | 2 comments

Published in Iran, Assasination, Assasinations, Farouk, Hassan, Headlines News, hezbollah, Hizbullah, Iranian Capital, Israel, Israel Radio, Jerusalem Post, Kuwait, Kuwaiti Newspaper, Radio Iran, Saudi-Arabia, Syria, Syrian Foreign Minister, Uk France, Vice President, War Israel

Syria and Hezbollah are receiving marching orders from Iran in the event that Israel attacks Iranian nuclear sites.
Several individuals will be targeted for assasination located in Israel, UK, France, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
The Kuwaiti newspaper al-Sayissa reported Wednesday that Iran has urgently summoned either Syrian Vice President Farouk Sharaa or Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem [...]

Will Brazil pursue nuclear weapons? / LJWorld.com

Posted by Matt in October 20th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Brazil, Benedito, Brazil, De Barros, Defense Ministry, Headlines, International Relations, Jose Alencar, Latin-America, Moreira, Nuclear Weapons, Respectability, Undersecretary, Vice President, World Affairs

Latin America has long prided itself on being the world’s most populated nuclear weapons-free region, but recent statements by top Brazilian and Venezuelan officials are making many of us wonder for how long that will be the case.
Brazil’s Vice President Jose Alencar made big headlines late last month when he stated Brazil should have the [...]

The Associated Press: Brazil VP says country should build nuclear arms

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

Published in Americas, Brazil, Nuclear, Associated Press, Brazil, Brazilian News, Defense Minister, Government Policy, Jose Alencar, Journalists, News Media, Nuclear Arms, Nuclear Weapons, Vice President, Vp

Brazil’s vice president says in an interview published Friday that his country should develop nuclear weapons. Other officials stressed that his comments were not government policy.
Jose Alencar, who also served as defense minister from 2004 to 2006, said in an interview with journalists from several Brazilian news media that his country does not have a [...]

Who will become China’s next ruler in 2012? – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in September 14th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, Appointment, Central Committee, Central Military Commission, China, Chinese Leader, Confirmation, General Secretary, Hu Jintao, Nytimes, Plenary Session, President Hu Jintao, Ruler, Signs, Vice Chairman, Vice President, Xi Jinping

Analysts will watch the meeting, the annual plenary session of the party’s 17th Central Committee, to see whether Vice President Xi Jinping is given the additional title of vice chairman of the Central Military Commission.
Such an appointment would be seen as a confirmation that Mr. Xi, 56, is set to succeed President Hu Jintao when [...]

Do the Math: Why Russia Won’t Be a Superpower Anytime Soon – Capital Journal – WSJ

Posted by Matt in August 26th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, 21st Century, Breakup Of The Soviet Union, Capital Journal, Clout, Flex Muscles, Implication, Math, Military Power, moscow, Russia Population, Russia S Population, Superpower Status, United Nations, Vice President, world-war-II, Worries, Wsj

The obvious implication of the vice president’s comments is that worries about Russia’s clout are overblown. Moscow has been acting more belligerently than any time since the breakup of the Soviet Union. Clearly, it would like to reclaim the superpower status it held for nearly 40 years after World War II.
But in the 21st century, [...]

Russia Prepares for Local Wars (and the US)

Posted by Matt in December 25th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Russia, Airfields, Airports, Alma Ata, Anaconda, Belarus, Chinese Borders, Emergency Cases, Gaps, Kabul, kazakhstan, Leonid Ivashov, Map, Military Aircraft, Military Forces, Pentagon, Perimeter, Russia, Strategic Plan, U.S. Surrounds Russia, Ukraine, Vice President

Echoing Makarov’s concern, Leonid Ivashov, Vice President of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems, stated: “America is actively implementing strategic plan “Anaconda” around Russia. Around the perimeter of our borders, there is a tightening loop of hostile military forces. At present, there are gaps – Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Regarding Kazakhstan, it seems this matter is [...]

Panel warns biological attack likely by 2013

Posted by Matt in December 1st, 2008 | no comment

Published in Terrorism, U.S., Biological Attack, Biological Terrorism, Biological Weapons, Bipartisan Commission, Germ Warfare, Joe Biden, Margin Of Safety, President Elect, Terrorist Attack, terrorists, United States, Vice President

The United States can expect a terrorist attack using nuclear or more likely biological weapons before 2013, reports a bipartisan commission in a study being briefed Tuesday to Vice President-elect Joe Biden. It suggests the Obama administration bolster efforts to counter and prepare for germ warfare by terrorists.
“Our margin of safety is shrinking, not growing,” [...]

China’s No. 2 signs strategic accord with Saudis on first official trip

Posted by Matt in July 2nd, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Middle East, China, Chinese Dragon, Chinese Vice, Cooperation, Dragon, Gulf Countries, Hu Jintao, Mideast Politics, Relationship, Saudi-Arabia, Saudis, Signs, Vice President, Washington Times, Xi Jinping

China and Saudi Arabia have signed a declaration to strengthen strategic cooperation during a visit to Saudi Arabia by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and likely successor to President Hu Jintao.
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Chinese dragon in Mideast politics
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The relationship between China and Saudi Arabia, as well as with other Gulf countries, are based [...]

U.S. can attack Russia in 2012-2015 – Russian military analyst

Posted by Matt in February 23rd, 2008 | 2 comments

Published in Russia, Aggression, Armed Forces, Boost Phase, China, Dangerous Period, European Union, Great Patriotic War, Konstantin, Likelihood, Military Analyst, Military Experts, Military-Threat, Nuclear, Nuclear Arsenal, Nuclear Strike, Preemptive Strike, Preemptive War, Present Time, Regional War, Russia, Russian Academy, Russian Nuclear Forces, Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces, Siberia, Strategic Nuclear Forces, Technological Advances, Vice President, War, War Germany

After 2012-2015, the U.S. will be able to annihilate Russian strategic nuclear forces by a non-nuclear preemptive strike, said Konstantin Sivkov, the first vice president of the Russian Academy of Geopolitical Problems.
« declare that the likelihood of a military threat is great as never before now,» Sivkov told Interfax on Saturday.
Western military experts have recently [...]