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The proliferation business: Unstoppable? | The Economist

Posted by Matt in March 11th, 2010 | no comment 
Published in Proliferation, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Why did China give Pakistan a pre-tested design of a missile-mountable warhead? Because Khan had stolen the European designs to a more efficient method of enriching uranium. A simple design swap with China was in order. China got a bonus by undermining Indian security.
The other thread is China. Despite a raft of laws and sporadic [...]

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Syria slips Hezballah Fateh-110 missiles able to destroy Israeli cities

Posted by Matt in February 7th, 2010 | no comment 
Published in Conflict, Israel, Middle East, Missiles, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Fateh-110 is still more lethal, accurate and dangerous than the SA-2 and SA-3. it confronts Israel now with a Hezballah armed with a solid-fuel propellant, road-mobile, single-stage, short-range ballistic system weighing three tons with a half-ton warhead and a range of 250 kilometers. It is not deployed in surface batteries but fired from mobile [...]

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New Russian Subs Await Missiles | AVIATION WEEK

Posted by Matt in January 12th, 2010 | no comment 
Published in Military, Missiles, Russia, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Last summer and fall, the Yuri Dolgorukiy conducted sea trials, but its introduction into service may be delayed because of problems with the weapon it is designed to carry. Bulava (RSM-56, SS-NX-30) is a new submarine-launched ballistic missile. The Moscow Institute of Thermotechnics (MIT) has been working on the weapon since 1988. The three-stage missile [...]

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Australia, Japan Seek 90% Nuke Warhead Reduction

Posted by Matt in December 15th, 2009 | no comment 
Published in Nuclear, , , , , , , , , ,

A joint Australia-Japan report on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation recommends a 90 per cent reduction in world’s nuclear stockpile by 2025, and asks the United States and Russia to reduce their combined nuclear stockpile from 22,000 warheads to 500 each.
Australia, Japan Seek 90% Nuke Warhead Reduction

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Defiant Iran vows to enrich uranium even more – Yahoo! News

Posted by Matt in December 2nd, 2009 | no comment 
Published in Iran, , , , , , , ,

In a defiant speech, Iran’s president declared Wednesday that his country will enrich uranium to a much higher level — a fresh rejection of an international plan to curb Tehran’s nuclear program.
Experts said that could put Tehran on the road to making the material needed to arm a warhead within months.
Defiant Iran vows to enrich [...]

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Russia Accused of Violating Arms Treaty

Posted by Matt in November 2nd, 2009 | no comment 
Published in Russia, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

But critics in the Senate, which must approve any treaty by a two-thirds majority for it to become law, are already gearing up for a fight. Allegations that Russia is continuing to violate START will make the battle difficult, and critics wonder whether it would be really be a good idea to make new agreements [...]

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Russia violating treaty, developing missile – Washington Times

Posted by Matt in October 22nd, 2009 | no comment 
Published in Russia, , , , , , , , , , ,

Sen. Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican and No. 2 Republican Senate leader, recently identified a key issue that is likely to complicate the administration’s plan: Russia for years has been violating the current Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), which is set to expire Dec. 5.
Mr. Kyl said in a Senate floor speech Oct. 19 that Russia’s [...]

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India’s developing mutliple-warhead missile: India Today

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

The country is on the verge of getting one as the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is validating technologies that will help India deploy multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles (MIRV) on its missiles.
India’s developing mutliple-warhead missile: India Today – Latest Breaking News from India, World, Business, Cricket, Sports, Bollywood.

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The 3-minute video that may prove Iran’s nuclear intentions – Haaretz – Israel News

Posted by Matt in October 15th, 2009 | no comment 
Published in Iran, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The video depicted a room made of stone. At the center stood a Perspex mock-up – equipped with a flashing red light – of a ball-shaped bomb resting in the metallic, gold-plated cone of a missile warhead. In the most important scene in the film, the computer simulation shows the launched warhead reentering the atmosphere [...]

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Top Russian general challenges US on missiles

Posted by Matt in October 12th, 2009 | no comment 
Published in Russia, , , , , ,

A top Russian general says Russia will deploy multiple-warhead missiles in December, the same month a nuclear arms control treaty expires.
The Associated Press: Top Russian general challenges US on missiles

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