November 14, 2008 Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense SpaceWar Advertising Kit
US missile chief to Obama: anti-missile system 'is workable'
Washington (AFP) Nov 12, 2008
The Pentagon's missile defense chief Trey Obering said Wednesday he looked forward to reporting to Barack Obama that the US anti-missile system is "workable," and to setting the president-elect's mind at ease. The anti-missile defense system -- which preliminary tests have shown is capable of shooting down ballistic missiles -- "is workable," Obering, who heads the Missile Defense Agency, to ... read more

Six powers favour dual track on Iran nuclear issue: France
Paris (AFP) Nov 14, 2008
Representatives from the six powers involved in negotiations over Iran's disputed nuclear programme have reaffirmed their dual-track approach of dialogue and sanctions with Tehran, the French foreign ministry said Thursday. The political directors from China, Germany, Russia, Britain and the United States along with France and a representative for EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana met in ... more

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Sailor charged in deadly Russian nuclear sub accident
Moscow (AFP) Nov 13, 2008
A Russian sailor has been charged for causing an accident where 20 people were gassed to death on a nuclear submarine in the country's worst tragedy since the 2000 Kursk disaster, officials said Thursday. "The suspect is one of the sailors of the crew, who for no reason set off the fire extinguishing system, as a result of which 20 people died and 21 were hospitalized," investigator Vladimir ... more

SKorea to install sensors to monitor for NKorea nuke tests
Seoul (AFP) Nov 13, 2008
South Korea will install earthquake monitoring sensors capable of detecting an underground nuclear test near the border with North Korea this month, officials said Thursday. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said it has drilled 100 metre-deep holes (330 feet) for the equipment in three locations -- Ganghwa Island, west of Seoul, Yeoncheon, north of Seoul, and in the northeastern ... more

Russia planning naval base in Abkhazia: reports
Moscow (AFP) Nov 13, 2008
Russia is planning to build a base for its Black Sea fleet in the rebel Georgian province of Abkhazia, an Abkhaz official and a Russian member of parliament were quoted as saying on Thursday. "Negotiations are already underway. We welcome the proposal by Russia to set up a base for the Black Sea fleet in Abkhazia," said the de facto foreign minister of Abkhazia, Sergei Shamba, quoted by RIA ... more


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  • German Forces Test Stabilized Camera System For Mini-UAV

    miltech:
  • LockMart Receives Contract For Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb Kits

    milplex:
  • Two wars pose challenge for Obama: US official
  • US defence secretary blasts Russia's missile threat
    Tallinn (AFP) Nov 13, 2008
    US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday blasted Russia's threat to point missiles at western Europe as he met NATO counterparts to discuss Ukraine's membership prospects. Gates said that a threat by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, within hours of the US election triumph of Barack Obama, to place missiles near the border with Poland was "hardly the welcome a new American administration ... more

    Russia could ditch Kaliningrad missile plan, Medvedev tells paper
    Moscow (AFP) Nov 13, 2008
    Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told a French newspaper Thursday that Russia would drop plans to place missiles in Kaliningrad if the United States dropped its missile shield plans. "We are ready to negotiate a zero option," Medvedev said in an interview with French daily Le Figaro. "We are ready to abandon the decision to deploy missiles in Kaliningrad if the new US administration ... more

    Raytheon Awarded Development Cintract For BMD Multiple Kill Vehicle
    Tucson AZ (SPX) Nov 14, 2008
    Raytheon was awarded a $54 million Missile Defense Agency contract to continue design and development of a Multiple Kill Vehicle. MKV-R, as it is known, will counter complex ballistic missile threats during the midcourse phase of flight with multiple kill vehicles launched from a single interceptor. "Raytheon is the only company that has designed, developed and deployed exoatmospheric ... more

    Pakistan army chief to raise US missile strikes with NATO
    Islamabad (AFP) Nov 13, 2008
    Pakistan's army chief will visit Brussels next week for talks with senior NATO officials about US missile strikes on Pakistani soil near the Afghanistan border, the military said Thursday. The missile attacks by US drones in Pakistan's northwest tribal areas, which US and NATO officials describe as a safe haven for Taliban and Al-Qaeda, have sharply raised tensions between Washington and ... more

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  • China's Enemies Are All Around Part Two

    stans:
  • Britain resists Afghan call for more troops

    abm:
  • BMD Watch: Russia may talk to Obama on BMD

  • Analysis: NATO-EU military cooperation
  • Millions run for cover as California stages mock 'Big One'
  • Neuroscientists to help design hospitals
  • UN calls for world leaders to embrace 'Green New Deal'
  • Ontario Fuelling Alternative Energy Research
  • Obama should resist China-bashing: Morgan Stanley
  • EU-China-US product safety meeting in Brussels Monday
  • 11,000 face sack in Macau as Sands struggles for cash

  • IEA slashes 2009 oil price estimate to 80 dollars as recession lurks
  • EU, US strike deal with China over media restrictions dispute
  • Analysis: Russian-Italian energy ties
  • NigComSat-1 Fails To Work Due To Technical Error
  • Hospital Pass: DHS -- the job no one wants
  • Obama Facing Hard Choices In The Global Arms Business Part One
  • Syria 'astounded' by reports of nuclear find
  • Feature: Baghdad car bomb targets school

  • Outside View: Talk to the Taliban? Not now
  • US denounces Iran missile test
  • Kremlin rejects US missile defence proposals: reports
  • Bush team determined to work on Iran nuclear issue
  • Greenland confirms nuke went missing under ice in 1968
  • China's Enemies Are All Around Part One
  • Betting On Chavez To Buy Lots Of Guns Part One
  • Taiwan's former leader held in graft probe



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