Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
November 21, 2011
FLOATING STEEL
154 New Submarines Needed Next Decade
Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Nov 21, 2011
The global submarine market is expected to increase by a CAGR of 1.22% during the forecast period 2011-2021 of the new report on ASDReports.com. Submarines form an essential core of today's naval fleets as a result of their flexible mission capabilities and ability to complement other strategic resources. Worldwide, 41 countries possess submarine capability and together operate 450 submarines. Most of these nations are modernizing their fleets or increasing them as a result of changing secur ... read more

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North America to Modernize its Military Helicopter Fleet
Over the forecast period, North America is expected to account for a share of 35.6% of the total global expenditure on military rotorcrafts. High demand in the region is primarily driven by the coun ... more
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MISSILE NEWS

MEADS Conducts First Flight Test At White Sands Missile Range
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) successfully completed its first flight test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) MEADS Certified Missile Rou ... more
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TERROR WARS

Elbit to Showcase Integrated Border Security and DHS Training and Simulation Solutions
Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd. will present an integrated border security solution at the 2011 I-EEE International Conference on Technologies for Home ... more
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THE STANS

Gunmen torch three NATO trucks in Pakistan
Gunmen on Sunday torched three trucks carrying supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan in the southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, officials said. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

Exiled Iran opposition warns of 'massacre' if Iraq camp shut
The leader of an exiled Iranian opposition movement claimed Sunday that moves to close a camp in Iraq housing thousands of her supporters were part of a plot by Tehran to have them killed. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Jordan's king to visit West Bank on Monday
Jordan's King Abdullah II will visit the West Bank on Monday where he will hold talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, Palestinian officials said on Sunday. ... more
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NUKEWARS

'Time has come' to act on Iran, Israel says
The "time has come" to deal with Iran, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Sunday, refusing to rule out military action to curb the Islamic republic's nuclear ambitions. ... more
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NUKEWARS

Confusion in Iran media over general's blast death
A general killed in a massive explosion at a munitions base last week was working on an intercontinental missile, his brother was quoted telling a government newspaper - before demanding a retraction. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Libya no paradigm for intervention in Syria: Canada
Libya is no paradigm for a similar intervention to stop the deadly crackdown in Syria, senior Canadian and NATO officials said Saturday. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

US forces kill Iraqis after bombing: officials
US forces shot dead two Iraqi civilians south of Baghdad on Saturday following a bomb attack on their convoy, Iraq security officials said, while the US military denied its soldiers opened fire. ... more
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Syria's Assad faces Kadhafi's fate: Barak
Syria's president has reached "a point of no return" and faces the same fate as former despots in Libya and Iraq, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Saturday. ... more
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MILPLEX

Activists press closure of US military training school
Thousands of activists on Saturday marched on the controversial training base for soldiers from Latin American militaries formerly known as the School of the Americas, at Fort Benning, Georgia, to demand its closure. ... more
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THE STANS

Pakistan's envoy to US arrives home in memo row
Pakistan's ambassador to Washington returned to Islamabad on Sunday to explain himself over claims that he wrote a letter seeking US help against the country's powerful military. ... more
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SUPERPOWERS

Obama scores diplomatic victory over China
US President Barack Obama on Saturday succeeded in hauling a maritime dispute into an Asian summit despite China's objections, in a diplomatic victory at the end of his Pacific tour. ... more
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MILPLEX

Honduras to buy US, Israeli weapons
Honduras will buy weapons from Israel and the United States to replace obsolete equipment that has been in use for more than 30 years, military chief General Rene Osorio said Saturday. ... more
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Iraq's Syria stance Sunni-Shiite related: analysts
Iraq's refusal to back Arab measures against Syria, which has since March been trying to crush a popular uprising, has confessional overtones and may boost sectarian division here, analysts say. ... more
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MISSILE NEWS

General killed in Iran blast 'was working on missiles'
An Iranian general killed in a massive explosion at a munitions base outside the capital on November 12 was working on an intercontinental missile, his brother told a government-run newspaper. ... more
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SUPERPOWERS

Obama meets Chinese premier after week of wrangles
US President Barack Obama prodded China's Premier Wen Jiabao Saturday on maritime territorial rows and economic wrangles after days of tension over Washington's Pacific diplomacy push. ... more
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CYBER WARS

Foreign cyber attack hits US infrastructure: expert
A cyber strike launched from outside the United States hit a public water system in the Midwestern state of Illinois, an infrastructure control systems expert said on Friday. ... more
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NUKEWARS

UN atomic watchdog condemns Iran
The UN atomic agency's board passed Friday a resolution condemning Iran's nuclear activities after the watchdog's damning recent report but stopped short of setting Tehran a deadline to comply. ... more
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MILPLEX

Poor US oversight of Gulf arms sales: govt audit
US authorities have failed to adequately monitor weapons sales to Gulf countries criticized for dismal rights records or recent security crackdowns on protesters, a government audit said Friday. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

Iraq airport dispute signals problems ahead
A bitter dispute over the fate of a military base in the contested Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk is providing an early glimpse of conflict potentially awaiting after the final pullout of US troops this year. ... more
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MILPLEX

Israel has fingers crossed on F-35 deal
Israeli defense officials say they're confident the first squadron of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will be delivered on time in late 2016 despite problems that have set back the project for at least two years. ... more
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Sri Lankan court jails former general
Former army commander and war hero Sarath Fonseka has begun a three-year sentence in a Colombo jail for implicating the government in alleged war crimes. ... more
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MILPLEX

Latin American security needs to grow
Latin American demand for defense and security products is growing in response to the increased spending power of government procurement agencies and the region's growing corporate sector. ... more
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SUPERPOWERS

U.S., Australia send Beijing a message
U.S. President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced U.S. Marines will be stationed in Australia's Northern Territory. ... more
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US joins chorus of concern about civil war risk in Syria
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday joined a growing international chorus of concern that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on pro-democracy protests may spark a civil war. ... more
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THE STANS

No timeframe for US shift in Afghanistan: Panetta
Pentagon chief Leon Panetta said Friday it was too early to say when US forces might pull back from combat operations in Afghanistan after the US Marine Corps commander suggested the move might come within a year for his forces. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

Talks underway on closing Iran exile camp in Iraq
Negotiations are underway on relocating several thousand exiled Iranian opposition members from a camp north of Baghdad to another location in Iraq, officials said on Friday. ... more
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NUKEWARS

Top US senator unveils Iran central bank sanctions
Looking to heap economic pressure on Iran over its suspect nuclear program, US senators on Thursday introduced legislation aimed at collapsing the country's central bank with tough new sanctions. ... more
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FLOATING STEEL

Indonesia stresses maritime security at China summit
Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Friday stressed the importance of safety and stability in the strategically vital South China Sea, as he opened an ASEAN summit with China. ... more
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