Space & Missile Defense Report
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Homeland Security
China Ends Harassment Of U.S. Ship, Saves Face By Saying Obama Calmed Situation Caused By Rogue U.S. Officers
China ended its harassment of a U.S. Navy ship, but saved face by portraying its backing down as a response to actions by President Obama. A Chinese news organization, the […]
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Business/FinancialLaser Power Hits 105 Kilowatts, Northrop Announces
A military laser set a record by reaching 105 kilowatts, Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced. The company used a scalable building block strategy in the test, which was the final […]
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Air ForceMilitary Officers: Missile Defense Works; When North Korea Launches Missile, High Probability U.S. Forces Can Knock It Down
North Korea Poses A Threat To Allies; Its Missile Launch Violates U.N. Rule; Even Satellite Launch Shows Korean Threat Multilayered U.S. Missile Defense System Seen as ‘Critical’: General’s Assessment Senior […]
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Business/Financial
North Korea Drags Out Promised Dismantling Of Nuclear Reactor: General
North Korea, while promising in negotiations to dismantle its nuclear materials production facility, has dragged out this work that could have been finished long ago, a senior U.S. general said. […]
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Business/Financial
Boeing Demonstrates High-Energy Laser
The Boeing Co. [BA] demonstrated its Re-Deployable High-Energy Laser System (RHELS) by quickly relocating the prototype weapon system from its Albuquerque development site to a test range, where it tracked […]
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Business/Financial
Missile Defense Deters Threats, General States; Successful Tests Raise Confidence It Works; Programs Should Continue: General
Chilton: Cyber Hackers, Foes, Penetrate Military Computer Systems; New Nuclear Weapons Needed To Thwart Terror Thieves U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs deter threats and therefore should be continued, since […]
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Air Force
Partial Transcript Of Rep. Tauscher’s Remarks To Missile Defense Conference And Journalists:
Rep. Ellen O. Tauscher (D-Calif.), who chairs the House Armed Services Committee strategic forces subcommittee, whom President Obama has chosen for a nonproliferation post in the State Department, made comments […]
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InternationalIndia Finds New Bacteria In Stratosphere
Three new species of bacteria, which are not found on Earth and which are highly resistant to ultra-violet radiation, have been discovered in the upper stratosphere by Indian scientists, according […]
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Business/Financial
Rationale Disconnect: Missile Defense Foes Advance Conflicting Arguments On ABL, GMD
GMD Foes Say It Hasn’t Been Tested Against Countermeasures, But Then They Knock ABL Which Nails Missiles Despite Countermeasures As a full-scale battle opens this year over funding for missile […]
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Business/Financial
Obama Clears Fine Grain Graphite Exports; Used For Solar Cells, Computer Chips, Airliners; Export Controls On Key Technology At Issue
He Certifies This Won’t Measurably Improve Chinese Missile Or Space Launch Capabilities President Obama cleared exports of fine grain graphite, under provisions of U.S. export controls designed to prevent sensitive […]