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Space

Campbell Sees North Korea, Iran Racing For Nuclear-Tipped ICBMs

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Monday, June 16th, 2008

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A clear trend is emerging that rogue nations such as Iran and North Korea are in "a sprint, not a marathon," racing to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) that could be tipped with nuclear weapons, a general said yesterday. Therefore, it is crucial to counter rising Iranian missile capabilities by installing a missile defense system in Europe, he added. In countering shorter-range enemy weapons, it also is clear that potential foes are attempting to defeat older missile defense systems such…

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]

Congress

Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, plans to increase the committee’s contractor oversight if the Democrats win control of the House […]

Congress

CBO Estimates Loss of One-Half to Two-Thirds of U.S. Missile Interceptors Since June Last Year

A new Congressional Budget Office report estimates the cost of the Iran war through Aug. 1 as $38 billion and says that the U.S. has likely depleted between one-half and […]