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South Korea to step up missile defence after North test
South Korea said Wednesday it would accelerate the development of longer-range ballistic missiles that could cover the whole of North Korea in response to a third nuclear test by Pyongyang. “We will speed up the development of ballistic missiles with a range of 800 kilometres (500 miles),” Defence Ministry spokesman Kim Min-Seok told reporters. In [...]
Israel tests rocket amid talk of possible Iran strike
Israel on Wednesday successfully tested what local media called a “ballistic missile” as speculation in the Jewish state grew over the possibility of an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities. A defence ministry official described the launch to AFP as a “test firing of the rocket-propulsion system” which he said had long been scheduled. He did [...]
Topol ballistic missiles may stay in service until 2019
The service life of Topol mobile ballistic missile systems could be extended until 2019, Commander of Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) Lt. Gen. Sergei Karakayev said on Friday. “The road-mobile Topol missile systems may remain in service with the SMF until 2019,” Karakayev said at a meeting with SMF veterans. “The evaluation of its [Topol [...]
Iran says fired missiles into Indian Ocean
Iran said it fired two medium range missile into the Indian Ocean six months ago under the eyes of “American spy planes,” local media reported on Saturday, quoting a top military commander. “In Bahman (Iranian month which runs from January 21 to February 19, two Revolutionary Guard missiles with the range of 1,900 kilometres (1,180 [...]
US, Russia nuclear arsenal data released
The United States has 30 percent more deployed long-range ballistic missiles and nuclear warheads than former Cold War foe Russia, according to new data released Wednesday by the State Department. Both countries are required to report key figures from their nuclear weapons arsenals as part of the landmark new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) adopted [...]
Iran arms elite Guards with ballistic missile: report
Iran has equipped its elite Revolutionary Guards with a new surface-to-surface ballistic missile, the Qiam-1, which was built locally and test-fired in August, Iranian media reported on Monday. “Mass production of the Qiam (Rising) missile, the first locally built missile with no fins, shows Iran’s self-sufficiency in manufacturing different kinds of missiles,” the hardline Kayhan [...]
Missile Defense Technology Moves from Testing to Fielding
WASHINGTON: Boosted by a few strong years of testing successes, much of the United States’ missile defense technology that once was questioned is now ready to be fielded. “A few years ago the question was, ‘Could you even hit a missile with a missile?’ We have proven we could do that well over 35 times,” [...]
Gates meets Soldiers on front lines of US missile defense
FORT GREELY, Alaska: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates stepped down inside a missile silo here yesterday to get an up-close look at the system he says will protect the United States from an intercontinental ballistic missile threat. Gates stopped here on his way back from an Asia security summit in Singapore, where North Korea’s recent [...]
The Ballistic Missile Defense System
One of the greatest threats facing the world today is the increasing proliferation of ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction. Non-proliferation activities, to include diplomacy and arms control agreements with Russia, have been successful in reducing this threat. Despite reductions in the number of weapons deployed by the United States and the former Soviet [...]
