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- Release Date:
- February 2009
- Genre:
- Documentary
- Studio:
- The Heritage Foundation
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Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona wrote an op-ed for Military Space and Missile Forum magazine about FY10 missile defense spending. He says President Barack Obama’s new missile plan includes protection against shorter-range missiles. ...
Israel reported intercepting a ship that left Iran bound for Hezbollah carrying missiles, rockets, anti-tank weapons. The ship had the appearance of an aid vessel, and the crew and chartering company claimed not to know what was on board...
Israel reported that Palestinian rebels successfully test-fired an Iranian rocket that can reach Tel Aviv. Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin said the rocket’s range is 37 miles, eight miles longer than the Grad used by Hamas. ...
Last week, President Barack Obama announced the nomination of missile defense critic Philip Coyle to become the administration’s Associate Director for National Security and International Affairs at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. ...
Last year, Russia threatened to deploy Iskander missiles near Poland in response to our country’s plans to deploy missile defense shields to the region. The purpose of those plans was to protect Poland and the Czech Republic from missile attacks from North Korea. ...
Raytheon’s on a roll. Earlier this week, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. awarded defense contractor Raytheon two contracts worth over $100 million to design and develop the David’s Sling Weapon System. Ye...
Facing North Korean missile threats, Japan’s navy is incorporating Aegis capabilities as part of its defense. Although it’s imperative that Japan strengthens its missile defense, the country’s new government leaders didn’t sound too concerned last month. “Missi...
Last week, Vice President Joe Biden visited Poland and the Czech Republic, the first such visit to the region by a high-level official since the President Barack Obama dropped plans to deploy missile defense shields to those countries...
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin was awarded a $1 billion contract to continue developing the Aegis ballistic missile defense system and create more Aegis-compatible warships...
It’s Vice President Joe Biden’s turn to visit Europe and assure allies we didn’t abandoned them when we dropped plans to deploy missile shields, which would have helped defend the region from Iranian attacks. Supp...
On the heels of conducing a joint missile defense exercise - which simulated a response to an attack by the Islamic Republic, Syria, and Hezbollah - Israel and the U.S. will conduct another today...
Last week we blogged about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Russia, a country she claimed was being “extremely cooperative.” She echoed the president’s intent to “reset” relations with Russia and agreed to stop criticizing the former Soviet Union about its human rights abuses. Rus...
Reuters reports that Poland may be in the running to receive missile interceptors under President Barack Obama’s new missile defense plan. Poland and the Czech Republic were surprised (to put it mildly) when the president dropped plans to deploy missile interceptors and radar to the region. ...
>> The Navy awarded defense contractor Raytheon $7.7 million to provide services for the Rolling Airframe Missile Guided Missile Weapon System, expected to be completed by August 2011. The missile defense system is designed to provide anti-ship missile defense for multiple ship platforms...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with President Dmitry Medvedev and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov yesterday to discuss how Russia and the U.S. will deal with Iran...
