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Missiles of Winter: International Conventions (UPDATED)

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Referenced article here. From Ria Novosti comes news today that this time ’round, the DPRK gets it…sort of: North Korea has informed Russia that it has signed up to an international treaty and convention on space, a Russian Foreign Ministry source said on Thursday. “The Foreign Ministry of Russia, being a depositary state, received on…

Airborne Laser Testbed Successful in Lethal Intercept Experiment

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From an MDA press release earlier today: The Missile Defense Agency demonstrated the potential use of directed energy to defend against ballistic missiles when the Airborne Laser Testbed (ALTB) successfully destroyed a boosting ballistic missile. The experiment, conducted at Point Mugu Naval Air Warfare Center-Weapons Division Sea Range off the central California coast, serves as…

Foreign Ballistic Missiles – Capabilities and Threat Guide

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We’ve talked about it here before, the threat that is.  Now comes an open  source, current publication you can use for citations and the like: Ballistic missile capabilities continue to increase with the proliferation of missile technology. Over 20 countries have ballistic missile systems and it is likely that missiles will be a threat in…

Say Hello to Ashura

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(aka Sejil-2) Iran’s new MRBM and the latest complication in the brewing nuclear arms race in the Middle East: WASHINGTON (AP) – The missile test-fired by Iran is the longest-range solid-propellant missile it has launched yet, a U.S. government official said Wednesday, raising concerns about whether the sophistication of Tehran’s missile program is increasing. The U.S….

Looking Into the New Year (II) – What Does Russia Want Now?

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Part I here. 29 December 2009.  In the US, the games of the season are underway, whether it be the NCAA college football bowls or the intramural finger-pointing inside the beltway over the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner.  Parts of the US were buried under a new winter storm while other parts continued digging…