http://satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:21:12 EST General Warns That Delaying Missile Defense Such As In Europe Would 'Severely Hurt' Ability To Defend United States, Allies Against Enemies U.S.-European Missile Defense Scheduled To Be Operational By 2013, Just Before Iran To Have Ability To Strike U.S. Cities By 2015 The departing leader of U.S. ballistic... http://satellitetoday.com/military/applications/13/25895.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST U.S. Nuclear Weapons May No Longer Provide Credible Deterrence, Tauscher Says, Urging Nukes Reduction Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.), whose subcommittee oversees U.S. missile defense efforts, today questioned the value of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) ballistic missile shield that would be... http://satellitetoday.com/military/applications/13/25896.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Real Russian Worry Isn't European Missile Defense Interceptors In Poland, But Rather U.S.-Run Radar: Vershbow Russians Act Out Of Anger Over Perceived Slights, But Can Be Brought Around By Giving Them Role In EMD System: Experts Russia is exaggerating when it vows to use nuclear weapons to annihilate the... http://satellitetoday.com/military/applications/13/25136.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Talks With Iran Already Have Failed, And Yet Obama Seeks Further Talks, Bolton Says; Israel May Strike Iran Soon Military Strike Might Not Kill Facilities; Bolton Urges European Missile Defense As Shield Against Iranian Missile Attacks A defiant Iran won't agree to abandon its nuclear program that in coming... http://satellitetoday.com/military/applications/13/25137.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Israel would have a tough time destroying Iranian nuclear facilities, which are numerous, buried deep underground and shielded by barriers 60 feet thick, a Newsweek story said. Thus short of invading Iran, it is inevitable that Tehran will be able to develop nuclear weapons, leaving the United States with... http://satellitetoday.com/military/applications/13/25138.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Chinese Submarines Can Be Armed With Anti-Ship Missiles Deadly To Carriers In two separate incidents, Chinese submarines recently crept up near the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier George Washington, according to news reports. A Chinese Han Class nuclear powered submarine and, separately, a Song Class diesel... http://satellitetoday.com/military/applications/13/25139.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Czech Republic Parliament Backs Government, 97-96 Czech Vote On European Missile Defense Site Expected During Next Two Months The Czech Republic Parliament narrowly permitted the Czech government, which backs plans to install a missile defense system in Europe, to survive a no-confidence vote. Parliament... http://satellitetoday.com/military/applications/13/25143.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT With the presidential election looming just a week from tomorrow, missile defense programs may face tighter financial times no matter whether Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, the Democratic White House hopeful, or Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the Republican standard-bearer, wins. The outlook for spending on... http://satellitetoday.com/military/applications/13/25145.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range (JASSM-ER) completed an integration flight test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. The missile achieved safe separation from the B-1B launch aircraft, and successfully navigated through a preplanned route, striking... http://satellitetoday.com/military/applications/13/25151.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT A Tomahawk Block IV missile launched from a Virginia Class submarine, completing integration of the weapon onto the newest class of fast-attack submarines, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. Other classes of Navy vessels already deploy the missiles. "Integration of the Tomahawk Block IV on the Virginia class... http://satellitetoday.com/military/applications/13/25154.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT