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What does it take to get Russia on board with sanctions against Iran? Russia links Iran sanctions to US missile change. NEW YORK – With a diplomatic wink and nod, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev opened the door Wednesday to backing potential sanctions against Iran as a reward to President ...
Russia, Missile Defense, Iran, Nuclear Proliferation, Diplomacy, Tightrope
A lot of people are angry at President Obama for this decision (surprise!), but it should be pointed out that the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff unanimously recommended this course of action. Are they all wrong? [Video]
Cold War heroes Lech Walesa and Vaclav Havel, along with 20 other European leaders and intellectuals, have written an open letter to Barack Obama pleading with him not to cave in to Russia and give up on missile defense. [T]he thorniest issue may well be America’s planned missile-defense installations. ...
Charles Krauthammer says, “Our president likes his plumage.” Obama says that his START will be a great boon, setting an example to enable us to better pressure North Korea and Iran to give up their nuclear programs. That a man of Obama’s intelligence can believe such nonsense is beyond ...
Charles Krauthammer, opinion, Barack Obama, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense, Russia
As North Korea continues preparations for a long-range ballistic missile test, possibly this weekend, today they test-fired four short-range missiles that apparently landed in the China Sea. Reports say these were ground-to-ship missiles; this bit of saber-rattling is probably intended as a threat to South Korea.
North Korea, Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama, Missile Defense
Any dictators residing in the northern part of the Korean peninsula should probably consider the implications: U.S. Air Force Test Fires Missile From California Base.
North Korea, Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama, Missile Defense
After North Korea’s failed missile test (the rocket crashed into the ocean) Sarah Palin issued a statement on missile defense; at Closing Velocity, McKittrick says better late than never: Palin Finally Recognizes Alaska’s Vital Missile Defense Role. With missile defense budget cuts now in motion —- and Fort Greely’s ...
Missile Defense, Sarah Palin, Alaska, Barack Obama, Military, North Korea
Another slap in the face for Obama from Russia, without much love: Russia rejects link between missile defence and Iran. Madrid/Washington - Russian President Dmitri Medvedev on Tuesday showed willingness to discuss the US-planned missile defence system opposed by Moscow, but without “haggling” linking it to Iran. Medvedev was commenting ...
Here’s a great post at Closing Velocity on today’s successful test of the Ground-Based Interceptor missile defense system: ‘MARK INDIA!’ = Mark Intercept: GBI Successfully Kills Inbound ICBM In Landmark Test. As I mentioned yesterday, this test was tremendously important for several reasons: * It was the first flight ...
Barack Obama, Military, Missile Defense, GBI, Ground-Based Interceptor
Cuffy at Perfunction put together this short video clip, showing Barack Obama’s complete 180 degree reversal on missile defense in last night’s debate. [Video]
Election 2008, Barack Obama, John McCain, Debate, Missile Defense
Via Drudge Report: Russia warns of response to US missile shield. MOSCOW (AP) - Russia says its response to the further development of a U.S. missile shield in Poland will go beyond diplomacy. Russia’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying the U.S. missile shield plans are clearly aimed at ...
LGF, Russia, Georgia, South Ossetia, Poland, Missile Defense
Barack Obama has vowed to cut funding of missile defense systems, and recently pledged to eliminate nuclear weapons from the world because, according to him, we just don’t need them any more: CHICAGO - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Tuesday called for ridding the world of nuclear weapons, ...
The United States and Poland have agreed on a missile defense deal, and according to the Associated Press Russia is “infuriated.” WARSAW, Poland - Poland and the United States reached an agreement Thursday that will see a battery of American missiles established inside Poland, a plan that has infuriated ...
This should put an end to the debate over whether a “Star Wars” anti-missile defense system is possible, as the US Navy shoots down an orbiting satellite. [Video]
ABC News reports that North Korea appears to be preparing for a nuclear test. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) Aug. 17, 2006 — There is new evidence that North Korea may be preparing for an underground test of a nuclear bomb, U.S. officials tell ABC News. “It is the view of the ...
North Korea may have pushed Japan a bit too far with their latest missile tests: Japan may postpone North Korea resolution. TOKYO - Japan said Monday it was considering whether a pre-emptive strike on North Korea’s missile bases would violate its constitution, signaling a hardening stance ahead of a possible ...
Return with us now to the bad old days of brinksmanship: S.Korea media: More N. Korea rockets ready. SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea has three or four more missiles on launch pads, South Korean media reported Thursday, while Japan said there was no sign the communist state was planning ...
U.S. official: North Korea tests long-range missile. WASHINGTON (CNN) — North Korea launched a long-range Taepodong-2 missile early Wednesday in an apparently unsuccessful test that failed in flight, a senior State Department official said. North Korea also tested at least two smaller missiles, U.S. sources told CNN. Both missiles were launched ...
Think Progress hopes the US missile defense system fails: Administration Responds to North Korea Missile Stunt With Missile Defense Stunt. (Hat tip: Motleygunner.) Really. That’s what they wrote. The North Korean test is a political stunt designed to grab some attention. The same can be said of the decision to ...
Note to Kim Jong-Il: US makes missile defense system operational. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has moved its ground-based interceptor missile defense system from test mode to operational amid concerns over an expected North Korean missile launch, a U.S. defense official said on Tuesday. The official, speaking on condition ...