Missile Defense News

January 29, 2016

Thirty countries building BALLISTIC missiles capable of carrying NUCLEAR bomb, warns Nato

Express: More than 30 countries have or are building ballistic missiles capable of firing a nuclear warhead thousands of miles

January 29, 2016

U.S. says redesigned missile defense interceptor aces test

Reuters: The U.S. Missile Defense Agency on Thursday said it conducted a successful test of the ground-based U.S. missile defense

January 28, 2016

Vandenberg AFB to launch ground-based interceptor

KSBY San Luis Obispo News: Another launch is planned at Vandenberg Air Force Base. A U.S. Missile Defense Agency flight test

January 28, 2016

North Korea may be readying long-range missile launch soon: Kyodo

Reuters: North Korea may be preparing to launch a long-range missile as soon as within a week, Japan’s Kyodo news

January 28, 2016

John Kerry Urges China to Curb North Korea’s Nuclear Pursuits

The New York Times: BEIJING — Secretary of State John Kerry warned China on Wednesday that North Korea was moving ahead

January 28, 2016

PACOM commander Harris supports study of Aegis missile defense for Hawaii

Stars and Stripes: Establishing an Aegis Ashore missile interceptor site in Hawaii “may be a good idea” to help protect

January 27, 2016

U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Iran for Ballistic Missile Program

The Leader Call: The nuclear deal saw an end to years of painful economic sanctions on Iran but Washington on

January 27, 2016

ISIS, Global Threats Boost US Arms Exports

A wide range of global threats posed by Islamic State militants and nations like Iran are continuing to fuel the

January 27, 2016

U.S. Says It Will Step Up Defenses if China Fails to Act Against North Korea

The New York Times: BEIJING — Secretary of State John Kerry warned on Wednesday that if China failed to do

January 27, 2016

US Admiral Warns of China’s and Russia’s Growing Space Weapons Arsenal

Speaking last week at an event hosted by the Center for a New American Security, the head of U.S. Strategic