Missile Defense News

February 28, 2018

North Korea sent banned chemical, missile items and technicians to Syria, U.N. experts say

Japan Times: UNITED NATIONS – North Korea sent items used in ballistic missile and chemical weapons programs to Syria along

February 28, 2018

Russia’s Lavrov says the US is training Europe to use nuclear weapons against it

CNBC: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that the U.S. was still deploying “strategic arms” in Europe and was

February 28, 2018

Key U.S. lawmakers want to boost Israel’s $38 billion defense aid package

Reuters: Senators Lindsey Graham, a leading Republican foreign policy voice, and Chris Coons, a Democratic member of the Senate Foreign

February 28, 2018

Pentagon nears decision on Fort Drum as East Coast missile defense site

Syracuse: WASHINGTON — Members of Upstate New York’s congressional delegation are making a last-minute pitch to the Pentagon, asking military

February 28, 2018

Hawaii suspends missile siren tests after mistaken alert

New York Post: HONOLULU — Hawaii authorities won’t sounds sirens warning of a nuclear missile attack during a monthly test

February 27, 2018

Ohio base could become America’s first defense against incoming missiles

The Columbus Dispatch: WASHINGTON — If Ohio’s congressional delegation has its way, one of the nation’s first lines of defense

February 27, 2018

East Coast nuclear defense site could be in Ohio

Dayton Daily News: WASHINGTON – Nuclear missiles headed for the United States could be shot down from Ohio if the

February 27, 2018

Missile tests help USN validate, accredit Aegis combat system test bed

Jane’s 360: The US Navy (USN) is using missile tests to help prove out a combat system test bed (CSTB)

February 27, 2018

North Korea ready for another missile test? Satellite pictures show work at Kim launch pad

Express: NORTH Korean officials have continued work on one of their launch sites as the Kim regime returns to feuding

February 27, 2018

Jim Inhofe’s Pentagon wish list: More money for missile defense

Washington Examiner: Sen. Jim Inhofe is one of the Senate’s stalwart conservatives and senior-most defense voices, whether he is pushing

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