Get Out Of Houston...NOW!!

"The probability of a major terrorist event in Houston, Texas over the July 4th weekend is in the 60-70% range.  And that means the whole southeast corner of Texas and possibly all of the Katrina-devastated Gulf coast states are also at risk.When a federal judge issues a...

Australia poised to sign nuclear deal with US

Anne Davies, WashingtonJuly 20, 2007"AUSTRALIA is negotiating a major deal with the United States to co-operate on development of a nuclear energy industry.According to draft plans seen by The Age, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and Resources Minister Ian Macfarlane want...

Experts Question Necessity, Implications of a New Nuclear Weapon

"Experts inside and outside the government questioned moving forward with a new warhead as old ones are being refurbished and before developing bipartisan agreement on how many warheads would be needed at the end of what could be a 30-year process."

US Building Country’s First New Nuclear Warhead in Two Decades?

The Bush administration is expected to propose combining elements of competing designs from two weapons laboratories in an approach that some argue is untested and risky, building of the country’s first new nuclear warhead in nearly two decades.

Another successful test for missile defense shield

"The Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency shot down a dummy target missile over the southern Pacific Ocean during a test of the U.S. missile defense shield early Saturday, according to an agency spokeswoman. First, a dummy ballistic missile was fired from a U.S. mobile launch...

Military Builds Robotic Insects

"Israel is developing a robot the size of a hornet to attack terrorists. And although the prototype will not fly for three years, killer Micro Air Vehicles, or MAVs, are much closer than that. British Special Forces already use 6-inch MAV aircraft called WASPs for...

U.S. interceptor missile hits target

"LOS ANGELES - An interceptor missile destroyed a mock warhead over the Pacific Ocean on Friday in a key test of the nation's missile defense system, officials said.It was the most realistic test of the systems that would be used against an attack, said Missile Defense Agency...

Missile Launched From Vandenberg

"Vandenberg Air Force Base successfully launched a missile Friday. An interceptor missile was launched today on a near-collision course with a mock warhead from Alaska in a key test of the nation's missile defense system. Military officials say the goal of the test is to see...

Kornet E Anti-Armour Missile Tripod Launcher

Tripod launcher includes optical sight, thermal sight, laying drives, missile launch mechanism. Operator uses either optical or thermal sight to detect and track the target.

North Korea zone

A zone for discussion and information exchange about North Korea.