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  • August 2008

    • Tit for Tat? Russia Could Station Missiles in Syria

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 20, 08 5:35 PM CDT

      Tit for Tat? Russia Could Station Missiles in Syria

      (Newser) - Syria could host batteries of Russian missiles in return for Russian military technology and the reopening of a Soviet-era naval base on its Mediterranean coast, the Times of London reports. President Bashar al-Assad flew to Moscow today to discuss a deal, which may be Russia’s response to the US-Poland missile defense agreement also signed today. More »

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      Russia  • Syria  • Cold War  • missile defense system  • Missile defense  • navy  • Bashar al-Assad

    • Russia Issues Nuke Threat to Poland

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 16, 08 8:00 AM CDT

      Russia Issues Nuke Threat to Poland

      (Newser) - A top Russian general warned yesterday that Poland would be "100% exposed" to nuclear attack if it follows through with plans to host a US missile defense system, reports the Times of London. The agreement "cannot go unpunished," the general warned in the first direct threat from the Kremlin since the fall of the Soviet Union. More »

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      Russia  • nuclear weapons  • Poland  • Kremlin  • missile defense system  • missile defense shield  • Iron Curtain

    • Medvedev Blasts US 'Fairy Tales' About Defense Shield

      Reuters  |  Aug 15, 08 2:56 PM CDT

      Medvedev Blasts US 'Fairy Tales' About Defense Shield

      (Newser) - US-Russian relations took another turn for the worse today with Moscow lashing out at America's new missile-defense deal with Poland. Dmitry Medvedev said the system will be aimed at Russia and denounced as "fairy tales" the US contention that it will deter strikes from rogue nations such as Iran, Reuters reports. Condoleezza Rice refuted the Russian president's allegations. More »

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      Russia  • Georgia  • Dmitry Medvedev  • Poland  • missile defense system  • missile defense shield  • Iron Curtain

    • Poland Agrees to Host US Missile System

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Aug 14, 08 4:27 PM CDT

      Poland Agrees to Host US Missile System

      (Newser) - Poland and the US signed a preliminary agreement to install US interceptor missiles on Polish soil today, the Telegraph reports. The move is widely seen as a response to Russian aggression in Georgia, a notion buttressed by the Polish prime minister. “The events in the Caucasus show clearly that such security guarantees are indispensable,” said Donald Tusk. Talks have been ongoing for a year. More »

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      Russia  • Georgia  • United States  • Poland  • missile defense system  • treaty  • ballistic missile program

  • May 2008

    • Air Force Pulls Misleading Ad

      Military Times  |  May 29, 08 10:09 AM CDT

      Air Force Pulls Misleading Ad

      (Newser) - An Air Force commercial that shows a US communications satellite exploding and implies a single missile could knock out cell phones, GPS navigation, banking transactions, and TV broadcasts has been pulled for being misleading, the Military Times reports. The ad, part of the Air Force’s “Above All” campaign will get a new story line and be re-released. More »

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      GPS  • advertising campaign  • missile defense system  • US Air Force  • satellites  • recruiting

  • April 2008
  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • Satellite Shootdown May Cost $60M

      CNN  |  Feb 16, 08 11:51 AM CST

      Satellite Shootdown May Cost $60M

      (Newser) - The Navy's attempt to shoot down a malfunctioning spy satellite will cost up to $60 million, CNN reports. Three Navy ships are preparing for the mission, which could take place next week, but only after the space shuttle Atlantis returns. The Navy hopes to destroy the satellite, which has half a ton of toxic fuel aboard, before it crashes to Earth in the next few weeks. More »

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      space  • space shuttle  • US Navy  • missile defense system  • satellite  • spy satellite  • space debris

    • Putin Defies Critics in Last Bow

      New York Times  |  Feb 14, 08 2:36 PM CST

      Putin Defies Critics in Last Bow

      (Newser) - Today may have been Vladimir Putin’s final press conference as Russia's president, but he made it clear he won’t be going far, the New York Times reports. Putin said he would remain a force in the Kremlin, as “there’s enough power to go 'round,” Bloomberg adds. He defied international criticism, refusing to withdraw recent threats to aim nuclear weapons at Eastern Europe. More »

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      Vladimir Putin  • NATO  • Dmitry Medvedev  • Ukraine  • Poland  • prime minister  • missile defense system  • Czech Republic  • press conference

    • US to Shoot Down Dead Satellite

      Associated Press  |  Feb 14, 08 12:03 PM CST

      US to Shoot Down Dead Satellite

      (Newser) - The Pentagon is planning to shoot down a malfunctioning spy satellite in orbit, the AP reports, rather than run the risk of it crashing to Earth—and possibly into unfriendly hands. The powerless satellite is currently expected to hit somewhere on Earth the first week of March; the US would fire modified missiles at it from ships off Hawaii before then. More »

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      missile defense system  • satellite  • spy satellite  • government spying  • satellite images

    • Russia to Ukraine: Don't Join NATO, Or Else

      Washington Post  |  Feb 12, 08 9:53 PM CST

      Russia to Ukraine: Don't Join NATO, Or Else

      (Newser) - If Ukraine joins NATO and hosts the US missile-defense program, Russia may aim nuclear missiles at its neighbor, Vladimir Putin said today in a press conference with Ukranian president Viktor Yushchenko. Russia’s president claimed that “it is horrible to say and even horrible to think” that such measures might be necessary, reports the Washington Post . More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • Ukraine  • missile defense system  • Viktor Yushchenko

  • January 2008

    • Anti-Missile Devices Set for Testing on US Airliners

      USA Today  |  Jan 4, 08 6:57 PM CST

      Anti-Missile Devices Set for Testing on US Airliners

      (Newser) - The Department of Homeland Security will equip three American Airlines passenger planes with anti-missile laser jammers this spring, USA Today reports. The devices, designed to confuse shoulder-launched projectiles, will be mounted on planes flying between New York and California to assess overall maintenance concerns, how the system works on routine flights and how it affects fuel consumption. More »

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      American Airlines  • Department of Homeland Security  • missile defense syst