Battles fought in the heights with powerful laser weapons are no longer the product of SF stories, as such a device has recently been tested with success. The Airborne Laser (ABL) was installed on a Boeing 747 airplane and carried aloft, where it fired shortly upon a ground target. Although the laser beam is invisibl... |
16 December 2008
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More and more money is spent on military purposes, while science and health are far from doing well, let alone benefit from similar budgets. While it's hard to argue that national security and defense are crucial tasks, it is also important to know that only the missile defense program that's been going on ... |
8 December 2008
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Instead of relaxing, under the common threat of the global financial crisis and in the light of new treaties against arms proliferation, the centuries-old tensions between the US and Russia have become even higher. As a result, or perhaps as a cause – who knows anymore? – the Russian military officials ha... |
5 December 2008
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The worst Russian submarine incident since the 2000 explosion of a torpedo killing 118 persons aboard took place this Saturday. Now, more details of the tragedy have been made public. It seems that the event that led to the death of 20 persons and injuring of another 21 was caused by a false alarm that triggered the ... |
11 November 2008
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Recently, about 1,500 pages containing 19 files on UFO and alien sightings and encounters were released by the Ministry of Defense as a sequel to a similar action in May. Still, those who hoped to finally bask in the light that these would shed on the controversial topic were bitterly disappointed. Not only did the ... |
23 October 2008
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A new missile that can follow its target for about 10 hours or 100 miles (161 km) and then strike within a minute with surgical precision is being developed by the Ministry of Defense in order to support the British troops in Afghanistan against Taliban ambushers. The powerful weapon, officially dubbed Fire Shad... |
13 October 2008
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Missiles were first launched 8 centuries ago by the Chinese, during their battles with the Mongols. The first Chinese missiles were propelled by gunpowder. When arrows and spears were stuck to it, the missile made a dreadful weapon. The Mongols were so impressed, that they made their own missiles employed against the... |
17 January 2008
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Engineers launched a single-stage dummy missile from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii, to provide as target for interceptor fired from Aegis cruiser USS Lake Erie. This was part of a military test to simulate the destruction of two short-range ballistic missiles more than 160 kilometers over the Pacific o... |
8 November 2007
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It seems that the Earth is just not enough for the Chinese any more. They've taken war to space and cyberspace. They have an informatized army that is bound to cripple enemy forces. So, instead of directly attacking with planes, tanks and bombs they will render enemy communication offline. Some will say that ol... |
5 September 2007
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After the Cold War, the U.S. did not build any more nuclear weapons and even plans to retire many of these weapons as part of its nuclear arsenal reductions under the Moscow Treaty on Strategic Offensive Reductions.Instead, they concentrated on the only thing in the world that can stop an Intercontinental Ballistic ... |
6 July 2007
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The downloadable mapping tool Google Earth discovered a nuclear ballistic missile for the Chinese submarines that seems to be located somewhere at the Xiaopingdao Submarine Base south of Dalian, approximately 193 miles north of Qingdao, as Hans M. Kristensen from the Federation of American Scientists said. According ... |
6 July 2007
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China's shootdown of an old communication satellite two months ago using a new missile was the first successful demonstration of an anti-satellite missile by any country in more than 20 years. The U.S. perceived the test not only as a proof of China's increasing military capabilities and ambitions, but als... |
25 June 2007
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Among the arsenal of the most advanced military superpowers, one weapon is the most feared. It's not the atomic bomb, it's even more powerful, while being almost undetectable and can launch a devastating surprise attack on almost any country in the world.Operating underwater at pressures beyond the range o... |
5 June 2007
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Russia performed a test fire of its newest Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) this week and officials say it was a complete success. Capable of carrying multiple independent warheads, it's also able - according to government officials - to penetrate any defense system in the world.An intercontinental ba... |
30 May 2007
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The US Government has announced plans to create the first new nuclear warhead since the end of the Cold War. The official reason is that the military wants to replace the old W76 warheads, made since 1978, that are being stored in what is known as the Enduring Nuclear Stockpile or deployed on nuclear submarines.An ... |
2 May 2007
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The U.S. perceived China's shutdown of an old communication satellite two months ago using a new missile, (the first successful demonstration of an anti-satellite missile proceeded by any country in more than 20 years) not only as a proof of China's increasing military capabilities and ambitions, but also ... |
25 April 2007
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China's shootdown of an old communication satellite two months ago using a new missile was the first successful demonstration of an anti-satellite missile by any country in more than 20 years.The U.S. perceived the test not only as a proof of China's increasing military capabilities and ambitions, but also... |
23 April 2007
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A small Russian research satellite has been destroyed last week, and the cause remains unknown. Could it have been researching too much? Or maybe just "researching" the wrong subjects?Russian space experts are wondering whether the United States used an anti-satellite weapon to destroy their satellite or not.Guess w... |
5 April 2007
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Some missiles are accidentally damaged when struck by rocks and debris kicked up by helicopter rotors or when mishandled during shipping or maintenance.Unlike missiles made of metallic alloys - which often show external signs of damage such as cracks or dents - damage in the new "filament wound" composite materials ... |
26 March 2007
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