Nukes

John Rood served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.February 19, 2020, 6:37 PM7 min read The Pentagon's number three official resigned on Wednesday at the request of President Donald Trump, but it was unclear why. Neither the Pentagon nor the White House offered a public explanation. John Rood…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has ousted the Pentagon's top policy official who had certified last year that Ukraine had made enough anti-corruption progress to justify the Trump administration's release of congressionally authorized aid to Kyiv in its conflict against Russian-backed separatists.John Rood resigned Wednesday, saying he was leaving…

Key point: If Iran’s cruise missiles are more accurate than America’s, then Iran has achieved a breakthrough in either satellite or inertial guidance.The newest Iranian weapon, the Mobin, was displayed at the MAKS 2019 defense trade show in Russia in August. The cruise missile has a range of 450 kilometers…

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Tuesday carried out a successful test of its latest Ra’ad-II air-launched cruise missile, with a new range of 600 kilometers.According to the military’s ISPR media branch, the homegrown Ra’ad-II “significantly enhances air delivered strategic standoff capability on land and at sea." The weapon features enhanced guidance…

DUBAI (Reuters) - Confrontation with America, economic hardship and an airline tragedy have battered Iranians’ confidence in their leaders, posing a potential problem for the authorities in a parliamentary election this week. As the Feb. 21 vote nears, Iranians are in a gloomy mood, exhausted by a succession of crises…

Photo: Jim Kerlin, AP More than half a century ago this week, the United States conducted its only farm-to-table nuclear missile test. The test, code-named “Frigate Bird,” involved the launch of a Polaris missile from a submarine carrying a live nuclear warhead. The missile travelled a thousand miles before streaking…

Just out of a milestone nuclear missile accord, the US is about to deploy short- and intermediate-range missiles in Europe and Asia, prompting Moscow to engage France and other partners to preserve security on the continent. "In order to agree on specific solutions, we need multilateral talks and multilateral consultations…

US Cyber Command, DHS, and FBI Expose New North Korean Malware (zdnet.com) Posted by msmash on Friday February 14, 2020 @03:05PM from the more-you-know dept. US Cyber Command, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigations have exposed today a new North Korean hacking operation. Authorities have…

Key point: America probably doesn't have a super powerful, super fast drone (although you never know). If the Pentagon doesn't have a secret weapon up its sleeve, then who knows those Iranians saw.Iran is the only other country besides the United States to operate arguably history’s most powerful interceptor aircraft, the…

Key Point: Even before the Emirati and French wins in 2009, the Americans knew the F-22 could be beaten, although they rarely mentioned this uncomfortable fact. What does this mean for the future of the F-22, and the U.S. Air Force? Past evidence seems to confirm that a French fighter pilot…