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Tuesday, August 10, 2004

Archives on Defense

1. Boston Journal: Mircowave Directed Energy Weapon Readied

Published on 8/6/2004

In the stuff of science fiction, Raytheon Co. is readying a "directed-energy" weapon that makes one's skin feel as though it is on fire....

2. WNEP: Special NBC Guard Units Formed and Deployed

Published on 8/6/2004

WESTOVER, W.Va. West Virginia has another weapon in the war on terror: A new 200-member National Guard unit has been trained to help handle a nuclear, biological or chemical attack on the homeland....

3. SpaceWar: Russia & Georgia are on a 'War Footing'

Published on 8/5/2004

MOSCOW (AFP) Aug 04, 2004 - Russia and Georgia were on a war footing Wednesday after Moscow hinted it could resort to military action in response to a Tbilisi threat to open fire on vessels that "illegally" entered the waters of its breakaway region of Ab...

4. Heritage: Nuclear EMP Might Defeat our Military Forces

Published on 8/5/2004

A nuclear-generated electromagnetic pulse "is one of a small number of threats that has the potential to hold our society seriously at risk and might result in defeat of our military forces." The Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from E...

5. Defense Talk: N.Korea Nuclear Missile 'Could Reach the US'

Published on 8/5/2004

North Korea is deploying a new missile which may be able to strike the US mainland with a nuclear warhead, a report in Jane's Defence Weekly says today....

6. AP Photo: X45A Unmanned Jet in Flight, with F-18 Escort

Published on 8/4/2004

An X-45A unmanned jet, bottom, is shown flying in formation with an F-18 chase aircraft during a GPS-guided weapons demonstration flight on April 18, 2004. Two X-45As made a coordinated flight under the control of a single pilot-operator, Boeing researche...

7. NewScientist: US Army Orders a New Super Computer

Published on 8/4/2004

The US army has commissioned a new supercomputer to simulate complex weapons systems. Once built, it will rank as one of the top 20 most powerful computers on the planet....

8. SpaceWar: Militants Warn Saudi on Sending Troops to Iraq

Published on 8/4/2004

DUBAI (AFP) Aug 03, 2004 - A shadowy Islamic group warned Saudi Arabia Tuesday not to bend to "Crusader" requests for Arab and Muslim forces to be sent to Iraq to replace US-led forces in the troubled country....

9. Reuters: New N.Korean Sea & Land Based Missiles Can Hit US

Published on 8/4/2004

BERLIN (Reuters) - North Korea is deploying new land- and sea-based ballistic missiles that can carry nuclear warheads and may have sufficient range to hit the United States, according to the authoritative Jane's Defense Weekly....

10. WP: Pentagon Looks to Directed Energy Weapons

Published on 8/2/2004

A few months from now, Peter Anthony Schlesinger hopes to zap a laser beam at a couple of chickens or other animals in a cage a few dozen yards away. If all goes as planned, the chickens will be frozen in mid-cluck, their leg and wing muscles paralyzed by...

11. Strategy Page: How to Fight a War in 2034

Published on 8/2/2004

How will warfare change in the next 30 years? Military leaders, and the people they protect, are always trying to figure this out. Theres an easy way to get a good insight on the future. Simply go back to 1884 and note the state of warfare and military t...

12. Missoula News: Gimme Shelter

Published on 7/23/2004

Earlier this month, while exploring the gallerys new digs on the Dixon-Duncan block of Higgins, Dana Gallery employees uncovered a cache of unusual items apparently left behind by the buildings former occupants:...

13. Globe & Mail: Israel Deploys New Weapon

Published on 7/23/2004

TEL AVIV, Israel Israeli troops in Gaza are using a new weapon a rifle mounted on a tower attached to an armoured vehicle, for firing at Palestinian fighters not visible from the ground, an Israeli publication reported Thursday....

14. ScienceDaily: Silicon Photo Detector Senses UV Light

Published on 7/21/2004

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- By depositing thin films of silicon nanoparticles on silicon substrates, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have fabricated a photodetector sensitive to ultraviolet light. Silicon-based ultraviolet sensors cou...

15. Financial Times: Bush Reasserts Pre-Emptive Strike Policy

Published on 7/13/2004

President George W. Bush said on Monday his administration would maintain its policy of pre-empting potential security threats despite growing doubts over the adequacy of US intelligence to assess such dangers....

16. SpaceWar: China Use War Games to show Air Superiority

Published on 7/12/2004

BEIJING (AFP) Jul 12, 2004 -- China will use military drills this month to demonstrate its ability to dominate air space over Taiwan, an essential element in any invasion of the island, state media and analysts said Monday....

17. The Ledger: America's Army Video Game is a Run away Hit

Published on 7/12/2004

The game is called "America's Army" and was developed two years ago by the Army for public relations and recruiting. The Army believed that expensive TV advertising was not working, and wanted to get potential young recruits where they live: on the comput...

18. SpaceWar: US General: Iraq & Afghanistan Stretch US Thin

Published on 7/8/2004

WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 07, 2004 - US forces have been severely strained by military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, a top Pentagon official testified before a congressional committee Wednesday....

19. Norwich Bulletin: Small Business & US Submarine Construction

Published on 7/8/2004

GROTON -- Frederick Lucci doesn't have a lot of time to spend attending forums and seminars....

20. SpaceWar: Australia to Sign Missile Defense Deal with US

Published on 7/7/2004

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) Jul 06, 2004 - Australian Defence Minister Robert Hill will be in Washington on Wednesday to sign an agreement with the United States to help develop a controversial missile defence shield....

21. eTaiwan News: No Choice but to Face China's Threats

Published on 7/7/2004

Taiwan's proposed NT$610 billion special budget to purchase electric-diesel submarines, Patriot III-C anti-missile missile systems and P3-C Orion anti-submarine aircraft has aroused considerable controversy at home and abroad and has been sharply criticiz...

22. SpaceWar: Russia Seeks More Military Cooperation with China

Published on 7/7/2004

MOSCOW (AFP) Jul 06, 2004 - Russia said Tuesday it wanted to extend its military cooperation with neighboring giant China for decades to come during a visit by the deputy chairman of Beijing's central military commission, news reports said....

23. AFP: Water Tanks Best for Bullet-proofing Cars

Published on 7/2/2004

PARIS (AFP) - Norwegian scientists have come up with a smart and cheap way of bulletproofing cars by lining the vehicles with flat tanks which, when filled with water, provide excellent protection against gun attack....

24. USA Today: Taser Gets $1.7 Million Contract from US Military

Published on 7/1/2004

The order announced Wednesday follows a previous smaller order by the U.S. Army for stun guns and accessories used in Iraq. The vast majority of the company's sales have been to local law enforcement agencies....

25. ScienceDaily:Throwable Robots Tested in Iraq by US Marines

Published on 6/30/2004

PITTSBURGH -- Carnegie Mellon University robotics researchers, in conjunction with the U.S. Marine Corps' Warfighting Laboratory, have developed a small, throwable, remote-controlled prototype robot designed for surveillance in urban settings. Several of ...

26. St. Petersburg Times: Did Rock & Roll Help the Soviet Fall?

Published on 6/30/2004

The Economist put it most succinctly. After Ronald Reagan died, the magazine placed a photo of him on its cover with the words: "The man who beat communism."...

27. San Diego Trib: 5,600 Reservists to be Called Up for Duty

Published on 6/30/2004

Neil cited specialties such as electronics and aviation for which it takes years to develop an expertise. "When there is a shortage of these people in the service, they just can't dip into the ranks," Neil said. "Sometimes it takes years to accomplish th...

28. Popular Science: New US Weapons on the Drawing Boards

Published on 6/23/2004

The scores of potential combat scenarios sketched out by the Joint Chiefs, as well as individual branches of the U.S. military, have convinced the Department of Defense that a fast-track modernization program is critical to national security. Many current...

29. SpaceWar: Taiwan Military to Practice Landings on Freeways

Published on 6/21/2004

Taiwan said Monday that its air force will practice emergency landing on a freeway for the first time in 25 years amid renewed tension in relations with China. The scenario of the drill is that Taiwan's airports may be destroyed should war break out with...

30. SpaceWar: Iran Seizes Three British Navy Boats

Published on 6/21/2004

TEHRAN (AFP) Jun 21, 2004 - Iran has seized three British navy vessels that entered its territorial waters near the Iraqi border, arresting eight British sailors, Iran's Arabic-language satellite news channel Al-Alam reported on Monday....

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