Exclusive: The Hawks’ Playbook for Opposing an Obama Nuclear Deal with Iran June 27, 2014 by John Hudson Though the United States has yet to secure a final deal to restrain Iran’s nuclear program, an influential pair of hawks in Washington have already devised a way for Congress to unravel any potential agreement after the […]
Alaska Dispatch Story on Missile Defense Quotes Phil Coyle
Fort Greely may get 14 missiles at $75 million apiece, though they may soon be obsolete June 25, 2014 by Dermot Cole FAIRBANKS — While the successful missile test over the Pacific Sunday increases the likelihood for a $1 billion addition of 14 missiles at Fort Greely by 2017, the Missile Defense Agency hopes to […]
Global Security Newswire Story on Missile Defense Quotes Phil Coyle
U.S. Ends Losing Streak with Successful Missile Intercept Test June 23, 2014 by Rachel Oswald The United States on Sunday intercepted a target ballistic missile, ending a long losing streak of failed tests of its homeland antimissile system. The test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system took place Sunday over the Pacific and involved a […]
Boston Globe Story on Landmines Quotes Lt. General Robert G. Gard, Jr.
Formerly a Leader on Landmine Ban, Obama Now Balks by Bryan Bender June 22, 2014 WASHINGTON — In 2005, then-Senator Barack Obama wrote to a constituent that he would use his influence to help advance an international treaty banning land mines, decrying what he called the “horrific injuries and loss of life” among civilians long […]
Alaska Dispatch Story on Missile Defense Quotes Phil Coyle
Pentagon declares $200 million missile defense test successful by Dermot Cole June 22, 2014 FAIRBANKS — The Missile Defense Agency declared a $200 million test a success Sunday morning, saying that a rocket launched from California collided with a target fired into space from the South Pacific, more than 2,400 miles southwest of Hawaii. “I […]
