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 […]

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 […]

U.S. missile defense system destroys target in key test by Andrea Shalal June 22, 2014 (Reuters) – The U.S. missile defense system managed by Boeing Co on Sunday hit a simulated enemy missile over the Pacific in the first successful intercept test of the program since 2008, the U.S. Defense Department said. The intercept will […]

INSIGHT-RPT-Multiple protocol breaches behind anthrax exposure at U.S. federal labs June 22, 2014 by Julie Steenhuysen and Sharon Begley (Reuters) – The safety breach at a government lab that may have exposed 84 workers to live anthrax centered on a pivotal lapse in procedure: researchers working with the bacteria waited 24 hours to be sure […]

Fort Greely development plans may hinge on weekend missile test By: Dermont Cole June 18, 2014 A $200 million test of the nation’s missile defense system, set for Sunday morning high above the Pacific Ocean, looms large in Pentagon plans for the immediate future of the missile defense complex at Fort Greely. If the test […]