Star Wars 2: attack of the drones May 17, 2014 THE best time to shoot down a hostile missile is straight after take-off. During this initial “boost phase” it moves more slowly, is easier to spot (because its exhaust plumes are so hot) and presents a bigger target (having not yet ditched its first-stage fuel […]

Can Israel’s Stealth Fighters Really Carry Nukes? By Michael Peck May 14, 2013 The F-35 stealth fighters that America is selling to Israel will be capable of carrying nuclear weapons, according to Israeli media. If Israeli F-35s can carry nukes, or if the ever-inventive Israeli defense industry can modify them to do so, then Israel […]

Ottawa examines merits of U.S. missile defence program Steven Chase May 12, 2014 The governing federal Conservatives appear to be trying to gauge the Canadian public’s appetite for joining the U.S. ballistic missile defence program, defence watchers say. Conservative-dominated committees in both the Senate and Commons are examining the merits of the U.S. missile defence […]

‘Patience’ with North Korea is akin to doing nothing May 10, 2014 By Lt. General Robert Gard & Claudia Cheffs South Korea and U.S. intelligence sources believe that North Korea is on the brink of another nuclear test. What is Washington doing to stop it? Very little. Washington hasn’t even picked up the phone to […]

House Panel Approves Spending Extra $60 Million on Antimissile System Rachel Oswald May 8, 2014 A key House panel on Thursday approved a bill that would increase funding by at least $60 million for a homeland missile defense system. The chamber’s Armed Services Committee in a unanimous vote just after midnight approved annual defense authorization […]