by Kyoungeun Cha, who works for the Peace Network in South Korea."The U.S. and South Korean government are expanding their military alliance, and if the naval base on Jeju Island is set up, the U.S. navy will use the base to monitor China’s naval power. B
by Justin Vela, SOFIA, Bulgaria (Aug. 6) -- What if you had a missile system and nowhere to put part of it? That seems to be Washington's dilemma as it shops around for a site for a system meant to protect its forces and allies in Europe and the Mideast f
The term thermobaric is derived from the Greek words for "heat" and "pressure": thermobarikos (θερμοβαρικός), from thermos (θερμός), hot + baros (βάρος), weight, pressure + suffix -ikos (-ικός), suffix -ic. Other terms used for this family of weapons are
09TELAVIV2757 2009-12-22 09:09 SECRET Embassy Tel Aviv: MOD Political-Military Chief Amos Gilad described recent Russian cooperation on Iran as encouraging, but expressed reservations that Russia would join in any sanctions against Iran. He explained
Obama försöker nu få det nya START-avtalet ratificerat av senaten innan årsskiftet. Avtalet som slöts med Ryssland tidigare i år förutsätter en ytterligare begränsning av de kärnvapen som de båda länderna innehar
The U.S. Department of Energy is preparing to use plutonium-based (or MOX--mixed oxide) fuel in commercial nuclear reactors. In addition, the DOE is producing tritium for nuclear weapons in civilian reactors operated by Tennessee Valley Authority. These f