Bracing for Bioterror Sep 30, 2009 – As the swine flu quickly circled the earth this past summer, the Obama administration shifted from the rhetoric of “hope” to a genuine effort to “cope” with the real dangers... Read the rest
Missile Defense: Hope or Hype? Aug 30, 2009 – A quarter century after Ronald Reagan unveiled his ‘Star Wars’ vision, Ballistic Missile Defense is ready for action Even while its armed forces are slogging it out against armed militants... Read the rest
Countdown to a Nuclear Iran May 1, 2009 – As Tehran Marches Closer to the Nuclear Club, Its Neighbors Anxiously Await the World Response Iran’s intensifying nuclear ambition has become a critical concern to policymakers around the world, not... Read the rest
Doomsday Seed Vault Opens in Arctic Feb 26, 2008 – Snow blows off the Svalbard Global Seed Vault before being inaugurated at sunrise, 26 Feb 2008. A vault built to safeguard seed samples of the world's important food crops has... Read the rest
Navy Missile Likely Hit Fuel Tank on Disabled Satellite Feb 21, 2008 – WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2008 – The missile fired from a U.S. Navy ship in the Pacific Ocean that hit a malfunctioning U.S. reconnaissance satellite late yesterday likely accomplished its goal... Read the rest
Transparency of Satellite Shootdown Offers Model Feb 21, 2008 – CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii – The way the United States handled the shootdown of a dead reconnaissance satellite last night offers a model of the transparency it encourages other countries... Read the rest
Missile Defense System Works, Gates Says Feb 21, 2008 – EN ROUTE TO CANBERRA, Australia – The Navy’s outer-atmosphere blasting of an ailing U.S. spy satellite this week proves that the nation’s missile defense systems work, Defense Secretary Robert M.... Read the rest
Navy Missile Hits Decaying Satellite Over Pacific Ocean Feb 20, 2008 – WASHINGTON – A network of land-, air-, sea- and spaced-based sensors confirms that the U.S. military intercepted a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite which was in its final orbits before... Read the rest
Japan Intercepts Test Missile Above Pacific Ocean Dec 18, 2007 – Hong Kong -- Japan says it has successfully completed its first test of a U.S.-developed missile interceptor, striking down a ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean early Tuesday. As Naomi... Read the rest
Japan/U.S. Missile Defense Flight Test Successful Dec 17, 2007 – Rear Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano, of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Lt. General Henry “Trey” Obering III, Director of the United Stated Missile Defense Agency, announced today the successful... Read the rest
Japanese Destroyer Successfully Completed Tracking Exercise Nov 16, 2007 – U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Henry “Trey” Obering, III, Missile Defense Agency Director, and Rear Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano, Maritime Staff Office, Ministry of Defense, Tokyo, Japan, today announced the successful... Read the rest
Response to Recent BMD Headlines Nov 14, 2007 – Recent statements appearing in news media in the United States and in Europe citing that the proposed deployment of missile defense elements in Europe will only defend the United States... Read the rest
Comprehensive Missile Defense Ground Test Successfully Completed Nov 14, 2007 – Air Force Lieutenant General Henry “Trey" Obering, Missile Defense Agency (MDA) director, announced the successful completion today of the most comprehensive Distributed Ground Test (GTD-02) conducted by the Agency to... Read the rest
Sea-Based Missile Defense “Hit to Kill” Intercept Achieved Nov 6, 2007 – Air Force Lieutenant General Henry ‘Trey” Obering, Missile Defense Agency (MDA) director, announced the successful completion today of a multiple simultaneous engagement involving two ballistic missile targets. This was MDA’s... Read the rest
Pentagon Hopes Successful Missile Test Boosts Support Oct 2, 2007 – Washington -- The Pentagon says a recent successful test of the nation's missile defense system could boost support for the controversial project, which is designed to protect America from missiles... Read the rest
DoD Readies Pandemic Flu Guidebook for Civilians May 29, 2007 – WASHINGTON – The Defense Department is preparing a pandemic flu guide for civilian managers and rank-and-file employees, a senior official said. The Defense Department released its Pandemic Influenza Implementation Plan... Read the rest
