Pakistan tests two nuclear missiles

A day after Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, half jokingly warned Pakistan of "severe consequences" if Pakistani terrorists will successfully attack the US, Pakistan tested two missile capable of carrying nuke warheads.

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ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan successfully test-fired two ballistic missiles Saturday capable of carrying nuclear warheads, the military said, as the Islamic nation's leader urged the world to recognize it as a legitimate nuclear power.

The Shaheen-1 missile has a range of about 400 miles (650 kilometers), while the second Ghaznavi missile could hit targets at a distance of 180 miles (290 kilometers), an army statement said. Both can carry conventional and nuclear warheads.

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Airborne Laser successfully destroys 2 ballistic missiles

An infrared picture of the Airborne Laser Testbed destroying a ballistic missile.

Too bad Obama cancelled funding the program.

Missile Defense Agency

At 8:44 p.m. (PST), February 11, 2010, a short-range threat-representative ballistic missile was launched from an at-sea mobile launch platform. Within seconds, the ALTB used onboard sensors to detect the boosting missile and used a low-energy laser to track the target. The ALTB then fired a second low-energy laser to measure and compensate for atmospheric disturbance. Finally, the ALTB fired its megawatt-class High Energy Laser, heating the boosting ballistic missile to critical structural failure. The entire engagement occurred within two minutes of the target missile launch, while its rocket motors were still thrusting.[...]

Less than one hour later, a second solid fuel short-range missile was launched from a ground location on San Nicolas Island, Calif. and the ALTB successfully engaged the boosting target with its High Energy Laser, met all its test criteria, and terminated lasing prior to destroying the second target. The ALTB destroyed a solid fuel missile, identical to the second target, in flight on February 3, 2010.

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Iran test-fires missile amid nuclear tension

Iran Has just opened the Door for some tough talking too from the U.N. , Maybe they will even get a slap on the wrist over this ?

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TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran successfully test-fired a long-range, improved Sejil 2 missile on Wednesday, state television reported, in an announcement that added to tension with the West.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the launch underlined the case for tougher sanctions against Tehran.

Al Alam, Iran's Arabic-language satellite television, said the two-stage, solid fuel Sejil missile had a longer range than the Islamic Republic's Shahab model.

Iranian officials have in the past said the Shahab 3 missile can reach targets up to 2,000 km (1,250 miles) away. Such a range would put Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf within reach.

The missile test coincides with increased tension over Iran's nuclear program, which the West fears is aimed at making bombs. Iran denies the charge.

Neither Israel nor the United States have ruled out military action if diplomacy fails to resolve the dispute. Iran has vowed to retaliate for any attack.

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North Korea fires two missiles

From Yon Hap News

SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the East Sea on Monday afternoon, a government source said.

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Iran tests Shahab missile ahead of talks with powers

Iran test-fired a missile on Monday which defense analysts have said could hit Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf, state media reported, a move that may irk world powers ahead of rare talks with Tehran this week.

Irk? How about pissed off ?
That is how it should be said , Instead of all the beating around the bush Diplomacy that is going on !
If the U.S. and other countries are serious about dealing with Iran They will stop all the candy ass talk and get serious with them , if they don't then we have another North Korea on our hands !

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran test-fired a missile on Monday which defense analysts have said could hit Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf, state media reported, a move that may irk world powers ahead of rare talks with Tehran this week.

The Revolutionary Guards launched the Shahab 3 missile during war games coinciding with increased tension in Iran's nuclear row with the West, after last week's disclosure by the Islamic state it is building a second uranium enrichment plant.

News of the nuclear fuel facility south of Tehran added a sense of urgency to a meeting in Geneva on Thursday between Iranian officials and representatives of six major powers, including the United States, China and Russia...

Iran's English language Press TV said the Shahab 3, a surface-to-surface missile, was "successfully" test-fired on the second day of an exercise that got under way on Sunday, when short and medium-range missiles were launched.

"All targets within the region, no matter where they are, will be within the range of these missiles," General Hossein Salami, commander of the Guards' air force, said according to Guards website.

Iran's Foreign Ministry said there was no link between the missile maneuvers and the country's nuclear activities. "This is a military drill which is deterrent in nature," spokesman Hassan Qashqavi told a news conference broadcast by Press TV. "There is no connection whatsoever with the nuclear programme."

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Iran test-fires missiles amid nuclear tension

Iran , next to Venezuela and North Korea , Is one of the biggest pain in the Ass countries around !
The Blatant lying , and deceitful rhetoric that is spewed out of Iran , Is comical yet irritating .
It seems they are almost Daring the world to come and Attack them !

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran test-fired missiles on Sunday to show it was prepared to head off any military threat, four days before the Islamic Republic is due to hold rare talks with world powers worried about its nuclear ambitions.

The missile maneuvers coincide with escalating tension in Iran's nuclear row with the West, after last week's disclosure by Tehran that it is building a second uranium enrichment plant.

News of the nuclear facility south of Iran added a sense of urgency to a crucial meeting in Geneva on Thursday between Iranian officials and representatives of six major powers, including the United States.

An Iranian official warned "fabricated Western clamor" over the new plant would negatively affect the talks at which the six powers want Iran to agree to open its facilities to inspection to prove its programme is for power and not nuclear weapons.

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North Korea defies U.S. with new missile launches

It is so nice of North Korea to honor our day of independence by firing off Seven missiles ! Maybe they will top it off with a grand finale of a Nuclear test ? That would make it real exciting !

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defense ministry said, in an act of defiance toward the United States that further stoked regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May.

South Korea's Yonhap news agency said the missiles test-fired were "Scud-type," marking an escalation of recent saber-rattling by the reclusive North, which has fired several non-ballistic, short-range missile since the May 25 nuclear test.

North Korea is barred by United Nations resolutions from firing ballistic missile such as the Scud. A South Korean Defense Ministry official said more launches could come soon.

It was the biggest barrage of ballistic missiles the North has fired since it launched seven missiles in 2006 around the U.S. July 4 Independence Day holiday, including its longest-range Taepodong-2.

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North Korea preparing to fire a missile towards Hawaii on 4th of July?

A Japanese newspaper has reported that North Korea may launch a long range missile towards Hawaii on or around the 4th of July.

I wouldn't be surprised if this report turns out to be true. North Korea has already tried similar stunts on the 4th July only to have their "fireworks" fall in the sea right after launch. Even though North Korea has failed in the past that does not mean anyone should take North Korea's ambitions of producing long range missiles with the ability to hit the US lightly.

If the left is crediting President Obama with the Lebanese election results and the protests in Iran then shouldn't the left also credit President Obama with North Korea's increased hostility? After all since Obama took office this year, North Korea has launched short, medium and long range missiles, detonated a nuclear bomb, vowed to convert all it's plutonium into weapons grade material, threatened nuclear war and has several thousand tonnes of chemical weapons.

From Breitbart

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea may launch a long-range ballistic missile toward Hawaii in early July, a Japanese news report said Thursday, as Russia and China urged the regime to return to international disarmament talks on its rogue nuclear program.

The missile, believed to be a long-range Taepodong-2, would be launched from North Korea's Dongchang-ni site on the northwestern coast, said the Yomiuri daily, Japan's top-selling newspaper. It cited an analysis by the Japanese Defense Ministry and intelligence gathered by U.S. reconnaissance satellites.

The missile launch could come between July 4 and 8, the paper said.[...]

U.S. officials have said the North has been preparing to fire a long-range missile capable of striking the western U.S. In Washington on Tuesday, Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said it would take at least three to five years for North Korea to pose a real threat to the U.S. west coast.

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North Korea may launch long-range missile in weeks

More of the same crap coming from North Korea , Another Long range missile launch coming soon !

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea may this month test a missile designed to
fly as far as U.S. territory and may also be gearing up for skirmishes
with the South around their disputed sea border, South Korean news
reports said on Monday.

North Korea is preparing to launch an intercontinental ballistic
missile (ICBM) with an estimated range of 2,500-4,000 miles from a west
coast base, the daily JoongAng Ilbo cited South Korean intelligence
sources as saying.

"Preparations for the launch are likely to be completed in mid-June," one intelligence source said.

Government officials would not confirm the reports.

Train cars carrying a missile left about two weeks ago for a missile base on the North's west coast, the sources said.

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North Korea fires more rockets, says U.S.

North Korea is Definitely up to no good , the antagonistic stance they are taking will get them results , but
probably not the results they were hoping for !   I'm guessing there will be an onslaught of sanctions leveled against them !

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea, defiant in the face of international
condemnation of its latest nuclear test, fired two short-range missiles
off its east coast on Tuesday and accused the United States of plotting
against its government.In a move certain to compound tensions in the region, South Korea
said it would join a U.S.-led initiative to intercept ships suspected
of carrying weapons of mass destruction, something Pyongyang has warned
it would consider a declaration of war.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted a government source in Seoul
as saying the North had test-fired one surface-to-air and one
surface-to-ship missile off of its east coast. The missiles had a range
of about 130 km (80 miles). The North fired off three short-range missiles on Monday.
Monday's nuclear test, the North's second after one in 2006, drew sharp rebuke from regional powers, and U.S. President Barack Obama called Pyongyang's atomic arms program a threat to international security.

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North Korea warns ships near missile base: Japan

A new Missile test ? Most likely , and a little antagonism !

TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea is warning ships to stay away from waters off its eastern city of Kimchaek, near a missile base, a Japan Coast Guard spokesman said on Friday, suggesting North Korea could be preparing for a possible short-range missile test.

Kimchaek is about 40 km southwest of the Musudan-ri missile base and the nearest urban area to the site from which the country launched a long-range rocket in April.

A Japan Coast Guard ship heard the warning from North Korea on Thursday saying that ships should stay away from waters in the 130 km (81 miles) range from Kimchaek until May 30, said Masahiro Ichijo, a spokesman at the Japan Coast Guard.

The Japanese ship was patrolling in the Sea of Japan when it caught the warning, Ichijo said, adding that it was not uncommon for countries to issue such warnings without going through an international organization.

North Korea did not give the reason for the warning, Ichijo said, adding that 130 km was a short distance considering the size of the Sea of Japan.

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Iran tests new missile

Iran has apparently tested a new version of their Sajjil surface to surface missile. The rocket has a range of about 1200 miles and could hit Israel, Southern Europe and US forces in the region.My Way

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran test-fired a new advanced missile Wednesday with a range of about 1,200 miles, far enough to strike Israel, southeastern Europe and U.S. bases in the Middle East.[...]

"Defense Minister (Mostafa Mohammad Najjar) has informed me that the Sajjil-2 missile, which has very advanced technology, was launched from Semnan and it landed precisely on the target," state radio quoted Ahmadinejad as saying. He spoke during a visit to the city of Semnan, 125 miles east of the capital Tehran, where Iran's space program is centered.[...]

The solid-fuel Sajjil-2 surface-to-surface missile is a new version of the Sajjil missile, which Iran said it had successfully tested late last year with a similar range.

Yeah, the missile test the Mullahcracy had to photoshop.

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Russia test-fires intercontinental missile

nothing new here , Russia does this all the time , the reason no one says anything is because they can do it all on their own land !
The thing that caught my eye was something the Obamasiah Should seriously think about !

Test launches of new missiles have become routine in recent years, and the Kremlin says the financial crisis will not discourage it from spending as much money as needed on defense.
Countries like Russia , And China , never sleep !

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia successfully test-fired a Topol intercontinental ballistic missile on Friday as part of checks needed to extend its service life for up to 22 years, Russian media reported.

The Topol was fired from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, nestled among the forests of northern Russia, and successfully hit the test site on Russia's Pacific peninsula of Kamchatka, 6,000 km (3,700 miles) to the east.

"This launch confirmed the time extension for the Topol group of missiles for up to 22 years," Itar-Tass news agency quoted Colonel Alexander Vovk of the Russian Strategic Rocket Forces as saying.

Test launches of new missiles have become routine in recent years, and the Kremlin says the financial crisis will not discourage it from spending as much money as needed on defense. The Topol, which entered service in 1985, was last test-fired last October.

Russia has extended the highly mobile Topol's use way past the 10-year guaranteed operational life set by the manufacturer. It is designed to pierce anti-missile defense systems such as those that the United States has said it wants to build in Eastern Europe.

The RS-12M Topol, called the SS-25 Sickle by NATO, has a maximum range of 10,000 km (6,125 miles) and can carry one 550-kiloton warhead.

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