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Test a Success: India's New Missile Can Strike Beijing

Rob Quinn — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:44:20 CDT

India's test launch of a missile capable of striking major Chinese cities went smoothly this morning, and Indian officials say the country has now emerged as a major missile power. The nuclear-capable Agni-V missile, with a 3,100-mile range, will be added to India's arsenal after more tests over the...

'Sky Halo' Spotted Over Hawaii

Rob Quinn — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:21:44 CDT

A strange expanding halo of light captured by a webcam outside an observatory in Hawaii left puzzled astronomers turning to "Citizen Science" for help. Users of the Starship Asterisk determined that a Minuteman III missile had been launched from California the same night and was almost certainly responsible for the...

Glitch Boots 50 Nukes Offline

Rob Quinn — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 03:03:27 CDT

A hardware glitch knocked 50 nuclear missiles—a ninth of America's land-based arsenal—offline for nearly an hour over the weekend. Commanders at an Air Force base in Wyoming found themselves unable to communicate with the missiles as engineers scrambled to find out what the problem was, the Atlantic reports....

North Korea Threatens 'Strong Steps' if Punished

John Johnson — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:06:47 CDT

North Korea says it will view any punishment for its recent rocket launch as a threat to its very sovereignty and will take "necessary and strong steps" in response, the BBC reports. It did not specify what those steps might be. "Every country has the inalienable right to use outer...

N. Korea Launches Rocket

John Johnson — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:07:22 CDT

North Korea told the world to go stuff it today, launching a long-range rocket over Japan in defiance of international pressure. The State Department confirmed the launch, which took place Sunday morning in the North, Reuters reports. The US thinks Pyongyang is testing a Taepodong-2 missile, which could carry a...

New North Korean Missile Launch Pad Discovered

Nick McMaster — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:09:10 CDT

Pyongyang is building a new intercontinental ballistic missile launching facility, the AFP reports. Satellite imagery of the new site, on the west coast of North Korea, shows it to be larger and more sophisticated than the country’s current launch pad, security analysts say —though it won't be operational for at...

Russia Tests New Missile System

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 30 May 2007 04:00:00 CDT

Russia tested a new line of missiles yesterday that the Kremlin claims can penetrate any defense system. Putin took the opportunity to reiterate his warning that the US plan to to deploy an anti-missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic will turn the region into a "powder keg," the...