Good news from around the world
Catching up on some defense news, and not a lot of it is good.
Russia is preparing to launch its behind schedule replacement for the aging Typhoon Class SSBN submarine (their nuclear missile sub). The Yuriy Dolgorukiy will be the first Borei class sub (a much more modern sub than the giant Typhoon), and will carry 16 of the new Bulava missiles. The important things to note here are the new development of Russia's delievery systems, something which has languished since the 80's. The new missile is aimed at breaking through our missile defense systems (which we have always claimed, and I believe, are aimed at Iran etc: small states with limited 60's era missile+nuclear tech, nonetheless capable of destroying a city).
Speaking of such states, Iran has launched their new two-stage solid-fueled Sajeel/Ashura missile, with a claimed 2,400km range, letting it hit a few European capitals as well as all targets in the middle east.
Thankfully, the US conducted another successfull test of the ICBM interceptor, bringing successes to 37/47, which considering most of the 10 misses were in the early development years, is a damn good rate. Along with that, there was a successfull test of the airborne laset, something I have been watching for a while. It is designed to loiter in a target theater and destroy missiles at the launch stage, very useful.
The long and the short of it is that the world is entering a more dangerous time, with many more states capable of world-altering and unimanginably devastating attacks. The US needs its missile defense programs, more than we need (in terms of protecting American lives) the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I hope that Obama (who has been against the shield) sees its value.
Russia is preparing to launch its behind schedule replacement for the aging Typhoon Class SSBN submarine (their nuclear missile sub). The Yuriy Dolgorukiy will be the first Borei class sub (a much more modern sub than the giant Typhoon), and will carry 16 of the new Bulava missiles. The important things to note here are the new development of Russia's delievery systems, something which has languished since the 80's. The new missile is aimed at breaking through our missile defense systems (which we have always claimed, and I believe, are aimed at Iran etc: small states with limited 60's era missile+nuclear tech, nonetheless capable of destroying a city).
Speaking of such states, Iran has launched their new two-stage solid-fueled Sajeel/Ashura missile, with a claimed 2,400km range, letting it hit a few European capitals as well as all targets in the middle east.
Thankfully, the US conducted another successfull test of the ICBM interceptor, bringing successes to 37/47, which considering most of the 10 misses were in the early development years, is a damn good rate. Along with that, there was a successfull test of the airborne laset, something I have been watching for a while. It is designed to loiter in a target theater and destroy missiles at the launch stage, very useful.
The long and the short of it is that the world is entering a more dangerous time, with many more states capable of world-altering and unimanginably devastating attacks. The US needs its missile defense programs, more than we need (in terms of protecting American lives) the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I hope that Obama (who has been against the shield) sees its value.
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