Global Security Newswire | North Korea is prepared to detonate a third nuclear test device should its present efforts at diplomatic engagement prove unsuccessful, South Korea’s lead intelligence official said on Tuesday (see GSN, April 18). National Intelligence Service head Won Sei-hoon told South Korean lawmakers that “another atomic test is always possible as (North Korea)… Continue Reading
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Iran Test-Fires Supersonic Anti-Warship Missile
Iran successfully test-fired a new surface-to-sea supersonic anti-warship ballistic missile. What they are calling the “Persian Gulf” is claimed to be capable of hitting warships and targets within a 300-kilometre range and has a warhead with 650 kilogram of explosives. SatNews report: During an operational demonstration the missile was fired at a target vessel floating… Continue Reading
Stuxnet Virus Could Cause Iranian ‘Chernobyl’
It appears that the work of the Stuxnet Virus that targeted Iran is not finished. It is now being reported that the virus could cause a ‘Chernobyl’ disaster, or worse. Associated Press Exclusive: VIENNA (AP) — The control systems of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant have been penetrated by a computer worm unleashed last year, according… Continue Reading
Israel, US behind Stuxnet Virus
Reports are now out about the Stuxnet virus, and it points to Israel and the United States. Tested in an Israeli nuclear facility for effectiveness, it was targeted toward Iran and slowing down their nuclear ambitions. New York Times: The Dimona complex in the Negev desert is famous as the heavily guarded heart of Israel’s… Continue Reading
Don’t Start on START Until Next Year
by Ken Blackwell Americans can tell when we are being lied to. We’re being lied to when Harry Reid tells us that the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with Russia is a bit of unfinished business that the Senate must ratify because it’s “urgent.” Urgent? If that had been the case, why didn’t Mr. Reid… Continue Reading
The WikiLeaks Vindication of George W. Bush
by Larry Elder The WikiLeaks de facto declassification of privileged material makes it case closed: Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction — and intended to restart his program once the heat was off. President George W. Bush, in the 2003 State of the Union address, uttered the infamous “16 words”: “The British government has… Continue Reading
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