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North Korea notified UN of its intention to launch satellite this month

Posted on February 3, 2016February 3, 2016 by alert5

Two United Nations agencies, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), have both been informed by North Korea of its intention to launch a Kwangmyongsong-class earth observation satellite into space between Feb. 8-25.

By Sungwon Baik / VOA (North Korea Rocket Launch – Photo Galleries) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Latest GMD test verified design of new Capability Enhancement-II EKV

Posted on January 30, 2016January 29, 2016 by alert5

Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) interceptor, launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Jan. 28, successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of its new Capability Enhancement-II Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV).

Photo: Missile Defense Agency
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North Korea may be preparing to launch space rocket

Posted on January 29, 2016January 29, 2016 by alert5

There has been an increase in activity at North Korea’s Tongchang-ri missile test site in the north western part of the country, 38 North reports.

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India’s planned satellite tracking station in Vietnam has military applications

Posted on January 26, 2016January 26, 2016 by alert5

India plans to set up a satellite tracking and data reception centre in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and analysts are saying that the facility will allow India to monitor Chinese military activities that are far from its border with China.

By Ben Eenhoorn from Perth, Australia (Flickr) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Minuteman accident was not reported to Pentagon review team

Posted on January 25, 2016 by alert5

Back in 2014, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel commissioned a review of the entire U.S. nuclear force by a group of nuclear weapons experts. The review started in March and it was during that period when an accident at F.E. Warren Air Force Base resulted in $1.8 million in damage to a Minuteman missile. Air Force Global Strike Command now said the review team was not told of the accident.

By Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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