BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE

ARTICLES 2002

 

Debunking the Missile Defense Agency's "Endgame Success" Argument - Arms Control Today, December 2002
Vehicle-Mounted Active Denial System (V-MADS) - December 2002
Court rejects challenge to Bush's ABM withdrawal - December 31 2002
Judge rebuffs ABM Treaty case - December 31 2002
Japan ponders speeding its missile defense - December 28 2002
Missile Plan Faces Obstacles - December 24 2002
Laser aircraft arrives for test work - December 23 2002
Questions Remain Whether U.S. Missile Defense Works - December 22 2002
Revolutionary Airborne Laser joins base arsenal - December 21 2002
Beijing and Moscow warn on US missile defence plan - December 19 2002
China Concerned by Missile Defense Plan - December 19 2002
Missile defence is the wrong road for Britain - December 19 2002
US urges Britain to accept missile shield rockets - December 19 2002
Son of star wars leaves drivers stranded - December 19 2002
Bush wants interceptor missiles at VAFB - December 19 2002
New Era Dawns in Missile Defense - December 19 2002
For the best results, ignore the ones you don't like - December 19 2002
Interior anti-nuke silos to be usable by 2004 - December 18 2002
Star Wars gets mixed reviews in US media - December 18 2002
Russia opposes joint US-Japan missile defense plan - December 18 2002
US shield must not be directed against Russia - December 18 2002
Russia issues "regret," warnings over US missile shield plan - December 18 2002
Canada opposes US missile plan - December 18 2002
Revolt over 'Star Wars' base in UK - December 18 2002
Bush Orders Missile Defense System Deployed - December 17 2002
Pentagon Outlines Missile Defense Program - December 17 2002
A Missile Defense Deployment Briefing - December 17 2002
Geoff Hoon's Written Ministerial Statement on Missile Defence - December 17 2002
US asks to use British spy base - December 17 2002
US asks Denmark for use of base in 'son of star wars' shield - December 17 2002
Missile Defence Set for 2004 - December 17 2002
Opposition grows to Bush's NMD - December 2002
Warm weather puts Greely work ahead of schedule ... for now - December 15 2002
Activists attack Menwith Hill spy base - December 15 2002
Commons debate demanded on 'Son of Star Wars' - December 14 2002
Fylingdales Star Wars Request Imminent - December 14 2002
Official UK Government position on Missile Defence - December 12 2002
Canada not part of missile defence shield - December 11 2002
U.S. interceptor missile test over Pacific fails - December 11 2002
'Son of Star Wars' may use British silos - December 10 2002
First night interceptor test planned - December 10 2002
NORAD to test Santa tracker - December 7 2002
How Greenland may block the US from fully deploying missile defense - December 6 2002
Debunking the Missile Defense Agency’s ‘Endgame Success’ Argument - December 2002
Space-Based Laser Put on Hold - December 2002
Plan has Guard manning missiles - December 6 2002
Greenland poll may pave way for independence - December 4 2002
A missile coverup at MIT? - December 3 2002
Airborne Laser to Fly - December 2 2002
Dutch analysis of the US missile defence plans - November 2002
National missile defence: the illogic of US globalism - November 29 2002
Boeing Kinetic Warhead Technology Key to Successful Aegis Tests - November 27 2002
Microsat Cluster Will Offer Space-based Radar Support For Military - November 27 2002
NATO Considers National Missile Defenses - November 26 2002
One-upping the enemy - November 26 2002
Russia reports missile launch in China - November 26 2002
Greenland update - November 25 2002
Over 90 countries sign ballistic missile code of conduct - November 25 2002
Demonstrators Gather to Oppose Gen Kadish Visit to Fylingdales - November 21 2002
Missile shield 'up and running in five years', U.S. general boasts - November 21 2002
Missiles R Us takes on the world - November 21 2002
Missile Test Successful - November 21 2002
U.S., Israel to test missile-defense system - November 20 2002
Pentagon puts hard sell on Europe over missile defence - November 19 2002
Bolton statement at NATO Summit - November 18 2002
Taking Bush to Task on ABM -- And to Court - November 18 2002
US says decision time looms for missile defence - November 18 2002
Japan, U.S. getting closer to creating missile shield - November 17 2002
NATO an evolving tool for US defense strategy - November 17 2002
Gen Kadish to visit Fylingdales - November 15 2002
UK hints at 'Son of Star Wars' backing - November 15 2002
What Will The Republican Victory Mean for Nuclear Weapons and Missile Defense Policies? - November 14 2002
Missile Defense Briefing Report No. 80 - November 13 2002
We may need missile defence, says Hoon - November 13 2002
A Missile Shield Appeals to a Worried Japan - November 11 2002
U.S. pressures Japan to get missile shield - November 9 2002
Denmark denies deal over U.S. missile defence plan - November 9 2002
U.S. Army tests defense system - November 9 2002
Denmark says US may root missile defence in NATO - November 8 2002
Star Wars Spending Spree - November 7 2002
Weaponization of Space driving missile defense - November 7 2002
Congressional Lawsuit Against Bush - November 6 2002
Nuclear-Tipped Study Continues Despite Congressional Ban - November 6 2002
Defense chief gives missile program with U.S. push toward development - November 6 2002
Kucinich v Bush - November 5 2002
Pressure to mount for missile shield - November 1 2002
Oral Arguments Held in Lawsuit to Block President Bush’s Withdrawal from ABM Treaty - October 31 2002
Blair will help Star Wars bid - October 30 2002
Errors plagued US missile computer - October 30 2002
Letter on the Airborne Laser - say no to missile defense! - October 29 2002
U.S. Plans: Lockheed Martin to Propose Airship - October 28 2002
Spending Bill Bans Nuclear-Tipped Missile Interceptors - October 22 2002
Southland Defense Companies Homing In on Laser Weapons - October 20 2002
UK Public invited to debate star wars - October 18 2002
Letter to Gov. Knowles calling for Construction Halt at Ft. Greely - October 18 2002
US Carries out Missile defense test - October 15 2002
Launch time made public - October 12 2002
Pentagon to conduct missile defense test - October 10 2002
Israel Set to Use New Missile Shield to Counter Scuds - October 6 2002
Asteroid could have triggered a nuclear war between India - Pakistan - October 3 2002
US missile defence test dodges decoys - October 2 2002
Moscow proposes US-Russian missile shield, disarmament talks this autumn - September 25 2002
Air Force looking for home for Airborne Laser mission - September 23 2002
Air Force Test Missile Out West - September 20 2002
Evening Minuteman launch could be real light show - September 18 2002
SLAM-ER Becomes First Missile With Automatic Target Acquisition - September 17 2002
Germany puts off decision on development of missile system with Britain until after election - September 12 2002
AFSPC Commander: New Missile Warning System Crucial - September 9 2002
Laser defenses: What if they work? - September 5 2002
Pentagon board wants two options on US missile defense - September 3 2002
New facility for airborne laser ground testing - August 22 2002
Pentagon postpones launch - August 21 2002
Missile liftoff window shut indefinitely - August 17 2002
Pentagon announces missile defense test - August 17 2002
U.S. Plans for Wars in Space - August 15 2002
Shortcuts to Missile Defense - August 8 2002
Missile defense launch planned - August 6 2002
Missile Defense Program Changes Course - August 5 2002
The Empty Promise of Global Missile Defense - August 1 2002
Domestic Axis of Influence Pushing Missile Defense - July 24 2002
Boeing, EADS Link in Defense System - July 23 2002
Boeing and EADS announce transatlantic partnership - July 23 2002
Denmark, US to hold consultations over anti-missile shield - July 23 2002
Bush seeks global allies for missile defence - July 23 2002
Airborne Laser Completes First Flight - July 23 2002
China tests missile - July 23 2002
Air Force Lab Contracts Raytheon For Laser And Missiles Study - July 20 2002
US Begins Testing Airborne Laser To Shoot Down Missiles - July 19 2002
Minuteman launch - July 16 2002
Missile Agency Will Hide Data - July 16 2002
Our 'Next Manifest Destiny' - July 15 2002
Asteroids 'could trigger nuclear war' - July 15 2002
High-Tech Strategy Guides Pentagon Plan - July 13 2002
Scientists (Again) Warn 'Star Wars' Threatens The Safety Of Space Orbit - July 12 2002
Boeing To Combine Space and Military Aircraft and Missile Units - July 10 2002
Missile Defense System to Use British Destroyers - July 8 2002
Park chiefs back Fylingdales base security upgrade - July 7 2002
Bill bars nuclear warheads - July 6 2002
Sen. B. Mikulski Assails Bush's NMD Plan - July 3 2002
China test-fires new missile - July 1 2002
ASEAN countries concerned U.S. withdrawal from ABM treaty could spark new arms race - July 1 2002
US Missile Defence - 10 Reasons for UK Concern (PDF format) - June 2002
Senator Feingold is still fighting for the ABM Treaty - June 30 2002
U.S. Seeks Foreign Aid in Missile Defense - June 29 2002
U.S., in Shift, Looks to Allies to Help in Development of a Missile Defense - June 29 2002
Wolfowitz Says Missile Defense Easier Without ABM Treaty - June 28 2002
House Shifts $30 Million From Space-Based Interceptors To Airborne Laser - June 28 2002
Pentagon confident that its approach to missile defense works - June 27 2002
Pentagon expedites missile-defense plan - June 26 2002
Reflections on Senate Star Wars Un-debate - June 26 2002
U.S. to Cloak Missile Defense Tests in Secrecy - June 25 2002
Pentagon taking aim at decoys, countermeasures in missile defense - June 25 2002
A Missile Defense News Briefing - June 25 2002
Senate to Vote on Missile Defense - June 25 2002
New Command Would Meld Missile Defense and Offense - June 25 2002
ABM Treaty still lives - June 21 2002
Pentagon to seek international participation in missile defense programs - June 21 2002
Air Force Lab Contracts Raytheon For Laser And Missiles Study - June 20 2002
Weaponization of Space Motion in Canadian Parliament - June 20 2002
Pentagon looking to accelerate development of sea-based missile defenses - June 20 2002
Unusual Courage from 31 Members of Congress - June 20 2002
Pentagon looking to accelerate development of sea-based missile defenses - June 20 2002
Doctors say Australia has Sold Out - June 19 2002
US missile defence plans give Russia nuclear 'flexibility' - June 19 2002
Hill backs US 'strike first' policy - June 18 2002
Pentagon May Seek Initial Missile Defense in 2004 - June 18 2002
Goodbye to where America was - June 18 2002
A Secrecy Problem - Again - June 17 2002
Statement on ABMT by Ivanov - June 17 2002
Our Say is Missing in Missile Defense - June 16 2002
Legal Challenge to the ABM Treaty Withdrawal - June 16 2002
Star Wars arrives in Alaska moose country - June 16 2002
Officials break ground on six silos in Alaska - June 15 2002
A Hole in Our Missile Defense System - June 15 2002
Missile defense debate rages, although terror attacks change tone - June 15 2002
Russia withdraws from defunct Start II nuclear arms treaty - June 14 2002
Moscow Plays Down Threat of U.S. Missile Defense - June 14 2002
Beyond the ABM Treaty - June 14 2002
Farewell to the ABM Treaty - June 13 2002
ABM Treaty Ends, US Open To Experiment On Missile Defense - June 13 2002
Interceptor fired from Navy ship in Pacific hits dummy warhead in latest missile defense test - June 13 2002
Bush missile-defense plans go forward - June 13 2002
New Bill on ABM Treaty - June 12 2002
Secrecy on Missile Defense Grows - June 12 2002
ABM Demise Opens Door to U.S. Missile Defenses - June 12 2002
Landmark Treaty Dies - June 12 2002
Leaving the ABM Treaty in the Dust - June 11 2002
Why the Secrecy Shield? - June 11 2002
Launch modernization bill moves to Senate for vote - June 10 2002
Ohio lawmaker to file lawsuit to stop withdrawal from ABM treaty - June 10 2002
Missile-intercept test coming - June 10 2002
Missile Data to Be Kept Secret - June 9 2002
Subcritical nuclear test successful after delays - June 8 2002
Pentagon eyes cooperation with Europe on missile defense projects - June 7 2002
Minuteman launch set for early Friday - June 6 2002
Airborne Laser aircraft poised for first flight - June 6 2002
House Rejects Vote on ABM Treaty Withdrawal - June 6 2002
Minuteman launch set for early Friday - June 6 2002
Airborne laser aircraft ready for flight - May 31 2002
Patriot missile test has mixed results - May 31 2002
False signal blasted Kodiak missile - May 30 2002
Missile Defense & U.S.-Russian Relations - May 29 2002
US Says It Wants Kwajalein Missile Test Range For 40 More Years - May 29 2002
Raytheon optics partner High-tech weapon - May 22 2002
Nuclear-Tipped Foolishness - May 21 2002
US agrees to limits to missile defense - May 21 2002
GPS Guides That Missile Home - May 20 2002
Bush wants Putin to build Star Wars shield with US - May 17 2002
Colorado First Strike Project - May 16 2002
US tells Russia of missile defense test - May 16 2002
Bush wins the final battle for Star Wars - May 16 2002
Missile defense work set for summer - May 15 2002
Work on missile interceptor silos in Alaska will begin on day U.S. withdraws from treaty - May 14 2002
United States Developing Laser Beam Weapons in Australia - May 14 2002
Pentagon on Track for Key Missile Defense Tests - May 14 2002
Treaty Offers Pentagon New Flexibility - May 13 2002
Denmark Debates Chinese Reaction to Missile Defense - May 3 2002
Airborne Laser Team Completes Successful Tests - April 30 2002
Missile defense meeting veers to address purpose - April 27 2002
Missile defense program reviewed - April 26 2002
Air Force launches rocket from Kodiak Island - April 25 2002
Northern Edge exercise to include missile launch - April 22 2002
To End a Treaty - April 22 2002
Laser test upgrade to save time, money - April 19 2002
Missile Defense Could Jeopardize Space Exploration - April 19 2002
Kodiak Protests Missile Defense Testing at EIS Scoping Hearing - April 17 2002
Pentagon Optimistic About Missile Shield - April 15 2002
Chemical Weapons Drums Unearthed at Ft. Greely - April 11 2002
Nuclear-Tipped Interceptors Studied - April 11 2002
Expert Panel On Missiles Concludes Second Session - April 9 2002
Successful unarmed missile launch from Vandenberg AFB - April 8 2002
EPA Resists Pentagon's Effort to Loosen Pollution Restrictions - April 5 2002
More Star Wars Tests - EIS Scoping - April 5 2002
Beijing Conference Feels Gravity Of Space War - April 5 2002
Military turning to lasers for defense - April 4 2002
Hearing on laser program planned - April 1 2002
A Presidential Decree Is Not Enough - April 1 2002
Comments on EIS for GMD Test Expansion - March 29 2002
Russia planning to counter US missile shield: defence minister - March 27 2002
Lockheed Martin To Study Big Target Rocket Concepts - March 27 2002
PAC-3 missile defense scores successful intercepts - March 21 2002
Minister warns of Middle East missile threat - March 20 2002
Missile testing suit settled - March 17 2002
$100M launch successful - March 16 2002
Missile Defense Test Successful - March 15 2002
Blowing the Whistle on Bad Science - March 14 2002
Fourth firing attempt set - March 13 2002
A race against time by Iain Duncan Smith - March 13 2002
Greenland can make a difference for global security by saying no to Star Wars - March 13 2002
Lawmakers Doubt Need for Defense Plan - March 12 2002
Opposition to Star Wars Program Mounts - March 12 2002
The Current Status of Missile Defense Programs - March 11 2002
Stop Star Wars - March 11 2002
Rumsfeld Faulted For Cutting Missile Defense Oversight - March 9 2002
Rocket launches on Kodiak - March 7 2002
Military seeks permit for radar - March 4 2002
Multi-billion dollar bid battle over central Pacific US missile range - March 4 2002
Billion Dollar Battle Over Central Pacific US Missile Range - March 4 2002
MIT team tied to questionable missile studies - March 4 2002
Japan Rethinking Missile Defense Cooperation - March 3 2002
Is missile defence a shot in the dark? - March 1 2002
Writing Star Wars Checks Without Balances - February 28 2002
Star wars to cost 40% of UK defence budget? - February 28 2002
PAVE PAWS undergoes high-tech radar analysis - February 28 2002
Missile Agency Head Details Progress to Congress - February 28 2002
The ABM Treaty's Quiet Demise - February 20 2002
Lockheed To Build Radar For Sea-Based Midcourse Missile Defense - February 20 2002
Two PAC missiles fail to hit target in US land-based missile defense test - February 17 2002
Quietly, successfully, missile defense goes mobile - February 17 2002
Rumsfeld Pares Oversight of Missile Defense Agency - February 16 2002
Public comment on Shemya - February 16 2002
Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Test Bed at Eareckson Air Station, Alaska - February 16 2002
BMDO Amended FY2002 Military Construction Budget - February 10 2002
Eighty states back code of conduct for ballistic missile programmes - February 8 2002
Minister briefs Park chiefs on Fylingdales planning blunder - February 7 2002
Secret missile launch in Alaska - February 6 2002
Russia Likely To Counter US Missile Defense System: CIA Boss - February 6 2002
Warning to Prime Minister on missile shield - February 5 2002
Elsmere Island eyed for NMD site - February 1 2002
Missile Defense Cost May Increase - February 1 2002
Plan To Stop Missile Threat Could Cost $238 Billion - February 1 2002
Missile site tour answers few questions - February 1 2002
May the President Terminate Treaties without Congress? - January 31 2002
Beijing blasts U.S. weapons strategy - January 30 2002
Tachyon Makes Missile Defense A Broadband Experience - January 28 2002
Sea-based midcourse test completed - January 26 2002
Army scrubs secret testing - January 24 2002
Pentagon to test sea-based missile defence - January 24 2002
Army scrubs secret missile testing in Alaska - January 24 2002
Bush Official Asks Weapons Curb - January 24 2002
Russia Hopes to Limit U.S. Shield - January 21 2002
Star Wars: Protecting Globalization From Above - January 18 2002
A New Oil Game, With New Winner - January 18 2002
Russian Parliament Hits U.S. Pullout From Treaty - January 17 2002
State Duma Resolution on ABM - January 16 2002
Who Fired Up the Missile Threat? - January 15 2002
Moscow demands new arms treaty with US - January 14 2002
How should Congress Respond when the President Acts Alone? - January 14 2002
U.S. Alters Estimate Of Threats Non-Missile Attacks Likelier - January 11 2002
Lockheed, Boeing Head Missile Shield Drive - January 11 2002
New NASA Chief Sees Closer Pentagon Ties - January 9 2002
US Air Force unveils new Missile Warning Control Station - January 8 2002
The Final Frontier: An Inevitable Military Battleground? - January 5 2002
Pentagon raises profile of missile defense agency - January 5 2002
DOD Establishes Missile Defense Agency - January 4 2002
No Defence - January 4 2002
Laser defense to be tested - January 3 2002

 
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