Are Iran & US Imposing Hormuz Blockade?
Former IRGC commander and now top military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatullah 'Ali Khamenei, Gen Yahya Rahim Safavi, on Sept. 18 said IRGC's missiles were already trained against any ship passing through Hormuz, implying a virtual blockade had begun. In the US, it was reported on Sept. 19...

The Economics of War.
HB195 2005-041692 0-07-313399-X The economics of war. Poast, Paul. McGraw-Hill, [c]2006 218p. $27.19 (pa) Ancient Greek historian Thucydides once remarked, "War is a matter not so much of arms as expenditure, through which...

Israel's submarine menace: Israel's three Dolphin Type 800 submarines--considered the most advanced conventional submarines in the world--are reported to have been equipped with cruise missiles capable of carrying nuclear weapons. (Military).
Reports that Israel has armed its new German-built Dolphin submarines with cruise missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads seem to have barely raised a ripple of concern in the region, preoccupied as it is with the carnage in Israel and Palestine. But if these reports are correct--and militarily, developing...

Lockheed Martin UK Holdings Ltd.
Lockheed Martin UK Holdings Ltd, a subsidiary of the Lockheed Martin Corporation, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire INSYS Group Limited, a UK-based diversified supplier of military communications systems, weapons systems and advanced analysis services. Headquartered in Ampthill, Bedfordshire (UK), INSYS' expertise in the development and production...

Military books & videos.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Learning to Love the Bomb: Canada's Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War, by Sean M. Maloney, published by Potomac Books Inc., 400 pages, b/w photos. ISBN-13: 978-1-57488-616-0 Hardcover: $29.95 Learning to Love the Bomb delves into Canada's acquisition of nuclear weapons during the...

"The means to match their hatred": nuclear weapons, rhetorical democracy, and presidential discourse.
In the summer of 1987, the American poet Donald Hall published a poem in the Paris Review. Entitled "Prophecy," Hall offered in this work a grimly lyrical vision of the nuclear apocalypse. Hall's poem expressed an ache that had been steadily building in the U.S. body politic as nuclear...

'Doomsday Clock' Moves Two Minutes Closer to Midnight.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Adjusts Clock From 7 to 5 Minutes Before Midnight 'Deteriorating' Global Situation Cited on Nuclear Weapons and New Factor: Climate Change WASHINGTON and LONDON, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) is moving the minute hand...

China's anti-satellite test set to dominate Indo-US talks.
Byline: Rajat Pandit NEW DELHI: China and its rapidly-growing military power, including its recent anti-satellite (Asat) weapon test, will loom large during the first defence joint working group meeting between India and US next week. Diplomatic sources say the US delegation, led by deputy under-secretary...

A nuclear surge.
In the Bush administration's new budget, programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, and early childhood development will be cut to make room for more than half a trillion dollars for the Pentagon and war-fighting. Against the backdrop of such enormous spending and a war that is draining $2 billion a...

Personal Weapons -- the Choices are Many.
Before entering into detail regarding the rifles and carbines utilised by special forces, it would be as well to highlight a topic usually overlooked, namely the ammunition calibres involved. This provides another example of special forces being ahead of the game for many of them are now wondering if...