President Vladimir Putin criticized U.S. plans for space-based weapons, saying it was the reason behind a recent Chinese anti-satellite weapons test.
The author argues that U.S. launch of the Near Field Infrared Experiment or NFIRE will be a "sinister milestone" in human history as it will be the first anti-satellite weapon deployed in space.
Pavel Felgenhauer writes that with the recent revelation of North Korea's nuclear program and the inability of the international community to restrain Iraq's nuclear program, "the nonproliferation regime is virtually dead" and "the nightmare of a multipolar nuclear world is materializing."
A U.S. Department of Energy program is providing commercial software training to 17 former Russian nuclear scientists -- most from Moscow's Kurchatov Institute, the chief center for nuclear research in Russia. It is another step by the United States to harness Russia's nuclear weapons knowledge before it gets exported to so-called rogue states -- although many throw doubt on the risk these scientists actually pose to global security.
U.S. intelligence officials believe Russia has test launched a new jet-powered ballistic missile intended to outwit the United States' planned system of defense against long-range missiles, The Washington Times reported Monday.