Early Warning Satellites

Russians Track Wayward U.S. Spy Satellite

Greg Schnippel — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:56:59 -0800

Russian researchers are tracking the malfunctioning U.S. Defense Support Program satellite, DSP-23, out of concern that the it might prove troublesome to other high-value satellites in its populated geocentric orbit.

U.S. Missile-Warning Satellite Fails

Greg Schnippel — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:48:01 -0800

A U.S. DSP military satellite used to track enemy missiles stopped working in mid-September, underscoring the urgent need to keep a program for replacement satellites on track, according to defense analysts.

Israel, Germany develop nuclear warning system

Greg Schnippel — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:22:52 -0800

Working in secret, Israel and Germany have jointly developed a nuclear missile detection system, according to the Defense News Web site. Code-named Project Bluebird, the system is based on the prototype of an aerial infrared sensor designed to identify a nuclear-tipped missile speeding toward a target amid a cluster of decoy missiles.

Dangerous Move for NORAD? Relocating Facilities Fraught with Security Risks

Greg Schnippel — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:21:21 -0700

Critics are warning that a directive to move the U.S. nuclear attack
early warning operations, known as the North American Aerospace Defense
Command (NORAD), from its current location within Cheyenne mountain
could imperil national security by making the U.S. early warning
network more vulnerable to rogue state or terrorist attack.

Russia Left with No Satellite Surveillance

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:29:29 -0700

Collective-defense ban seen keeping Japan out of missile first-alert loop

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:29:12 -0700

The Wrong Deterrence: The Threat of Loose Nukes Is One of Our Own Making

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:28:54 -0700

US and Russia nukes: still on cold war, hair-trigger alert

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:28:45 -0700

Shooting Stars: U.S. Military Takes First Step Towards Weapons in Space

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:28:41 -0700

Nunn Urges U.S., Russia to Ease Hair-Trigger Nuclear Alerts

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:28:13 -0700