Strategic Defense Initiative NewsNews on Strategic Defense Initiative continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.US State Dept Daily Press Briefing: July 2, 2008- July 8, 2008 Thursday, 3 July 2008, 11:02 am Press Release: US State Department INDEX: LITHUANIA Readout of Secretary Rice's Meeting with Lithuanian Prime Minister US in Missile Defense Negotiations with Only Poland and ...http://www.topix.net/news/sdi/2008/07/us-state-dept-daily-press-briefing-july-2-2008?fromr... Israeli arms company successfully tests anti-Qassam missile- July 7, 2008 Israeli authority for development of weapons and military technology Rafael has successfully completed a series of test in the short-range missile defense system it is currently developing as part of the ...http://www.topix.net/news/sdi/2008/07/israeli-arms-company-successfully-tests-anti-qassam-... Bush: Russia's new president is 'smart guy'- July 7, 2008 President Bush and new Russian President Dmitry Medvedev stood united Monday on issues like Iran and North Korea. But for all their handshakes and smiles, it is clear that thorny issues like missile defense are in a holding pattern until a new U.S. president takes office.In their first sit down as heads of state, Bush called Medvedev a 'smart' guy who is well versed in foreign policy. Medvedev casually referred to Bush as 'George.' Yet they inched no closer on the missile defense issue during...http://www.topix.net/news/sdi/2008/07/bush-russias-new-president-is-smart-guy?fromrss=1 Navy simulates shoot-down across theaters- July 7, 2008 The U.S. Navy on Wednesday completed an unprecedented simulated ballistic missile exercise between ships operating in different bodies of water, Navy officials said.http://www.topix.net/news/sdi/2008/07/navy-simulates-shoot-down-across-theaters?fromrss=1 U.S. and Czechs to sign radar deal despite opposition- July 6, 2008 The Czech Republic and the United States will sign a treaty on Tuesday to build a missile defense radar on Czech soil despite opposition at home and in Russia.http://www.topix.net/news/sdi/2008/07/u-s-and-czechs-to-sign-radar-deal-despite-opposition... 'Merchants of Death': Arms Dealers Go to Work in Paris- July 6, 2008 A soldier stands beside Lockheed Martin's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery, an anti-ballistic missile defense system.http://www.topix.net/news/sdi/2008/07/merchants-of-death-arms-dealers-go-to-work-in-paris?... Rice to sign Czech anti-missile deal- July 6, 2008 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is set to sign a treaty allowing the installation of an anti-missile facility, Czech Republic officials said Saturday.http://www.topix.net/news/sdi/2008/07/rice-to-sign-czech-anti-missile-deal?fromrss=1 Poland Rejects U.S. Missile Defense Offer- July 5, 2008 Poland's prime minister said Friday that the latest U.S. offer to persuade his country to accept a missile defense facility is unsatisfactory, but stressed that he expects negotiations to continue.http://www.topix.net/news/sdi/2008/07/poland-rejects-u-s-missile-defense-offer?fromrss=1 Poland's feuding leaders keep wary eye on voters- July 5, 2008 Growing dispute between Poland's president and government on issues ranging from the EU's reform treaty to US anti-missile defense may herald the early start of a long and arduous presidential election ...http://www.topix.net/news/sdi/2008/07/polands-feuding-leaders-keep-wary-eye-on-voters?from... Czechs: missile deal to be signed soon- July 4, 2008 Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg says that his government will sign a deal with the United States next week on installing a U.S. missile defense radar.http://www.topix.net/news/sdi/2008/07/czechs-missile-deal-to-be-signed-soon?fromrss=1 |