标签:Missiles 相关文章
BEN WEDEMAN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Iranian television yesterday showed the launch of a new medium range ballistic missile, the Khoramshahr, just days after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Iran's missile program could lead hi
Along Israel's Border, Preparations Made for Iran-Backed Attacks Israel and the United States are planning joint military exercises in early 2012 with a focus on missile defense. The moves come amid recent Israeli media reports that Israel's governme
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, as it was also known, came to an end in 1991. And with the collapse of the Soviet Union came the end of the Cold War. A period of intense rivalry but no direct military conflict between the United States with
First, though, tensions between the U.S. and the Middle Eastern nation of Iran. Earlier this week, Iran tested out a medium range missile, a U.S. defense official said the test failed and that there was no threat to America or its allies in the Middl
By Kurt Achin Seoul 09 March 2006 A South Korean man walks by a display of models of North Korea's Scud-B missile, center, and other South Korean missiles at Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul (File p
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. In two thousand six, Defense Secretary Robert Gates advised President George W. Bush to base a missile defense system in Europe. Russia objected to what it saw as threat to its security. But supporters sai
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 27 July 2006 Smoke rises from extensive Israeli air strikes as Lebanese motorists speed away The conflict in southern Lebanon continues as Israeli forces battle Hezbollah guerillas. In this report from Washington, Seni
One of the world's foremost analysts of North Korea's ballistic missile programs says reports of missile engine testing at a newly revealed facility appear credible. As VOA Seoul Correspondent Kurt Achin reports, North Korea is apparently able to te
The United States and Poland have signed an agreement to station elements of a U.S. missile defense shield on Polish soil. In this report from Washington, Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at the agreement which is vehemently opposed by Rus
The United States said Friday a proposed deployment of Russian short-range missiles in Belarus would not be helpful to regional security. The State Department also acknowledged another round of high-level U.S. contacts with Belarus, aimed at improvi
By Cindy Saine Capitol Hill 24 September 2009 Several U.S. senators have blasted President Barack Obama's decision to change U.S. missile defense policy in Europe, accusing the president of abandoning U.S. allies there. Senior Pentagon officials and
By Stefan Bos Budapest 23 October 2009 US Vice President Joe Biden gestures while delivering a speech at the Central University Library in Bucharest, Romania, 22 Oct 2009 U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has called on America's European allies to step-
India has launched its first indigenously built nuclear-powered submarine capable of firing ballistic missiles. The submarine, once in service, will give the country the capability to fire nuclear weapons from sea besides land and air. The Indian na
By Meredith Buel Washington 02 October 2007 The Pentagon says a recent successful test of the nation's missile defense system could boost support for the controversial project, which is designed to protect America from missiles fired by countries suc
NOEL KING, HOST: North Korea is subject to some of the strictest sanctions on the planet. The Trump administration is depending on that pressure to force North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, but new research shows the North is getting around s
By Dan Robinson Washington 04 May 2007 The U.S. plan to base defensive missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic to defend Europe against potential future threats from Iran was the subject of a congressional hearing Thursday. VOA's Dan Robinson
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 02 March 2008 The Palestinians have suspended peace negotiations with Israel in response to a deadly incursion into the Gaza Strip. More than 100 Palestinians, including many civilians, have been killed during the past two
The United States and Russia continue sparring over a Central European missile defense system, as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says America is committed to protecting its allies from a possible Iranian missile attack, and her Russian counterp
A third round of talks over an embattled joint industrial zone between North and South Korea has produced no progress. The North apparently launched several short range missiles into the ocean even as South Korean delegates were making their journey
Two key members of Congress raised questions on Monday about the U.S. missile defense plan for Europe, saying that the system is untested and would not protect key American interests from an attack by Iran. And a leading Senator called for more coope