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It’s Do Or Die Time For The Mach 20 Missile

12:20PM August 10, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

DARPA has a plan called Prompt Global Strike that’ll knock out any terrorist target within an hour using a remote aircraft. Sounds great, except the first trial of this advanced weapon failed miserably. The defence agency now has one more try to get it right or the project will be canceled. More »

US Lost Command Of One-Ninth Of Intercontinental Missiles

9:19AM October 27, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

President Barack Obama has been informed that the US Air Force lost complete command and control of one-ninth of their ICBM arsenal last Saturday. Administration officials stressed that the problem was only temporary, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t big. More »

Non-Nuclear US ICBM Can Strike Iran In 30 Minutes

5:59AM April 16, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Defence Secretary Robert Gates has made a startling revelation today. The US has long-range missiles armed with high-power-but-non-nuclear explosives ready for a global strike. The (big) problem: China and Russia won’t be able to distinguish between nuclear and non-nuclear ICBMs. More »

US Military Wants Armed Bots In Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles

9:21AM November 18, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

The problem: The US Army — purveyors of all things camouflage green — thinks that spy planes are too slow for recognising remote battlegrounds. The solution: Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles loaded with weaponised spy bots. The side-effect: World War III. More »

Just Where Can North Korea’s Missiles Hit?

6:00AM June 26, 2009 | Jason Chen

This Guardian report says that North Korea would hit the United States with a “fire shower” of nukes if we attack first. But how far can NK deliver the 5-7 nukes that they’re currently suspected of having? More »