April 08, 2009 Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense SpaceWar Advertising Kit
NKorea missile seen in commercial image: US institute
Washington (AFP) April 7, 2009
North Korea's controversial rocket launch was caught by commercial satellite imagery, according to pictures released by a non-profit US research institute. The DigitalGlobe statellite images released by the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) show a trail of smoke under the rocket and the flame from the burning propellant as it soars above North Korea. "The missile's ... read more

Israel tests Arrow interceptor missile
Jerusalem (AFP) April 7, 2009
Israel on Tuesday carried out a successful new test of its Hetz (Arrow) interceptor missile, a project launched two decades ago, public radio said. The Arrow intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile comparable to Iran's Shahab-3, which can reach the Jewish state, that was fired by an Israeli fighter plane over the Mediterranean, it said. It was the latest successful test of the Arro ... more

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Pakistan highlights 'gap' with US over drone attacks
Islamabad (AFP) April 7, 2009
Pakistan's foreign minister said Tuesday US drone attacks are working to the advantage of the extremists, highlighting differences with Washington after talks with top US officials. Shah Mehmood Qureshi said he flagged up "red lines" in Pakistan's cooperation with the United States in fighting Islamist militants when he met US military commander Admiral Mike Mullen and envoy Richard Holbroo ... more

NKorea's Kim 'weeps' as US urges response on rocket
Seoul (AFP) April 7, 2009
North Korea hailed its controversial rocket launch as a famous victory Tuesday but said reclusive leader Kim Jong-Il wept tears of regret that the money could not have been used to help his people. As world powers struggled to agree on a response, with China and Russia both urging restraint, the North's media boasted of the "historic" achievement of putting a satellite into orbit that was no ... more

NKorea to exploit launch to bolster regime: analysts
Seoul (AFP) April 7, 2009
Regardless of whether North Korea's rocket launch was a success or failure, analysts say the regime will spin the news to bolster support amid lingering uncertainty about the health of leader Kim Jong-Il. Sunday's launch was "a great historic event heralding the victorious advent of a great prosperous and powerful nation," the ruling communist party newspaper Rodong Sinmun proclaimed Tuesday ... more

Thompson Files: Air-tanker logjam
Arlington VA (UPI), April 7, 2009
Ever since Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, threw a monkey wrench into efforts to lease new aerial refueling tankers five years ago, the U.S. Air Force has been struggling to implement an alternate strategy. The Air Force has spent a lot of time and money on the process but still hasn't managed to buy a single new tanker. Now the 453 Eisenhower-era Bo ... more

 

  • Russia buys unmanned drones from Israel: report


  • Vietnam Agent Orange victims vow to fight on


  • Japan Says NKorea Space Program OK After Denuclearisation


  • Russia's Growing Arctic Power Play
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    ENERGY NEWS
    'Hard to survive': Kyiv's elderly shiver after Russian attacks on power and heat
    Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 28, 2026
    Shivering in her flat after Russian strikes knocked out the heating, 91-year-old Lidia Teleschuk said she couldn't remember a winter this harsh since World War II. ... more
    Zelensky seeks more air defence as Russia plunges Kyiv into cold
    Vilnius (AFP) Jan 25, 2026
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought more air defence support from allies on Sunday as hundreds of buildings in Kyiv were without heating in freezing temperatures for a second day after Russian strikes. ... more
    US to repeal the basis for its climate rules: What to know
    Washington, United States (AFP) Jan 17, 2026
    President Donald Trump's administration is finalizing its repeal of a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, with an announcement expected in the coming weeks. ... more

    TECH SPACE
    Launching the idea of data centers in space
    San Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026
    Tech firms are floating the idea of building data centers in space and tapping into the sun's energy to meet out-of-this-world power demands in a fierce artificial intelligence race. ... more
    Anthropic unveils new AI model as OpenAI rivalry heats up
    San Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 5, 2026
    Anthropic on Thursday released its latest high-performing artificial intelligence model, escalating its challenge to OpenAI in the intensifying AI race. ... more
    Musk merges xAI into SpaceX in bid to build space data centers
    San Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026
    Elon Musk has announced that his rocket company SpaceX will take over his artificial intelligence outfit xAI, as he seeks to raise billions of dollars for his science fiction-worthy outer space projects. ... more

    ROBO SPACE
    Reprogrammable metal bricks give robots muscle-like adaptability
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2026
    Mechanical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a proof-of-concept material system that allows solid Lego-like building blocks to be programmed with different mechanical properties and the ... more
    OpenClaw's AI agent does everything, even social media
    Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 2, 2026
    Meet OpenClaw: the AI assistant that promised to be your dream intern, terrified cybersecurity experts, and now thrives on chatbot-only social media - all in just a few weeks. ... more
    Human taught tactile control lets robots grasp diverse objects
    Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026
    When humans pick up everyday items such as fragile eggs or slippery metal cups, they instinctively adjust their grip using tactile feedback to avoid breaking or dropping them. In contrast, enabling ... more

     
    BMD Focus: N. Korea's ICBM fails
    Washington, April 6, 2009
    North Korea finally made another effort to test an effective intercontinental ballistic missile Sunday, but according to the U.S. and South Korean governments, which were monitoring the launch, they failed again. It was the first North Korean attempt to test-fire a Taepodong-2 ICBM in nearly three years. The earlier launch, on July 4, 2006, was to have been the capstone of an East Asian ... more

    Pakistan talks of 'gap' with US as envoys visit
    Islamabad (AFP) April 7, 2009
    Pakistan told US envoys Tuesday that drone attacks fuelled extremism in the nuclear-armed nation and called for mutual trust to allow the implementation of a sweeping new strategy against militants. Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Richard Holbrooke, envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, held two days of talks with Pakistani leaders on a new US strategy to defeat ... more

    Obama tells Maliki US will pull out troops on time
    Baghdad (AFP) April 7, 2009
    US President Barack Obama told Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Tuesday that he would pull American troops out of the country as planned, the premier's office said. "Obama renewed the American commitment to Iraq and to withdraw troops as previously planned," Maliki's spokesman Yasin Majid said, decribing the meeting in which the two leaders also discussed security as "positive." ... more

    Obama's crisis diplomacy hits North Korea hiccup
    Washington (AFP) April 6, 2009
    President Barack Obama's vaulting rhetoric over North Korea's missile launch ran into familiar resistance at the UN, exposing the cold reality confronting his vows of a new diplomatic dawn. The Stalinist state's weekend launch of a long-range missile came just days after Obama's first talks with the Chinese and Russian presidents in London, posing an early test of the leaders' declared aim f ... more

     

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  • Russia Says Iran No Threat To Us As New Sanctions Imposed


  • New Cyber Threats Part Nine


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  • Gates urges 'reform,' cuts in US weapons programs
  • NKorea-China border trade resumes
  • Chinese academic says beaten for trying to mourn late leader
  • China launches sweeping health care reform plan
  • China announces plans for more market-oriented media
  • Industries, countries scrap over scarce high-tech metals
  • Hong Kong wonders about reining in its tycoons
  • Oil on the agenda as Chavez visits China

  • World Bank sees shrinking China exports in 2009
  • Boeing-Built Satellite WGS-2 Sends First Signals From Space
  • Gates Urges Big Cut In US Weapons Programs
  • The Age Of Wars Part Three
  • Bidding for US tanker deal to open this summer: Gates
  • Enclosed by NATO, Serbia ponders next move
  • Pyongyang Wants More Launches, As Seoul Reviews Missile Technology
  • NKorea rocket launch rattles Japan

  • Analysis: No business as usual with Russia
  • US wants UN to condemn NKorea, open on format
  • 'We won't be shut down' says head of Kurdish Roj TV
  • Suspected US strike kills 13 in Pakistan: officials
  • Obama's nuclear-free call taps global momentum
  • Obama passes NATO test, but questions remain
  • New Cyber Threats Part Eight
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