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| July 14, 2006 |
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Israeli Invasion is Self-Defeating (Opinion)
Israel's decision to enter Lebanon is a severe escalation that won’t solve recent conflict in the region. CDI Research Assistant Jessica Ashooh explains in a recent Columbus Dispatch commentary that while there is no quick fix to the Israel-Lebanon problem, there are options other than invasion that would go a long way in easing the tension.
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| July 14, 2006 |
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CDI Fact Sheet: MiTEx (Micro-satellite Technology Experiment) (Fact Sheets)
On June 18, 2006, a pair of MiTEx microsatellites were launched into geostationary orbit (GEO). Due to their classified nature, the function and technological specifications of the satellites are unknown; even their orbital position is classified. CDI Research Assistant Ryan Caron provides an analysis of the few details available.
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| July 13, 2006 |
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Defense Budget Tutorial: A preview of next week’s major DOD appropriations bill gimmick (Briefing)
On Thursday, July 20, the Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to “mark up” the fiscal year 2007 Department of Defense appropriations bill. Straus Military Reform Project Director Winslow Wheeler explains in this “tutorial” how a gimmick will make it appear that a huge ($9 billion) cut is being made, when in fact no such thing will occur at all.
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| July 12, 2006 |
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Weapons of Terror: Freeing the world of nuclear, biological and chemical arms (Reports)
The Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission released its report "Weapons of Terror" last month to the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Chaired by Dr. Hans Blix, the independent international commission analyzed threats under which the world is living today - including 27,000 nuclear weapons - and recommended 60 proposals on how the world could be freed of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. To access the report, click here.
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| July 10, 2006 |
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UN Small Arms Conference Collapses; U.S. Key Resister to Compromise (Press Release - Announcement)
The two-week UN Review Conference on Small Arms concluded Friday, July 7, with no agreement. CDI Senior Analyst Rachel Stohl, chair of the Small Arms Working Group, noted that “The failure of the conference to agree on any document squandered an opportunity to establish critical agreements to combat small arms trafficking.”
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| July 5, 2006 |
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Press Release: North Korea’s Launch of Several Missiles Prompts Concern, Confusion (Press Release - Announcement)
North Korea’s launch of numerous missiles this week raises interesting questions about the capabilities of both the U.S. missile defense system and North Korea’s ballistic missile program. CDI Analyst Victoria Samson and Senior Advisor Philip Coyle note that confusion has mounted regarding the exact number of launches, and how the U.S. missile defense system can respond when many of the tests were not confirmed until after the fact.
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| June 29, 2006 |
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CDI Missile Defense Update #6: June 26, 2006 (Issue Brief)
Missile defense has been turned “on”? • Money added for more missile defense testing • Obering “very confident” in missile defense • U.S. and Japan formalize missile defense cooperation • Japan approves U.S. Patriot missile deployment in Okinawa • Upgraded Aegis interceptor has successful flight test • U.S. pushing for Czech response on housing missile defense interceptors • Chief Pentagon buyer supports space-based missile defense • Weldon warns missile defense may bankroll other programs • GAO criticizes absence of operational cost estimates for missile defense • Canadian missile defense up for vote • NATO completes missile defense feasibility study • Raytheon team wins Israeli missile defense competition • MDA announces first successful flight test of revamped THAAD
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| June 29, 2006 |
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CDI Space Security Update: June 29, 2006 (Issue Brief)
First West Coast launch for EELV program • China to build Galileo-type satellite system • DARPA microsatellites launched to GEO • China demonstrates lunar communications • Air Force and NRO improve coordination of space assets • Not ruling out space weapons? • Asteroid to miss Earth • New Russian military satellite • Orbital laser communications test a success • Mitsubishi begins development of H-IIB rocket • FALCON drop test of Small Launch Vehicle
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| June 26, 2006 |
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Power of NRA Showcased in U.S. Delegation to Small Arms Conference (Press Release - Backgrounder)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The UN Conference on Small Arms opens today in New York. The U.S. delegation to the conference contains three public delegates, two of which are NRA board members, the other, a former congressional representative, was given an "A+" ranking by the NRA while in office. CDI Senior Analyst Rachel Stohl was rejected as a U.S. delegate, although she is a renowned international expert on small arms and was nominated by a U.S. Senator. The complete press release is available here.
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| May 17, 2006 |
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European Military Space Capabilities: A Primer (Reports)
CDI Director Theresa Hitchens and Tomas Valasek, former director of the World Security Institute's Brussels office, provide a unique look at Europe's burgeoning military space programs in their latest publication on European security and space policy, “European Military Space Capabilities: A Primer.” Traditionally a region that concentrates on civil and commercial space applications, this comprehensive guide shows how Europe’s collective and national space projects with military capabilities have grown considerably over the years. This monograph’s introduction is made available.
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| May 3, 2006 |
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Security Experts Release "Unified Security Budget" (Briefing)
In light of the House Armed Services Committee markup session on the fiscal year 2007 national defense spending request, CDI Senior Fellow Lawrence Korb is joined by experts at the Center for American Progress, Foreign Policy in Focus and the Security Policy Working Group in producing "A Unified Security Budget." The report outlines a rebalancing of national security spending that better reflects today's security challenges. The complete report on a more broadly based defense spending plan is available here as a .PDF or on-line.
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