Archive for the ‘Defense’ Category

Classified Leaks

Posted: July 27, 2010 by Ed in Defense, Intelligence

The Russian Spy Scandal

Posted: June 30, 2010 by Ed in Defense, Russia

Russian T-50

Posted: June 18, 2010 by Ed in Defense, Russia

Kremlin boss-for-life Vlad Putin went to an air show, and watched as Russia’s newest jet, the T-50, took a test flight. Then he boasted that it was a “fifth generation” stealth fighter, able to beat the only other plane in that class, America’s F-22 Raptor. But Pravda admits that the stealth technology for the T-50 [...]

South Korean Warship Recovery

Posted: May 26, 2010 by Ed in Defense

This April 15 photo shows the stern of the sunken South Korean warship PCC-772 Cheonan. South Korea has accused North Korea of torpedoing the warship near their disputed border, sending regional tensions rising as the North responded with threats of war. (Image: AFP/File – Byun Yeong-Wook)

China’s Cyberattack on Google

Posted: January 12, 2010 by Ed in Defense

China’s latest wave of cyber attacks on Google’s infrastructure may cause lasting changes in foreign relations between the United States and China. Google has already been taking heat for bending to China’s wishes in censoring search results within the country. But now, China’s actions to pursue human-rights activists by hacking into Google’s email and blogging [...]