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November 2007 News

  1. U.S. Plans New Spy Satellite Program By Anne Flaherty and Pamela Hess Associated Press November 30, 2007 -- "They grossly underestimated the cost of the program," as well as the technological feasibility of FIA, said John Pike, a space expert who heads GlobalSecurity.org. FIA "was a hallucination," he said.
  2. SRA plans two offices downtown By James Haggerty The Times-Tribune November 29, 2007 -- SRA has a good reputation as a defense contractor and employer, said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a defense policy think tank in Alexandria, Va.
  3. Reconstruction work credited with helping cut violence in Iraq By Rick Rogers The San Diego Union Tribune November 29, 2007 -- John Pike, director of the online think tank GlobalSecurity.org, doesn't foresee the Marines leaving Iraq anytime soon because of deep-rooted military dynamics.
  4. US plans GPS satellite navigation upgrade to rival EU Agence Frace Presse November 27, 2007 -- "The next-generation GPS III system is expected to have about 500 times the transmitter power of the current system, multiplying its resistance to jamming," said the defense analysis website Globalsecurity.org.
  5. The autonomous warbird By Peter Pae The Los Angeles Times November 27, 2007 -- "If you were to think of major milestones in aviation history, it will be on the shortlist," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a defense and space policy research website.
  6. Army fixing uniforms prone to rips By Tom Vanden Brook USA TODAY November 26, 2007 -- Rips are to be expected under those conditions, said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a website that analyzes military issues.
  7. Iran to launch homemade submarine The Jerusalem Post November 25, 2007 -- According to GlobalSecurity.org, Iran's Navy has at least three Russian-built SSK Kilo-class submarines.
  8. Blackwater aims high with unmanned aircraft By Jon W. Glass The Virginian-Pilot November 23, 2007 -- "Blackwater is attempting to enter a crowded market, and it would seem to me that they're going to have to have a pretty good story to tell - and maybe they do," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, an Alexandria-based group that monitors military and homeland security issues.
  9. A plan to attack Iran swiftly and from above By Paul Koring The Globe and Mail November 22, 2007 -- "American air strikes on Iran would vastly exceed the scope of the 1981 Israeli attack on the Osirak nuclear centre in Iraq, and would more resemble the opening days of the 2003 air campaign against Iraq," said John Pike, director at Globalsecurity.org, a leading defence and security group.
  10. Soldier ordered to pay back signing bonus after being injured in Iraq By Mike Aivaz and Nick Juliano The Raw Story November 21, 2007 -- Since the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, more than 28,000 troops have been injured and nearly 4,000 have died, according to GlobalSecurity.org.
  11. National Security Vital in 2008 Race, Says John Bolton By Matt Purple CNSNews.com November 20, 2007 -- "You can look at North Korea's [reactor] buildings, and they look like nothing," John E. Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, told The Washington Post. "They're just metal-skinned industrial buildings."
  12. The 8 Ways To Blow Up a Satellite By Stephen Cass, Illustration by John MacNeill Discover Magazine November 19, 2007 -- “You’re firing an interceptor that costs tens of millions of dollars against a billion-dollar satellite,” says John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a defense, space, and intelligence analysis firm.
  13. Ambitions propel Asian nations into space By Mark Magnier, Bruce Wallace and Shankhadeep Choudhur The Los Angeles Times November 18, 2007 -- Launching and operating communications satellites has led the way. "That's where the system really pays off," said Charles Vick, a senior fellow with GlobalSecurity.org.
  14. What Does Iraq Cost? Even More Than You Think. The Washington Post November 18, 2007 -- According to John Pike, the head of the research group GlobalSecurity.org, an estimated 250,000 bullets have been fired for every insurgent killed in Iraq.
  15. No holiday turkeys have some crying fowl By Nancy Montgomery Stars and Stripes November 18, 2007 -- “The food is very well prepared and there are always a variety of main and side dishes to choose from,” according to the Web site GlobalSecurity.org.
  16. Belief in Brief: Medina By Taylor Rausch Columbia Missourian November 16, 2007 -- ource: religionfacts.com, saudinf.com, jannah.org, GlobalSecurity.org, britannica.com
  17. US plans new space weapons against China By Alex Spillius Telegraph November 15, 2007 -- Sources: Darpa and GlobalSecurity.org
  18. Tobyhanna Army Depot has 350 immediate job openings By James Haggerty The Citizens Voice November 14, 2007 -- The U.S. defense budget doubled to $600 billion over the last five years, and areas such as Northeastern Pennsylvania that have concentrations of military-oriented installations and industries are seeing the benefits, said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a defense policy think tank in Alexandria, Va.
  19. Government Report: More Military Deaths in Some Years of Peace Than WarFOXNews.com November 14, 2007 -- "It's safer to be in the military because your accidental death rate has gone down; it's safer to be in the military because if you get wounded, you'll probably survive," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org.
  20. FACTBOX - The Revolutionary Guards: custodians of Iran's rulers Reuters November 12, 2007 -- Sources: Reuters, Globalsecurity.org
  21. On Veterans Day, A Sobering Look At The Iraq War's Toll By Gil Kaufman MTV.com November 12, 2007 -- The following figures are compiled from Globalsecurity.org, Time, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Combat Area Casualty File, National Archives, Walter Reed Medical Center, Discover, the Iraq Body Counts Web site, The New York Times, The American War Library and Defense Manpower Data Center.
  22. Ahmadinejad: Iranians That Criticize Country's Nuclear Program Are 'Traitors' By Einnor Mendoza AHN November 12, 2007 -- Iran's nuclear program includes a plan to construct 20 nuclear power reactors, GlobalSecurity.org reported.
  23. Would Tehran Do the Unthinkable? By Gregory Scoblete RealClearPolitics.com November 8, 2007 -- What's more, since the Iran/Iraq war, Iran has developed a chemical and biological weapons capability, according to GlobalSecurity.org.
  24. Venezuela's Planned Arms Purchases Leave Neighbors Unsettled By Leandro Prada CNSNews.com November 7, 2007 -- GlobalSecurity.org, a website that analyzes military issues, says Venezuela is the region's largest buyer and has moved ahead of other big arms buyers such as Pakistan and Iran.
  25. Experts Hail Disablement Of North Korean Nuclear Reactor By Einnor Mendoza AHN November 6, 2007 -- Globalsecurity.org reported the North Korean nuclear weapons program began in the 1980s.
  26. ASU Student spends summer in Iraq By Kelcie Huffstickler The Herald of Arkansas State University November 5, 2007 -- They taught in the Green Zone, which is, according to GlobalSecurity.org, the heavily guarded diplomatic/government area of closed-off streets in central Baghdad where U.S. occupation authorities live and work.
  27. U.S. Serviceman Dead in Sulu: A 'Non-Combat Related Incident'? By Alexander Martin Remollino Bulatlat November 4-10, 2007 -- Based on an item on the website GlobalSecurity.org, JTF 510 was deployed to the Philippines “to support Operation Enduring Freedom.”
  28. With Digital Armor, U.S. Military Vehicles Have Secret Weapon By Doug Tsuruoka Investor's Business Daily November 02, 2007 -- Efforts to equip tanks with digital armor are expected to escalate, says John Pike, head of defense research firm GlobalSecurity.org.