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January 2008 News

  1. Failed satellite deemed low risk as it re-enters earth's orbit By K.C. Jones EETimes.com January 31, 2008 -- GlobalSecurity.org, a military information Web site, said the odds of debris landing on solid ground, instead of in the ocean, are about one in four.
  2. Columbia Data Aids Sat Re-entry Planning By Craig Covault Aviation Week & Space Technology January 30, 2008 -- Details emerging from the program indicate that the satellite is a small NRO/Boeing Future Imaging Architecture (FIA) radar reconnaissance technology demonstration satellite, according to several analysts including GlobalSecurity.org, a national security think tank.
  3. Spent Spy Satellite Falling By Paul Sisco Voice of America January 30, 2008 -- "By now it is down to not much more than 100 miles (160.9 kilometers) up and is getting closer to the Earth every day by about a half a mile [0.8 kilometers]," said John Pike of GlobalSecurity.org
  4. Lockheed-Boeing bomber partnership draws interest By Megan Scully Congress Daily January 30, 2008 -- John Pike, a defense expert at GlobalSecurity.org, said there was a strong basis for concerns that Lockheed Martin and Boeing could potentially run away with the contract without much of a fight.
  5. Satellite could plummet to Earth The Tehran Times January 29, 2008 -- John Pike, director of the defense research group GlobalSecurity.org, said an uncontrolled re-entry could risk exposure of U.S. secrets.
  6. UFO theories fly again By Trish Choate Times Record News January 28, 2008 -- “If they get people seeing lights all the time, and they don’t know what it is, one way of making the whole thing seem silly is to have people recall flying saucers,” Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, said.
  7. US spy satellite is crashing to earth By Stephen White The Mirror January 28, 2008 -- Mr Pike, director of the defence research group GlobalSecurity.org, estimated that the spacecraft weighs about nine tons and is the size of a small bus.
  8. Why the spy satellite won't fall on your head By Kathryn Westcott BBC News January 28, 2008 -- John Pike, a space expert and director of GlobalSecurity.org in Virginia, told the BBC that "by now the satellite is probably not much more than 150km to 200km up, and it's falling by almost 1km a day.
  9. U.S. spy satellite drops out of orbit, heads for earth By Melissa Mecija KSBY Action News January 28, 2008 -- "The hopes were that this was going to be a more capable, less expensive spy satellite or radar satellite that could see objects through clouds and in the dark," said John Pike of GlobalSecurity.org.
  10. Satellite 'the size of a bus' could crash to Earth By Tom Chivers and agencies The Telegraph January 28, 2008 -- While the US government is yet to release any information about the craft, John Pike of the defence research group GlobalSecurity.org said that it is most likely a photo-reconnaissance satellite, weighing as much as 20,000lb (9,000kg) and the size of a bus.
  11. Air Force trains warriors to defend cyberspace By Tom Vanden Brook USA TODAY January 28, 2008 -- ohn Pike, a defense analyst and director of Globalsecurity.org, questioned whether the Air Force program would overlap with responsibilities of the National Security Agency, which gathers and analyzes foreign communication.
  12. U.S. Spy Satellite, Power Gone, May Hit Earth The New York Times January 27, 2008 -- John E. Pike, the director of Globalsecurity.org in Alexandria, Va., said that if the satellite in question was a spy satellite, it was unlikely to have any kind of nuclear fuel, but that it could contain toxins, including beryllium, which is often used as a rigid frame for optical components.
  13. Satellite on collision course with Earth Metro.co.uk January 27, 2008 -- If the craft was shot down the resulting debris would pose a major threat, said John Pike, director of defence research group GlobalSecurity.org.
  14. Disabled Spy Satellite Threatens Earth By Eileen Sullivan The Associated Press January 26, 2008 -- Pike, director of the defense research group GlobalSecurity.org, estimated that the spacecraft weighs about 20,000 pounds and is the size of a small bus.
  15. Fate of F-15 Raises Questions about Procurement By Evan Moore CNSNews.com. January 24, 2008 -- According to GlobalSecurity.org, the original model F-15 was designed in the 1960s and built in the 1970s. Originally, the A-D editions were intended for a service lifetime of 4,000 hours in flight at a rate of 270 flight hours a year.
  16. The Rotary Club learns more about Fort Polk By David Ryan Palmer Sulphur Southwest Daily News January 23, 2008 -- According to an article on Fort Polk at www.globalsecurity.org, the facility is "...unique in all the Army because it is the only Combat Training Center (CTC) that also has the mission to train and deploy combat and combat support units."
  17. Toledo staff sergeant, 53, volunteers to go to Iraq for a 3rd deployment By Joe VardonToledo Blade January 23, 2008 -- Soldiers like Sergeant Santibanez are not uncommon, said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a military information Web site.
  18. Parachutist died to save another By Kevin Maurer The Fayetteville Observer January 19, 2008 -- The technique gets jumpers out of sight in a hurry, and they are less vulnerable to dangers or radar detection, according to GlobalSecurity.org.
  19. Pentagon to Request More F-22s By Ben Evans The Associated Press January 17, 2008 -- "They've basically left the door open," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a defense research group. "It is further indication that the decision may be reconsidered."
  20. New charges against Islamic charity allege money-laundering link to a former congressman By Mark Morris The Kansas City Star January 16, 2008 -- Since the Sept. 11 attacks, Hekmatyar has organized an alliance with Taliban leader Muhammad Omar and the remnants of al-Qaida in Afghanistan, according to GlobalSecurity.org.
  21. From Pendleton to Afghanistan? -- Gates to decide whether to send 3,200 Marines by spring By Mark Walker North County Times January 13, 2008 -- John Pike, a military expert and founder of the Washington think tank GlobalSecurity.org, said Friday that he does not believe the Marines would stay in Afghanistan for a prolonged period.
  22. Unstable and nuclear The Florida Times-Union January 10, 2008 -- Pakistan was also the home of A.Q. Khan, the father of its nuclear weapons program. He admitted selling nuclear technology to three of the world's worst rogue states, Iran Libya and North Korea, according to GlobalSecurity.org.
  23. Iranian boats press US ships By Bryan Bender and Farah Stockman Boston Globe January 08, 2008 -- John Pike, who runs the think tank GlobalSecurity.org, noted that the Iranian gunboats that menaced the US warships lack heavy firepower and do not pose a significant threat, unless they are used in suicide attacks.
  24. Assassination by Laser in Pakistan? Probably Not. By Mike Nizza The New York Times January 02, 2008 -- But John E. Pike, a weapons expert in Virginia, expressed major doubts about the claim in an e-mail exchange with The Lede. “It is physically possible, but completely improbable,” said Mr. Pike, who is the director of Globalsecurity.org, a private group that tracks military affairs.
  25. North Korea Quiet on 'Missing' Nuclear Deadline By Einnor Mendoza AllHeadlineNews January 01, 2008 -- The North Korean nuclear weapons program began in the 1980s, reported Globalsecurity.org.