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September 2008 News

  1. Iraq forces gain more control, but lose more lives By Kim Gamel The Associated Press September 30, 2008 -- "You have more security forces taking a more active role and they're more likely to be in harm's way," said John Pike, a defense analyst and director of GlobalSecurity.org.
  2. Giant warship makes waves in SA's seas By Graeme Hosken Pretoria News September 29, 2008 -- According to the website Globalsecurity.org, the US Navy refers to its Nimitz class carriers as "4.5 acres of sovereign and mobile American territory".
  3. Arrest part of ramped-up effort to curb arms sales By Tim McGlone The Virginian-Pilot September 28, 2008 -- "They're the enemy," said John Pike, director and founder of GlobalSecurity.org, a Washington think tank devoted to defense, intelligence and space issues.
  4. What are near-Earth objects? By Jordan Lite Scientific American Blog September 26, 2008 -- The frequency at which NEOs slam into our planet is inversely proportional to their sizes: Those that are tens of yards (tens of meters) in diameter (the size of a small building) might hit our planet once every few decades, whereas NEOs whose diameters are several miles (kilometers) might strike once in many millennia, says John Pike, founder of the informational Web site Globalsecurity.org.
  5. Upgraded Lakshya drone completes test flight By Peter Larsen ITExaminer.com September 26, 2008 -- According to GlobalSecurity, the Lakshya is utilised for the training of gun/missile crews and air defence pilots.
  6. Expert: Russia-Venezuela military exercises reaction to U.S. moves From Jamie McIntyre and Laurie Ure CNN September 25, 2008 -- "Some of this is the Russians wanting to get even. They see American warships close to their shore; they're going to put Russian warships close to us," said Russian military expert John Pike of GlobalSecurity.org.
  7. What 'Deep Impact' might an asteroid make on Earth, astronauts ask By Jordan Lite and Michael Battaglia Scientific American.com September 25, 2008 -- "It's real," says John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, an informational Web site focused on security issues, including space. "It's not a question of whether it's going to happen, it's just a question of when it's going to happen."
  8. St. Mary's Deputies Being Deployed to Iraq Southern Maryland Online September 24, 2008 -- According to GlobalSecurity.org, Naval Special Warfare Group TWO (NSWG-2), located in Little Creek, Va., is the one of the six major operational components of the Naval Special Warfare Command.
  9. China's third manned mission to include spacewalk By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press September 22, 2008 -- Chinese space programs are methodically moving forward in a "very deliberate, graduated" manner, said Charles Vick, a space analyst for the Washington think tank GlobalSecurity.org.
  10. AUSD to consider Carrisa Plains Elementary for solar pilot project By Nancy Forrest Atascadero News September 19, 2008 -- The base, which closed in July 2001, now houses a number of growing technology-related businesses, the Web site, www.globalsecurity.org, said.
  11. Russian Fleet A Shell Of Former Self By John Rossomando The Evening Bulletin September 19, 2008 -- "The Pyotr Velikiy is a good-looking ship and pretty to see underway, but it is far from a display of real military power," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org.
  12. Bomb-detection training center planned on base By Rick Rogers San Diego Union-Tribune September 18, 2008 -- “IED attacks are going up in Afghanistan,” said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a public policy organization that specializes in defense issues. “The Marine Corps is really hot on filling Afghanistan chock full of Marines. This move is not hard to figure out now that the Marines are transitioning from Iraq to Afghanistan.”
  13. Cases of US troops slaying comrades rare in Iraq By Russ Bynum The Associated Press September 189, 2008 -- "Considering the number of people who have rotated in and out of Iraq over the years, these incidents are amazingly rare," said John Pike, a defense analyst and director of GlobalSecurity.org.
  14. US: North Korea conducted missile engine test By Pamela Hess The Associated Press September 16, 2008 -- John Pike, an imagery analyst with GlobalSecurity.org, says the new facility represents a major step forward for North Korea's long-range missile program as it would allow multiple test flights in a short time.
  15. Can US Still Fight a 'Big-battle' War? McClatchy Newspapers September 16, 2008 -- "You need to have that intimidating force to dissuade the other guy from even getting in the fight," said John Pike, defense analyst and director of GlobalSecurity.org.
  16. NKorea conducts engine tests at new missile site: report AFP September 15, 2008 -- John Pike, director of research group GlobalSecurity.Org, told US reporters last week the new site was designed to support a significant flight test programme.
  17. Bunker-busting bombs added to U.S. arsenal By Tom Vanden Brook USA TODAY September 15, 2008 -- The bomb and spy plane seem aimed at Iran's efforts to build nuclear weapons, says John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org.
  18. Experts fear terror war draining America's military might By Scott Canon Kansas City Star September 14, 2008 -- "You need to have that intimidating force to dissuade the other guy from even getting in the fight," said John Pike, defense analyst and director of GlobalSecurity.org.
  19. Pentagon's secret weapon: Woodward? By Lynda Hurst Toronto Star September 13, 2008 -- Defence analyst John Pike, who runs GlobalSecurity.org, flatly rejects Woodward's claims of a top-secret capability: "Our intelligence, surveillance and data fusion has increased to a degree undreamt of 10 years ago. That's it. There is no secret wonder sauce."
  20. Abu Musa: island in the spotlight By Hugh Naylor and Jonathan Gornall The National September 13, 2008 -- According to GlobalSecurity.org, by March 1995 the island was garrisoned by troops of the IRGC, which remains the occupying force.
  21. S. Korea on alert The Strait Times September 12, 2008 -- Mr John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a research group that specialises in security issues, said the new site was much larger, more elaborate and had better transportation connections.
  22. Worries simmer over absent North Korean strongman By Kelly Olsen The Associated Press September 12, 2008 -- The base is a big step forward for North Korea's long-range missile program, said John Pike, an imagery expert with GlobalSecurity.org who was among analysts who first reviewed the information.
  23. NKorea builds new missile launch pad: SKorean minister AFP September 11, 2008 -- "It is significant because it indicates an intention to develop a capability of developing a reliable ICBM," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.Org, a research group which specialises in security issues.
  24. Genera mala salud de líder norcoreano suspicacias de sucesión El Universal September 11, 2008 -- "Esta instalación fue concebida para llevar a cabo un programa de ensayos importante", indicó John Pike, director de GlobalSecurity.org, un grupo de investigación especializado en cuestiones de seguridad.
  25. La Corée du Nord construit un nouveau site de tir de missiles (source) RIA Novosti September 11, 2008 -- La Corée du Nord construit un nouveau site de lancement de missiles longue portée, a annoncé jeudi une source au sein du ministère japonais de la Défense, se référant à l'institut américain de recherche GlobalSecurity.org.
  26. Pyongyang may possess second missile launch site AFP September 11, 2008 -- "This facility is designed to support a significant flight test program," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.Org, a research group that specializes in security issues.
  27. North Korea builds secret launch site for ballistic missiles By Thomas Harding The Telegraph September 11, 2008 -- "It is significant because it indicates an intention to develop a capability of developing a reliable ICBM," said John Pike, director of the research group GlobalSecurity.Org. "It is set up to do a launch three or four times a year, rather than every decade."
  28. North Korea missile base could target U.S., analysts say Newsday September 11, 2008 -- "This would be a facility to conduct a real flight-test program and develop something that you have some operational confidence in," John Pike, an imagery analyst with GlobalSecurity.org and one of the experts who first reviewed the information, told the AP.
  29. Russian strategic bombers in Venezuela for 'training': Chavez AFP September 10, 2008 -- According to a specialist military website, GlobalSecurity.org, there are 14 of the bombers in the Russian air force, after a 2003 crash destroyed one of them.
  30. North Korea has second long-range missile site By Pamela Hess The Associated Press September 10, 2008 -- Although North Korea has been long thought to want additional missile capability and test facilities, this is the first public disclosure of the new launch facility, according to Bermudez, Brown and John Pike, an imagery analyst with GlobalSecurity.org, who first reviewed the information last week.
  31. North Korea has second long-range missile launch site: analyst AFP September 10, 2008 -- "This facility is designed to support a significant flight test program," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.Org, a research group that specializes in security issues.
  32. C-130 wreckage found off southern Davao Sun Star Manila September 06, 2008 -- McDonnel is one of two oceanographic ships surveying the sea bottom to gather hydrographic data "charting three-fourth of the world's coastlines," an entry about the ship in GlobalSecurity.org reads.
  33. Record shows little foreign experience By Bryan Bender and Sasha Issenberg The Boston Globe September 04, 2008 -- "The notion that she is experienced because she is commander-in-chief of the Alaska National Guard is not going to get you very far," said John Pike, an analyst at GlobalSecurity.org, an nonpartisan think tank in Alexandria, Va., who has written extensively about Alaska's military installations.
  34. US Navy ship arrives to help locate C-130 Sun Star Manila September 02, 2008 -- MacDonnell is one of two oceanographic ships surveying the sea bottom to gather hydrographic data "charting three-fourth of the world's coastlines", an entry about the ship in GlobalSecurity.org reads.
  35. Search for missing C-130 plane continues By Carlo P. Mallo Sun Star Manila September 01, 2008 -- McDonnel is one of two oceanographic ships surveying the sea bottom to gather hydrographic data "charting three-fourth of the world's coastlines," an entry about the ship in GlobalSecurity.org reads. The other ship is USNS Littelhales.