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October 2008 News

  1. U.S. rep., ex-POW worried about the military By Jessica Wehrman The Dayton Daily News 31 October 2008 -- According to John Pike of GlobalSecurity.org, the Bush administration has decided to buy half the F-22s the Air Force has said it needs.
  2. Fighting with photons The Economist 30 October 2008 -- However, John Pike, the director of GlobalSecurity.org, a military think-tank in Alexandria, Virginia, who is an expert on ATL, says its main goal is, indeed, to kill enemy combatants.
  3. Missile silo fire exposes ICBM oversight flaws By Tom Roeder The Colorado Springs Gazette 30 October 2008 -- "The notion that you're patching up your H-bombs with duct tape is not encouraging," Pike said. "You also have to wonder if you have this sloppy activity that is revealed by a fire happened, how much other sloppy activity has not been detected."
  4. Squadron CO fired after Afghanistan P-3 crash By Andrew Tilghman Associated Press 27 October 2008 -- During a deployment in Afghanistan, "they are basically looking for Taliban movements and convoys," Pike said.
  5. Navy inspecting Boeing jets after 'cracks' found By Donna Borak Associated Press 24 October 2008 -- "Cracks and corrosion. That's what kills airplanes," said Pike.
  6. Congress Overrules DoD, Intel Chief on Mapping Sats By William Matthews Defense News 23 October 2008 -- Pulling the plug on BASIC was a demonstration of "fiscal responsibility in the face of the failure that has taken place before," said Charles Vick, a senior analyst at GlobalSecurity.org.
  7. India launches first moon mission CNN 22 October 2008 -- "Each nation is doing its own thing to drive its research technology for the well-being of that nation," AP quoted Charles Vick, a space analyst for the Washington think tank GlobalSecurity.org, as saying.
  8. India launches moon mission in Asian space race By Gavin Rabinowitz and Seth Borenstein The Associated Press 21 October 2008 -- "Each nation is doing its own thing to drive its research technology for the well-being of that nation," said Charles Vick, a space analyst for the Washington think tank GlobalSecurity.org.
  9. Venezuela to build Caribbean naval base Press TV 21 October 2008 -- Meanwhile, Russian military expert John Pike of globalsecurity.org. said, "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."
  10. Indian DRDO suffers from chronic brain drain By Aharon Etengoff IT Examiner 21 October 2008 -- According to GlobalSecurity, the Lakshya is utilised for the training of gun/missile crews and air defence pilots.
  11. GeoEye's New Satellite Offers Unprecedentedly Sharp Images By William Matthews Defense News 20 October 2008 -- GeoEye's images are "just fine" for such military uses as planning and rehearsing missions and making photo maps, said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org and a respected defense, space and intelligence analyst.
  12. Elon Musk's vision: to change the course of humanity By Mike Smith The Mercury News 19 October 2008 -- "He doesn't know what he's doing," Pike said. "He has fallen into the hands of a bunch of people who have convinced him that they are smarter than everybody else."
  13. A rare boast from father, a retired Marine By David Filipov Boston Globe October 04, 2008 -- "Somewhere along the line we decided we are trying to pacify the place," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a military think tank based in Alexandria, Va. "We are trying to pacify a people who do not wish to be pacified."
  14. Analysis: China space launch raises fears By Sara Sargent United Press International October 03, 2008 -- "It's a significant new element in the U.S.-China military balance because, previously, the Americans had a free ride and could take for granted that they had space as a sanctuary," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org and an expert in Asian regional security issues.
  15. Pentagon goes to the dogs to more easily find bombs By Donna Borak The Associated Press October 03, 2008 -- Even with advancements in technology, some remain skeptical. Using such detection devices outside of "pristine aromatic environments" like airports is a real challenge, said John Pike, a defense analyst and director of GlobalSecurity.org.
  16. Mission Creep Dispatch: John Pike MotherJones Blog October 02, 2008 -- The following dispatch comes from John Pike, director of the military information website GlobalSecurity.org.
  17. Jet teams serve as flying recruitment ads By Steve Liewer San Diego Union-Tribune October 02, 2008 -- “It's harmless enough, I suppose,” said John Pike, director of the Web site Globalsecurity.org.