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October 2008 News
- 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.
- 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.
- 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."
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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."
- 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.
- 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.
- 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."
- 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."
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.