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November 2008 News

  1. Raising commandos in Hyderabad By Amarnath K Menon India Today November 28, 2008 -- Different frames of several sensitive institutions and installations, including the Nuclear Fuel Complex and the Bharat Dynamics Limited, are posted on globalsecurity.org and this can be devastating " if it falls into wrong hands or eyes."
  2. Red alert at defence units Times of India November 28, 2008 -- Analysts said different frames of institutions like BDL, Midhani and NFC posted on globalsecurity.org site could come in handy for the terror elements to strike at will. "The website provides data and analysis on weapons/missiles systems and on space, intelligence and homeland security, which could prove to be suicidal," an analyst averred.
  3. Raytheon works to counter multiple-warhead missiles By Dan Sullivan Arizona Daily Star November 26, 2008 -- "What they have done is take a hopeless situation and make it merely a difficult situation," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a Virginia-based defense research firm.
  4. Russia's Challenge On The High Seas Investor's Business Daily November 26, 2008 -- Fueled by the bounty from high oil prices, Russia's defense budget has increased fourfold in the last seven years. It's expected to go up 20% to $40 billion in 2008, according to GlobalSecurity.org, a private forecaster.
  5. Curaçao buffeted as it plays host to US military site, Venezuelan business interests By Colin Woodard The Christian Science Monitor November 24, 2008 -- Meanwhile, Russia is trying to expand its influence in the region, according to John Pike, director of Globalsecurity.org in Washington. "[They] are just looking for ways to annoy the Americans," he says.
  6. Mayport carrier hard sell to Navy By Timothy J. Gibbons The Florida Times-Union November 24, 2008 -- That's one reason the Navy's decision last week didn't surprise John Pike, a national security expert and founder of GlobalSecurity.org. "It had seemed to me that you had such an institutional investment in Navy aviation in Florida," Pike said.
  7. Obama faces budget challenges By Trish Choate The Times Record News November 22, 2008 -- The war might be winding down in Iraq, but the United States is escalating the war in Afghanistan, John Pike of GlobalSecurity.org said. "I think Afghanistan has a tremendous appetite for American troops," Pike said.
  8. Virginia Fights for Norfolk Carrier By Neil H. Simon Media General News Service November 20, 2008 -- Virginia should have seen the carrier move coming, said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a defense policy think tank. "It's the surprise-free decision," he said. "I think (the Navy is) preserving the status quo."
  9. A rare victory in war against pirates By Sam Dolnick The Associated Press November 19, 2008 -- Navy officials wouldn't say how long the battle lasted Tuesday, but the frigate, the INS Tabar, is a 120-metre war machine, carrying cruise missiles, surface-to-air missiles and machine guns, according to GlobalSecurity.org.
  10. Indian warship sinks Somali pirate vessel, navy says CBC News November 19, 2008 -- The pirate vessel then opened fire on the Indian ship, which, according to GlobalSecurity.org, is a 122-metre vessel, carrying cruise missiles, surface-to-air missiles and six-barreled 30-mm machine guns for close combat.
  11. FACTBOX-Piracy on the high seas Reuters November 19, 2008 -- Sources: Reuters/EIA www.eia.gov/BIMCO, Lloyd's Marine Intelligence Unit, GlobalSecurity.org/Ministry of Defence/International Maritime Bureau.
  12. Missile Defense: Up in the Air By Alan W. Dowd Weekly Standard November 18, 2008 -- "It would suggest," warns John Pike of GlobalSecurity.org, "they have the intention to develop the capability to perfect a missile to deliver atomic bombs to the United States."
  13. Navy to Move Carrier from Virginia to Florida By Billy House Media General News Service November 17, 2008 -- "From the Navy's viewpoint, it is imminently predictable and defensible, and I don't think the Virginians will be able to do anything about it," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a defense policy think tank.
  14. U.S. Space Command reveals fire at nuclear missile silo By Tom Roeder The Gazette November 16, 2008 -- John Pike, a nuclear expert with the think-tank GlobalSecurity.org said that the findings or the accident investigation, which revealed that duct tape was being used as a repair material in the silo, are cause for serious concern. "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 detected."
  15. U.S. Army updating its electronic warfare doctrine By Scott Canon Kansas City Star November 15, 2008 -- Part of the reason the Army lost interest in electronic warfare was because it has generally played the game in a more blunt way, said John Pike of Globalsecurity.org. "The Army hasn't traditionally had much it needed to jam," Pike said. "They find a signal, and they just want to blow up the source."
  16. Corps could achieve beefed-up force two years early By Rick Rogers and Steve Liewer San Diego Union-Tribune November 14, 2008 -- "I would call it unofficial wartime standards. If you think about the standards a decade ago, the Marine Corps found reasons to turn people down because it needed so few people," Pike said. "Basically, your standard is going to go up or down based on the available pool of recruits and demand for them. It's a value judgment."
  17. Somali pirates risk choking key world trade route By Matthew Tostevin Reuters November 14, 2008 -- Sources: Reuters/EIA www.eia.gov/BIMCO, Lloyd's Marine Intelligence Unit, GlobalSecurity/Ministry of Defence/International Maritime Bureau.
  18. Counting the dead gets more complicated in Iraq By Kim Gamel The Associated Press November 14, 2008 -- John Pike, a military and security analyst who runs the respected Web site GlobalSecurity.org, said methodology and politics on both sides could be at play in the differing numbers. He noted that followers of anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, a rival of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government, wield influence in the Health and Interior ministries. "I could easily imagine that the U.S. government would want to get a low number, which would suggest that peace is at hand, and that al-Sadr might want a high number to suggest that maybe al-Maliki is not doing such a good job after all," Pike said. "You could imagine both methodological and political explanations for the discrepancy."
  19. WINSLOW: Training of the guard By Joel Elliott Morning Sentinel November 14, 2008 -- President Bill Clinton 10 years ago announced the creation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams, saying the move was needed to help protect the United States against chemical and biological terrorist attacks, according to GlobalSecurity.org, a military information Web site.
  20. Chinese space ambitions spark concern By Aharon Etengoff ITExaminer.com November 14, 2008 -- According to GlobalSecurity, CASC is a large Chinese state-owned enterprise that operates under the auspices of the State Council.
  21. Mystery Chinese Hospital Ship: What's It For? By David Axe Wired.com November 14, 2008 -- John Pike from Globalsecurity.org disagrees. He says Ship 866 is probably intended to support the growing Chinese amphibious fleet, which in turn is meant for enforcing China's claim to South China Sea oil reserves.
  22. Destruction of chemicals at Blue Grass Army Depot begins By Ben Kleppinger The Eastern Progress 13 November 2008 -- The depot houses more than 100,000 rockets, rocket warheads and projectiles containing more than 1 million pounds of chemical weapons agents, according to globalsecurity.org.
  23. New Air Force secretary pledges greater oversight of U.S. nukes By Chris Megerian Dayton Daily News 13 November 2008 -- John Pike, director of the military research firm Globalsecurity.org, said he understands the decreased emphasis on nuclear weapons but applauded Gates' decision to shake up Air Force leadership.
  24. Lockheed looks overseas By Dan Chapman The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 12 November 2008 -- But John Pike, director of globalsecurity.org, a respected military information Web site, said the C-130 is likely to escape the budgetary scalpel.
  25. Bits of History : Tale of a WW I helmet By Terrilyn Wendling Arkansas Democrat-Gazette November 12, 2008 -- "39th "Delta"Division," The Digital Bookshelf, featured on http://www.thedigitalbookshelf.us/ division _ 39.htm "39th Infantry Brigade (Light ) (Separate / Enhanced )," Globalsecurity.org, featured on http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/39inbde htm "142nd Field Artillery Brigade "Razorback Redlegs"," Globalsercurity.org, featured on http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/142fa-bde.htm.
  26. Syria Pins Uranium Findings on Israeli Weapons By Karel Janicek NTI: Global Security Newswire November 12, 2008 -- One military expert said he doubted that Israel used depleted uranium munitions. "I would be skeptical of such a claim," said John Pike of GlobalSecurity.org.
  27. Doing Their Part Fairfield Citizen November 12, 2008 -- Muqtada al-Sadr is one of the most vocal critics of the U.S. occupation of Iraq. The leader of the Sadriyun Movement, he insists U.S. troops should leave the country immediately and that Iraqis be given an opportunity to create an Islamic state if they choose, according to globalsecurity.org.
  28. High-tech searches for plane crashes prove least reliable By Richard Brooks The Press-Enterprise 09 November 2008 -- "These aircraft are just a couple of thousands pounds of metal," technology expert John Pike, of GlobalSecurity.org, says of the fundamental stumbling block.
  29. Google Earth helps yet worries government By Peter Eisler USA Today 07 November 2008 -- "You can get the same (scouting) information just by walking around" with a map and a GPS device, says John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a research organization specializing in defense and intelligence policy.
  30. Chinese company wins lucrative satellite deal By Aharon Etengoff IT Examiner 05 November 2008 -- According to GlobalSecurity, CASC is a large Chinese state-owned enterprise that operates under the auspices of the State Council.
  31. Britain considers Congo troop deployment to quell fighting The Guardian 04 November 2008 -- In May 2005, it was reported that Rwandan Hutu rebels in eastern Congo carried out hundreds of summary executions, rapes, beatings and kidnappings of Congolese civilians in the province of South Kivu, according to GlobalSecurity.org.
  32. Congo Refugees Shun Camps, Risk Violence By Tse Hao Guang Digital Journal 03 November 2008 -- According to globalsecurity.org, Rwandan Hutu rebels in Congo executed, raped, beat and kidnapped hundreds of Congolese citizens in South Kivu in 2005.
  33. NKorean base could handle longer-range missile: SKorean minister AFP 03 November 2008 -- "It is significant because it indicates an intention to develop a capability of developing a reliable ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile)," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.Org, a research group which specialises in security issues.
  34. FACTBOX - The dangerous Gulf of Aden Reuters 03 November 2008 -- Sources: Reuters/EIA www.eia.gov/GlobalSecurity/Ministry of Defence/International Maritime Bureau.
  35. Army nears updating electronic-warfare doctrine Arizona Daily Star 02 November 2008 -- "The Army hasn't traditionally had much it needed to jam," Pike said. "They find a signal, and they just want to blow up the source."
  36. Congo refugees brave rebels rather than stay in camps CNN 02 November 2008 -- In May 2005, it was reported that Rwandan Hutu rebels in eastern Congo carried out hundreds of summary executions, rapes, beatings and kidnappings of Congolese civilians in the province of South Kivu, according to GlobalSecurity.org.
  37. Explainer: Behind Congolese conflict CNN 01 November 2008 -- In May 2005, it was reported that Rwandan Hutu rebels in eastern Congo carried out hundreds of summary executions, rapes, beatings and kidnappings of Congolese civilians in the province of South Kivu, according to GlobalSecurity.org.