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June 2009 News

1. Ready or Not, Iraq's Military Prepares to Stand on Its Own By Rod Nordland The New York Times 27 June 2009 -- "One would anticipate that there will be fireworks in Baghdad in July," said John Pike, a military analyst and head of GlobalSecurity.org.
2. U.S. Readies Missile Defense Before N. Korea Test By JJ Sutherland 90.3 KPCV, Southern California Public Radio 26 June 2009 -- Against a single incoming warhead that is not accompanied by decoys, U.S. missile defense would, more likely than not, be successful, Pike says.
3. $9.8M to BAE Systems for C-130T Electronic Flight Bags Defense Industry Daily 25 June 2009 -- The C-130T can be configured to provide transportation of personnel or cargo, according to Globalsecurity.org.
4. Iranian Forces Attacking Protesters Are Terrorist Leaders Abroad FOXNews.com 23 June 2009 -- According to GlobalSecurity.org, which tracks terrorism around the world, the IGRC was founded in 1979 by the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the Islamic revolution in Iran.
5. US Navy well-versed in interdicting suspect cargo ships By Peter Grier The Christian Science Monitor 23 June 2009 -- "They do this quite frequently off the Arabian peninsula, with varying degrees of intensity," says John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org.
6. Wave of Iraq attacks stirs dark memories and worries for future battle against insurgents By Brian Murphy The Associated Press 20 June 2009 -- "The insurgents are trying to send a message," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, which follows security and defense issues.
7. What's known about missile shield in Hawaii By Gordon Lubold The Christian Science Monitor 20 June 2009 -- The THAAD antimissile system has evolved in fits and starts over the years but it is probably up to the task, says John Pike, an expert on missile defense and director of Globalsecurity.org, a policy organization based in Washington.
8. Schriever keeps the world in sync By Tom Roeder The Gazette, Colorado Springs 20 June 2009 -- "It's pervasive," said John Pike, who runs the Virginia-based think tank GlobalSecurity.org.
9. Oregon Guard Prepares for Iraq With Explosive Training at Ft. Stewart By Spc. Cory Grogan Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System 16 June 2009 -- According to globalsecurity.org Iraq is one of the most heavily mined nations in the World, with unexploded ordinance problems that date back to World War II.
10. Air Force Awards First Phase of Next Generation Space Fence Defense Industry Daily 15 June 2009 -- According to Globalsecurity.org, the Space Fence program will provide a radar system operating in the S-band frequency range to replace the Air Force Space Surveillance System (AFSSS) VHF "Fence" radar.
11. A reduced role for StratCom? By Matthew Hansen Omaha World-Herald 12 June 2009 -- George Smith, cyber expert for Globalsecurity.org, a military think tank, said it would make some sense for the Department of Defense to integrate the existing cyber defense and cyber war missions into one unified effort.
12. Jailed in North Korea, Laura Ling and Euna Lee face 'hell on Earth' in camps By James Gordon Meek New York Daily News 09 June 2009 -- "They are a nasty part of a nasty country," said GlobalSecurity.org intelligence analyst John Pike.
13. Report: NKorean launch does not appear imminent By Jae-Soon Chang The Associated Press 07 June 2009 -- Last week, Tim Brown, a senior fellow with GlobalSecurity.org, said new commercial satellite images have shown that the North's launch site was ready for use after nearly a decade of construction.
14. NKorea bans ships from coastal waters By Jae-Soon Chang The Associated Press 07 June 2009 -- Last week, Tim Brown, a senior fellow with GlobalSecurity.org, said new commercial satellite images have shown that the North's launch site was ready for use after nearly a decade of construction.
15. Report: US to go for own sanctions on NKorea By Jae-Soon Chang The Associated Press 05 June 2009 -- The launch tower and what appears to be construction materials on the launch pad are seen in the images, Tim Brown, a senior fellow with GlobalSecurity.org, said.
16. Analyst says new North Korean missile pad is ready By Pamela Hess The Associated Press 04 June 2009 -- Photographic images show the launch tower and what appears to be construction materials on the launch pad, Tim Brown, a senior fellow with GlobalSecurity.org, said Thursday.
17. Radio-controlled bullets leave no place to hide By Kurt Kleiner New Scientist Magazine 04 June 2009 -- "This airburst shell gives the close-combat capability of a grenade launcher, combined with the ability of indirect fire weapons to hit stuff on the other side of the wall," says John Pike, a defence analyst with Washington DC think tank GlobalSecurity.org.
18. The Once and Future Warplane: Bomber Tech Picture Gallery By Linda Yin Popular Mechanics 01 June 2009 -- One of the B-2's main disadvantages, according to John Pike, an expert in defense and director of GlobalSecurity.org, is that it's flown by a pilot who may naturally succumb to a measure of tiredness after a nonstop flight.
19. Analysts: Obama's Much-Touted New Cybersecurity Plan Is Full of Holes By Stuart Fox Popular Science 01 June 2009 -- George Smith, a senior fellow at Globalsecurity.org, said "it's set up to look remarkable, but it's only remarkable because it has an urban legend at the center of it."