South China Sea ‘not a vital interest’ in US Asia pivot

The territorial dispute in the South China Sea is not considered of vital interest to the United States, according to an article from Time.com. 

North Korea Says It’s Not Planning Nuke Test ‘At Present’

North Korea said it isn’t planning to test a nuclear weapon “at present,” releasing the denial on the day a U.S. envoy arrived in South Korea to discuss tensions on the Korean peninsula.

US military in S.Korea seeks more weaponry

SEOUL — The US military in South Korea has asked the Pentagon to provide more attack helicopters and strengthen missile defence systems, its chief said Tuesday, amid threats by North Korea against the South.

Northrop Grumman Completes Critical Design Review for U.S. Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Jun 11, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the U.S. Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS).

Olympic Missile Testing ‘achieved its objectives’

The surface-to-air weapons were placed on buildings across London last month as part of the Olympic Guardian security exercise, which also saw fighter jets positioned at RAF Northolt for the first time since World War II. 

Missile Defense System Negotiations: Washington-Warsaw-Moscow Triangle

When in March 1983 Ronald Reagan announced the initial plans to build a missile defense system purported to be able to “intercept and destroy strategic ballistic missiles before they reached our [U.S.] own soil or that of our allies,” he in reality proclaimed the end of the deterrence and so called “balance of terror” doctrines which had formed the basis of the relations between the United States and the Soviet Union during what is known as the Cold War.

Senate Bill Tasks ORS Office To Develop Low-cost Weather Sat

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Senate defense oversight panel recommended allocating $60 million next year to develop a low-cost weather satellite under the auspices of an office that the Pentagon has marked for closure.