Russia’s NATO Envoy Dismisses Iran-Russia-China Missile Shield Report

MOSCOW (RT) – Russia’s NATO ambassador and the Russian president’s special envoy for missile defense, Dmitry Rogozin, has denied an Iranian newspaper’s claim that Russia, Iran and China will cooperate to build their own missile defense shield. 

‘Iran, Russia, China Mulling Joint Missile Shield’

TEHRAN – Unofficial sources have announced that Iran, Russia, and China are currently holding talks on a proposal to establish a joint missile defense shield as a counterweight to a NATO defense shield, according to a recent report.

Two Koreas Say Talks are Constructive and Useful

(Reuters) – Bitter rivals North and South Koreaheld a second round of “constructive and useful” dialogue on Wednesday as momentum builds for a resumption of six-party talks on dismantling Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program.

Vietnam, India Boost Naval Ties to Counter China

India and Vietnam on the map

Even as Vietnam and China continue to conduct tit-for-tat naval maneuvers in the South China Sea, Hanoi has started making direct calls for foreign involvement in the two nations’ maritime territorial dispute. While many commentators saw this as a thinly veiled invitation to the United States, it could also be a precursor to India establishing a permanent presence in Vietnamese waters.

China’s Growing Influence in Asia Poses Challenge, Narayanan

Stating that China boasted of a “superiority complex and a run down attitude of all other countries,” the former Intelligence Bureau chief said it was on its way to becoming an air space power by virtue of its growing precision strike capabilities and modern warfare equipment.

Japan, U.S. To Expand Missile Defense, Cyber Cooperation

The United States and Japan pledged to continue working together on missile defense, cyber and space initiatives, as well as expanding information-sharing and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance activities.

Dispatch: Moscow Gets Ahead on Missile Defense

Two events that took place on Wednesday will please the Kremlin very much. Both had to do with the ballistic missile defense plans by the U.S. in central Europe. And both give Moscow more diplomatic fuel in its competition with the United States over the future of ballistic missile defense in Europe.

U.S.-Japan Joint Statement to Permit Interceptor Exports

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC. The alliance between Japan and the United States is the "cornerstone" of East Asian security, Obama said Tuesday as he welcomed Aso to the White House.

The United States and Japan are expected in a new joint statement to state that cooperatively developed missile interceptors can be exported to third-party nations, Kyodo News reported on Tuesday (see GSN, May 26).

Taiwan Develops Advanced Missiles

Taiwan's Hsiung Feng III missile displayed during Taiwan's national day parade in Taipei. Taiwan rolled out its top military weaponry with the aim of stirring China and boosting nationalist fervor

This year Taiwan started to deploy supersonic anti-ship missiles in response to China’s growing naval arsenal. Those third generation Hsiung Feng missiles that are now positioned on some 20 ships point to a strengthening in Taiwan’s normally low-key domestic missile production. But its military might is growing at a time when relations with Beijing are better than ever.

US Senators: China Blocking Probe of Counterfeit Products

Two high-ranking U.S. senators are accusing China of hindering a probe of counterfeit electronic parts detected in the multi-billion-dollar U.S. Defense Department supply chain.