IAEA says Foreign Expertise has Brought Iran to Threshold of Nuclear Capability

Intelligence provided to U.N. nuclear officials shows that Iran’s government has mastered the critical steps needed to build a nuclear weapon, receiving assistance from foreign scientists to overcome key technical hurdles, according to Western diplomats and nuclear experts briefed on the findings.

Israel’s Peres says Iran attack “more and more likely”

Israeli President Shimon Peres said “an attack on Iran” by Israel and other countries was “more and more likely.”

US and Israel to Conduct Joint Military Exercises

Ass’t US Secretary of State Andrew Shapiro said US and Israeli forces will simulate Israel’s ballistic missile defense system.

Leon Panetta, U.S. Secretary Of Defense, Expresses ‘Skepticism’ Of North Korea Nuclear Talks

SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. and South Korean defense chiefs declared Friday that any North Korean aggression “is not to be tolerated,” following two deadly incidents last year, and pledged to jointly develop more effective means of responding to future provocations by the North.

Israel Readies New Missile Defense Tech

Israel’s military is readying a new air-defense system that could be used to counter an Iranian missile strike.

Iran to Unveil New Cruise Missile

TEHRAN – Iran will unveil a new domestically manufactured cruise missile in the near future, Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi has announced. 

N. Korea Could Conduct 3rd Nuke Test if Talks Fail: Presidential Aide

 

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) — The possibility of a third nuclear test or long-range missile launch by North Korea is a likely discussion topic for the presidents of South Korea and the United States next week, after a presidential aide warned Friday that the North is ready for further testing if six-party talks do not resume.

NATO’s missile defense program to be fully operational in 2018 – Rasmussen

NATO’s Euro missile defense program will become fully operational by 2018, the alliance’s chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Wednesday.

Spain will Host US Ships for Missile Defense Plan

BRUSSELS — The Obama administration has agreed to base Aegis Cruisers on Spain’s coast, as part of the anti-ballistic missile defense system to protect Europe against a potential Iranian nuclear threat, U.S. defense officials said Wednesday.

NATO Optimistic over European Missile Shield

NATO’s missile shield for Europe is gradually becoming a reality, the alliance’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday.