ALASKA MISSILE DEFENSE EARLY BIRD WEEKLY

(Eighteenth Edition)

Compiled by: Ms. Hillary Pesanti, Community Relations Specialist

Command Representative for Missile Defense

907.552.1038

hillary.pesanti@elmendorf.af.mil

 

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July 1, 2002-JULY 5, 2002

 

ALASKA SPECIFIC NEWS BREAKS

 

·        Our 'Next Manifest Destiny': America should move to control space -- now, and decisively, National Review

·        Shemya project is out, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

·        Pentagon Policy Wrongly Shields Missile-Defense Data, USA Today

 

MONDAY, JULY 1, 2002

 

·        U.S. Seeks Foreign Aid In Missile Defense, Washington Post

·        China Test-Fires New Missile, Washington Times

·        Defense Building Limits Rebuked, Washington Times

·        Bush Wins On Missile Defense, But With Democratic Stipulation, Congressional Quarterly Weekly

·        Rand Study Recommends More Investment In Cruise Missile Defense, Aerospace Daily

·        Asian countries concerned U.S. withdrawal from ABM treaty could spark new arms race, Associated Press Worldstream

·        Missile Defense Shield Top Priority: India, World News

·        Contracts: Missile Defense Agency, DoD

 

TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2002

 

 

·        Bush Plans To Tap Ex-Lawmaker For New Defense Post, Washington Post

·        Missile Defense System Has No Target Date, Washington Times

·        U.S. Laser-Link Satellites Likely To Launch After 2010, Space News

·        Laser weapon test program set at Edwards AFB Modified 747 due to carry space-age defense system, Antelope Valley Press

·        Northrop To Purchase TRW For $7.8 Billion, Washington Post

 

 

WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 2002

 

·        Industry Partnerships Seen As First Step In International Missile Defense Plan, Defense Daily

·        China's Missile Brings Parity, Washington Times

·        The following is an excerpt from DEPSECDEF Wolfowitz NPR interview

·        Taiwan expects 200 air-to-air missiles from U.S.: report, Agence France Presse

·        Ukraine may Participate in Creating Anti-Missile Defense, Agency WPS

·        South Asia must engineer nuclear stability, The Korea Herald

·        Quick Hit: A report on Missile Defense tests: Heritage Foundation

 

 

THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2002

 

·        India’s Missile Capability

·        Russia, China make new push to ban arms in space over U.S. objections, Associated Press

·        House shifts $30 Million from Space-Based Interceptors to Airborne Laser, Aerospace Daily

·        Missile Defense Funding Increased, Washington Post

·        U.S. Seeks Foreign Aid In Missile Defense, Washington Post

·        Arms Controllers and Anti-Missile Weapons, Washington Times

 

FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2002

 

·        Pakistan’s Missile Capability

·        Bush approves plan to merge U.S. commands over military’s space, nuclear forces, Associated Press

·        New command would meld missile defense and offense, New York Times

·        Eberhart confirmed to head NORTHCOM, Colorado Springs Gazette

 

 

 

ALASKA SPECIFIC NEWS BREAKS #18

JULY 1, 2002-JULY 5, 2002