Two US missile officers investigated for illegal drugs

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 07:20

Two US Air Force officers in charge of launching nuclear missiles are under investigation for possessing illegal drugs, officials said, in the latest setback for the country`s nuclear force.

Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel in rare visit to nuke missile base

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 13:47

Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel is making a rare visit to an Air Force nuclear missile base, hoping to boost morale among the Air Force men and women who operate, maintain and safeguard the nation`s Minuteman 3 nuclear missiles.

Nuke capable Prithvi-II missile successfully test-fired from Odisha

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 10:33

India on Tuesday successfully test-fired indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from a test range in Odisha.

Israel says upgraded Arrow missile shield passes second flight test

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 14:55

The US-backed Arrow III will deploy "kamikaze" satellites that track and slam into ballistic missiles above the earth`s atmosphere.

Russia test-fires new ballistic missile

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 20:52

Russia carried out a successful test-launch of an RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Tuesday, a military official said.

CBI files closure report in Barak missile deal

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 20:46

CBI on Tuesday filed a closure report in a seven-year-old case of alleged bribery in the Rs 1,150 crore Barak missile deal.

India test-fires nuclear-capable Agni-III ballistic missile

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 17:39

India test-fired nuclear-capable Agni-III ballistic missile on Monday from Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast with a strike range of over 3000 km, defence sources said.

US nuclear missiles are a force in much distress

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 03:30

The hundreds of nuclear missiles that have stood war-ready for decades in underground silos along remote stretches of America, silent and unseen, packed with almost unimaginable destructive power, are a force in distress.

US missiles in Europe no longer justified: Russia

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 08:52

The deployment of a US missile shield in Europe lost sense after Tehran and six world powers reached a deal on Iran`s nuclear programme, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

Russian missile deployment raises alarm

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 16:17

Washington has joined Russia`s neighbours in voicing alarm after Moscow revealed it had moved nuclear-capable Iskander missiles closer to EU borders in response to the US-led deployment of a disputed air defence shield.

Russian missile deployment raises alarm

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 09:14

Washington has joined Russia`s neighbours in voicing alarm after Moscow revealed it had moved nuclear-capable Iskander missiles closer to EU borders in response to the US-led deployment of a disputed air defence shield.

Barak missile case: CBI should act against Tehelka, says BJP

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 20:31

The BJP demanded on Wednesday that the CBI should take action against Tehelka weekly magazine for misleading and fabricating false evidence in the Barak missile case.