Cheating on tests at US N-facility was common, ex-officers say

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 18:06

US Air Force officers operating nuclear-armed missiles at a base in Montana cheated for years on monthly readiness tests, but rarely faced punishment even though some commanders were aware of the misconduct, according to a media report on Sunday.

34 US Air Force officers in cheating scandal

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 06:07

US Air Force says 34 missile launch officers have been implicated in cheating scandal and 3 in drug probe, the latest missteps by those who maintain and operate the nation`s 450 nuclear missiles.

Taiwan gets US submarine-launched missiles

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 13:57

Taiwan has received the first shipment of anti-ship missiles which it ordered from the United States for its submarines, strengthening their attack capability, a senior official was Wednesday quoted as saying.

US sending missiles, drones to Iraq: Official

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 08:43

The United States is sending Iraq dozens of missiles and surveillance drones to help combat a recent surge there in Al-Qaeda-backed violence, a State Department official said today.

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.

Putin says nuclear-capable missiles not yet put in Kaliningrad

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 16:53

President Vladimir Putin said today that Russia had not yet decided to place nuclear-capable Iskander missiles in the exclave region of Kaliningrad that borders the European Union.

Russian missile deployment raises alarm

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 18:27

Moscow`s announcement Monday prompted concern from the United States as well as neighbouring Poland and three Baltic states -- Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia.

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.

Russia moves nuclear-capable missiles closer to EU

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 03:06

Russia revealed on Monday that its armed forces had moved nuclear-capable Iskander missiles closer to Europe`s borders in response to the US-led deployment of a disputed air defence shield.

Russia moves nuclear-capable missiles closer to EU

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 23:07

Russia has moved nuclear-capable Iskander missiles closer to Europe`s borders in response to the US-led deployment of a disputed air defence shield, the defence ministry said on Monday.

US to keep 1,500 troops in Jordan for time being

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 05:39

The United States has about 1,500 US troops in Jordan and they will remain there until the security situation improves, the White House told Congress on Friday.

US agrees to keep Patriot missiles in Turkey

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 11:27

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the US will continue to provide two Patriot missile batteries in Turkey for another year as part of that country`s air defenses while the civil war rages on in Syria.