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The Key to Putin’s Cyber Power
December 30, 2016 by Uri Friedman, The Atlantic · Comment
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The Russian president has both the capability and the intent to cause harm, says a former U.S. ambassador to Russia. And the threat won’t vanish once Donald Trump takes office.
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Hacking Into Future Nuclear Weapons: The U.S. Military’s Next Worry
December 30, 2016 by Patrick Tucker, Defense One · Comment
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The U.S. isn’t just modernizing it’s weapons and warheads. The future nuclear arsenal will be networked, and that presents unique challenges for the U.S. Air Force.
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Iran Test Fires Sayyad-3 High Altitude SAM
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Iran Test Fires Sayyad-3 High Altitude SAM
 Iran’s Air Defense employed an upgraded version of the locally-made Sayyad-3 high-altitude air-defense missile yesterday. This missile provides the upper layer of the Talash air defense system, designed to intercept targets at ranges up to 150 km. It can track 30 targets and engage 12 of them simultaneously. |
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