Russia tests new missile, in warning over U.S. shield

ShareThis Russia tests new missile, in warning over U.S. shield 23 May 2012 Russia tested a new long-range missile on Wednesday that should improve its ability to penetrate missile defense systems, the military said, in Moscow’s latest warning to Washington over deployment of a missile shield in Europe. The Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) was successfully [...]

US pledges to go ahead with missile shield plan in Europe

ShareThis US pledges to go ahead with missile shield plan in Europe 11 May 2012 Objections from Russia notwithstanding, the US has said that it along with NATO would go ahead with a European missile defence programme. The United States and NATO have been wanting to launch a missile shield in Europe by 2020 to [...]

Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Mass. filed amicus brief in support of Obama’s health-care law

ShareThis Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Mass. filed amicus brief in support of Obama’s health-care law –In SCOTUS case, Obamacare has industry allies 26 Mar 2012 Lawyers from the health insurance and hospital industries have petitioned the Supreme Court to save President Obama’s health-care law from a constitutional challenge by 26 states and a small-business group, [...]

DHS ‘Operation Shield’ training exercise with semiautomatic rifles startles locals

ShareThis DHS ‘Operation Shield’ training exercise with semiautomatic rifles startles locals 04 Jan 2012 (FL) It may have looked like they were ready for war or some deranged person looking for his late Social Security benefits. But it was only Federal Protective Service officers with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security who were conducting a [...]

After WikiLeaks, US tries to shield classified data

ShareThis After WikiLeaks, US tries to shield classified data 09 Oct 2011 The US government on Friday announced steps to clamp down on who can access classified information, seeking to avert another WikiLeaks-scale breach of military documents and diplomatic cables. The presidential order requires US agencies to appoint senior people to prevent and detect breaches [...]