The U.S. Air Force launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from a California base on Wednesday, a month after the test flight was postponed because of tensions with North Korea.Full story
Republicans are trying to block Obama administration overtures to Russia on missile defense, creating a potential obstacle to arms control talks. Full story
The Air Force says its test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel had postponed in April because of tensions with North Korea, is now scheduled to happen on Tuesday. Full story
The New York Times reports that Russia has sent advanced cruise missiles to Syria, illustrating the depth of its support for Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Time magazine’s Michael Crowley discusses.
Rachel Maddow reports on a scandal surrounding the supervision of America's nuclear weaponry stored at Minot Air Force Base that has resulted in a slew of dismissals and further investigations into the "rot" within the ranks that has created this dangerous vulnerability.
Syrian activists say at least 42 soldiers are dead after two airstrikes from Israel. Israel is moving missile defense batteries to the north. NBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin reports.
David Rodhe, a Foreign Affairs columnist at Reuters, speaks with MSNBC’s Craig Melvin about Israeli airstrikes in Syria and U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan.
President Obama’s caution with Syria reflects a dramatic shift in how Americans think about war from just ten years ago, when similar calls to intervene in Iraq produced an intractable and, ultimately, deeply unpopular conflict. Steve Kornacki’s panelists discuss.
Workers lower a ground-based missile interceptor into its silo at Fort Greely near Delta Junction, Alaska, Thursday July 22, 2004. The interceptor was installed in Alaska's Interior _ the first component of a national defense system designed to shoot down enemy missiles. Five additional interceptor
epa01554755 Local residents stand amid debris of a house destroyed in a US drone missile attack, in Bannu a town of restive North West Frontier Province near the Afghanistan border on 19 November 2008. At least four suspected Islamic militants were killed and seven more were injured on November 19,
Tribesmen gather at a site of a missile attack on the outskirts of Miranshah, near the Afghan border, October 12, 2008. Suspected U.S. drones fired two missiles on Saturday into a Pakistani region regarded as a safe haven for al Qaeda and Taliban militants, killing at least five insurgents, resident
A Otomat Mk2 missile is fired during a test by the Venezuelan army at the island of La Orchila, in this picture released to Reuters on May 22, 2013. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout (VENEZUELA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE
