JINSAThe Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) is as a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, non-partisan think-tank focusing on the national security interests of the United States. JINSA's aim is three-fold: to ensure a strong and effective U.S. national security policy; to educate American leadership figures on the vital strategic relationship between the United States and Israel; and to strengthening U.S. cooperation with democratic allies, including Taiwan, Jordan, Hungary,...India Rolls Out Agni-III Missile; Pakistan, China Cited- January 30, 2003 The Indian Defense Ministry recently announced production of the Agni-III ballistic missile. The declaration came amid rising concern in New Delhi over an escalation in attacks in India by terrorists supported by increasingly unstable Pakistan. China, which supplies Pakistan with ballistic missiles, also factored in the Agni-III decision.http://www.jinsa.org/articles/view.html?documentid=1880 Navy Redeploys Carriers to Gulf- January 22, 2003 The United States Navy has ordered two additional aircraft carriers to the Middle East, in addition to the two battle groups presently on station. This sudden redeployment, anticipated over the last few months, seems indicative of a new phase in the ongoing global war on terrorism and the campaign to deny Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein the posession of weapons of mass destruction.http://www.jinsa.org/articles/view.html?documentid=1868 LAPD Expert Discusses Terrorist Bombing Threat- January 17, 2003 On January 16, 2003, Ralph Morten, an officer with the LAPD for 28 years and a 10-year veteran of the bomb squad, briefed JINSA leadership and representatives of the U.S. Government on the domestic threat posed by suicide bombers and the lessons he has learned firsthand from the experience of the Israeli police. Det. Morten leads an ongoing program aimed at informing U.S. law enforcment personnel about the growing threat and develop methods by which to combat terrorism domestically.http://www.jinsa.org/articles/view.html?documentid=1862 |