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Missile Defense Briefing Report: No. 266

January 18, 2010

Pentagon frets over China's space program...;

...as India eyes the stars;

Kremlin seeks to bring back balance of terror;

Iron Dome inches forward;

Beijing flexes its missile defense muscles

Thinking Beyond Petroleum

January 18, 2010 Ilan I. Berman Forbes.com

The funny thing about windows of opportunity is that they have a way of closing. Over the past year, spurred by mounting worries over Iran's nuclear ambitions, Congress has taken up the issue of economic pressure against the Islamic Republic in earnest. The result is a series of sanctions bills aimed at targeting what is commonly viewed as the regime's economic Achilles' Heel: its deep dependence on foreign refined petroleum.