Sourced : ABC.au North Korea has fired four ballistic missiles into waters off its east coast, according to South Korea and Japan. The launch was an apparent reaction to huge military drills by the US and South Korea that the North insists are an invasion rehearsal. The US military said it detected and tracked what… Continue reading NORTH KOREA “TEST FIRES BALLISTIC MISSILES” AS US-SOUTH KOREAN WAR GAMES CONTINUE
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NORTH KOREA COULD TEST ICBM TO MARK KIM JONG IL’S BIRTHDAY
Sourced : Sputnik North Korea could conduct a test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in February, Cheong Seong-Chang, Director of the Department of Unification Strategy Studies at the Sejong Institute, told Sputnik, commenting on recent reports that Pyongyang appears to be getting ready for a display of its military might. “Taking into account Pyongyang’s… Continue reading NORTH KOREA COULD TEST ICBM TO MARK KIM JONG IL’S BIRTHDAY
NORTH KOREA CAN MOUNT A NUCLEAR WARHEAD ON A BALLISTIC MISSILE
Sourced : CBS North Korea now has the capability to launch a nuclear weapon, a senior U.S. military official said Thursday, adding that while the U.S. believes Pyongyang can mount a warhead on a missile, it’s not clear that it can hit a target. The official said it appears that North Korea can mount a… Continue reading NORTH KOREA CAN MOUNT A NUCLEAR WARHEAD ON A BALLISTIC MISSILE
CHINA AND RUSSIA CLOSE RANKS AGAINST U.S MISSILE-DEFENCE SYSTEM
Sourced : South China Morning Post Chinese and Russian defence officials on Tuesday blasted Washington’s plans to deploy a missile defence system, saying it would prompt a new arms race. The officials said Beijing and Moscow would conduct another joint computer-simulated missile-defence exercise next year in response to proposed US deployments in Northeast Asia and… Continue reading CHINA AND RUSSIA CLOSE RANKS AGAINST U.S MISSILE-DEFENCE SYSTEM
NORTH KOREA FIRES SUBMARINE LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILE
Sourced : USNI News By: Sam LaGrone A North Korean submarine successfully launched a ballistic missile on Tuesday, U.S. Pacific Command officials confirmed in a late Tuesday statement. The unidentified submarine launched what’s believed to be a KN-11 ballistic missile, Cmdr. Dave Benham told USNI News in a statement. “U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) systems detected… Continue reading NORTH KOREA FIRES SUBMARINE LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILE
N. KOREA SAYS MIDAIR EXPLOSION OF ITS MISSILE IN JUNE WAS INTENTIONAL
Sourced : Yonhap North Korea’s main propaganda outlet claimed Wednesday that the recent midair explosion of a ballistic missile was intentional, calling it a test attack on enemy satellites. North Korea’s Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile was detected to have burst into pieces midair after flying some 150 km after its launch on June 22. North… Continue reading N. KOREA SAYS MIDAIR EXPLOSION OF ITS MISSILE IN JUNE WAS INTENTIONAL
KOREAN MILITARY : NORTH KOREA APPARENTLY FIRES BALLISTIC MISSILE FROM SUBMARINE
Sourced :Yonhap news North Korea launched what appeared to be a ballistic missile from a submarine in the East Sea Saturday 23rd of April, the South Korean military said. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said North Korea fired a projectile that it believes was a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) around 6:30 p.m. The JCS… Continue reading KOREAN MILITARY : NORTH KOREA APPARENTLY FIRES BALLISTIC MISSILE FROM SUBMARINE
N.KOREAN SUBMARINE ATTEMPTS TO TEST-FIRE BALLISTIC MISSILE
Sourced : Maeil Broadcasting Network North Korea on Wednesday morning attempted the launch of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from a Sinpo-class submarine, MBN reported. According to the article, the submarine left the port early in the morning, but returned to the dock near Wonsan at 9 a.m. local time, which South Korean experts saw… Continue reading N.KOREAN SUBMARINE ATTEMPTS TO TEST-FIRE BALLISTIC MISSILE