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N. Korea Fires Possible ‘New Type’ Ballistic Missile

N. Korea Fires Possible ‘New Type’ Ballistic Missile

South Korean news outlet YTN, citing a military official, reported that North Korea on Thursday possibly test-fired a 'new type' of medium-range or longer ballistic missile, which, according to Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff, flew for about 1K km (621 miles) before landing in waters between the Ko...

North Korea

North Korea's Kim Calls for More 'Practical, Offensive' War Deterrence

North Korea's Kim Calls for More 'Practical, Offensive' War Deterrence

North Korean state media reported on Tuesday that the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, called for strengthening the North's war deterrence in a 'more practical and offensive' manner in response to moves it called aggressive by the US and the South....

North Korea

US, SKorea, Japan Concerned Over NKorea Cyber Activities

US, SKorea, Japan Concerned Over NKorea Cyber Activities

The US, South Korea, and Japan expressed deep concern over North Korea's 'malicious' cyber activities to support its weapons programs, in comments published in a joint statement on Friday....

North Korea

North Korea Says US-South Korea Drills Push Tension to 'Brink of Nuclear War'

North Korea Says US-South Korea Drills Push Tension to 'Brink of Nuclear War'

North Korea on Thursday accused the US and South Korea of escalating tensions to the brink of nuclear war through their joint military drills, according to state media KCNA. Pyongyang vowed to respond with 'offensive action.'...

North Korea

US Flies Nuclear-Capable Bombers as Tensions Soar with N. Korea

US Flies Nuclear-Capable Bombers as Tensions Soar with N. Korea

The US on Wednesday flew nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to the Korean Peninsula for the first time in a month as it tried to send a message to North Korea amid mounting concerns about Pyongyang’s nuclear capabilities....

North Korea

North Korea Publishes First Evidence of Nuclear Capabilities

North Korea Publishes First Evidence of Nuclear Capabilities

For the first time, North Korea has provided alleged evidence of nuclear capabilities, publishing photos of small nuclear warheads which can be fitted onto short-range missiles. North Korea has claimed it has nuclear weapons, capable of hitting targets in South Korea....

North Korea

Report: N. Korea Simulates 'Nuclear Counterattack’

Report: N. Korea Simulates 'Nuclear Counterattack’

North Korea over the weekend held two days of drills that simulated a nuclear counterattack — including the firing of a ballistic missile carrying a mock nuclear warhead — all under the supervision of leader Kim Jong Un, according to state news agency KCNA....

North Korea

Libya: Missing Uranium Recovered, Say Eastern Forces

Libya: Missing Uranium Recovered, Say Eastern Forces

Ten drums of uranium ore that had been reported missing in Libya were recovered on Thursday near the border with Chad, according to armed forces in the country's east. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it is 'actively working to verify' the reports....

Africa

North Korea Claims Test of Submarine-Launched Cruise Missiles

North Korea Claims Test of Submarine-Launched Cruise Missiles

North Korea on Sunday reportedly test-fired two submarine-launched cruise missiles off its eastern coast amid what Pyongyang claims are 'frantic war preparation moves' by the US and South Korea....

Weapons

North Korea Warns US Against Shooting Down Missiles

North Korea Warns US Against Shooting Down Missiles

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Kim Yo Jong, on Tuesday, stated that the US allegedly plans to shoot down or intercept North Korea’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) during a test launch would amount to a 'declaration of war.'...

South Korea

Iran Agrees to More Joint Nuclear Site Inspections

Iran Agrees to More Joint Nuclear Site Inspections

On Saturday, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, announced that Iran had agreed to expand joint inspections at the Fordow fuel enrichment plant and reinstall surveillance cameras and other monitoring equipment....

Military

US Imposes New Sanctions on Iran Amid Stalled Diplomacy

US Imposes New Sanctions on Iran Amid Stalled Diplomacy

A new round of sanctions against Iran was announced by the US State Dept. on Thursday, aimed at targeting the country's oil and petrochemical sales. The news comes as talks between both countries remain stalled....

Iran

North Korea Claims it Fired Long-Range Cruise Missiles

North Korea Claims it Fired Long-Range Cruise Missiles

North Korea claimed on Friday to have test-fired four long-range Hwasal-2 strategic cruise missiles off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula following simulated military exercises between the US and South Korea in Washington, DC....

Russia

Iran Denies Enriching Uranium Above 60% Amid IAEA Row

Iran Denies Enriching Uranium Above 60% Amid IAEA Row

Iran's Atomic Energy Organization spokesperson, Behrouz Kamalvandi, on Monday denied claims that the country has enriched uranium to 84% purity, not far below the 90% required to make it weapons-grade....

Metaculus

North Korea Tests More Missiles, Warns Of Turning Pacific Into 'Firing Range'

North Korea Tests More Missiles, Warns Of Turning Pacific Into 'Firing Range'

On Monday morning, North Korea reportedly test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, a move the South Korean military condemned as a serious provocation....

Metaculus

North Korea Displays Possible New Missile at Military Parade

North Korea Displays Possible New Missile at Military Parade

North Korea displayed as many as 11 new Hwasong-17 Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) during a night-time parade in Pyongyang on Wednesday, state media reported. The new ICBMs have the potential of reaching the continental United States....

Metaculus

France to Boost Military Spending by 40%

France to Boost Military Spending by 40%

French Pres. Emmanuel Macron on Friday said France would increase its military budget by more than one-third over the next six years to respond to 'the dangers of the century,' including threats posed by the Russia-Ukraine war and technological advances.

Russia