U.S. commander says Mideast buildup prompted Iran to 'step back'
Iran has chosen to "step back and recalculate" after making preparations for an apparent attack against U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf region, but it is too early to conclude the threat is gone, the top commander of American forces in the Mideast said ...
India said the world's fastest cruise missile passed another key test Wednesday when it successfully hit a land target after being fired from a fighter jet. India is developing the supersonic BrahMos missile — which has a top speed of 3,450 kilometers (2,140 miles) per ...
North Korean ministry says recent rocket and missile drill was 'regular and self-defensive'
North Korea's "strike drill" last week at which leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of rockets and at least one short-range ballistic missile was "regular and self-defensive," the North's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, according to state media. "The recent drill conducted by our army ...
Weapons tested by Pyongyang could strike deep into South Korea
The weapons North Korea launched over the weekend traveled into the stratosphere and flew at a distance long enough to strike deep into South Korean territory, according to a South Korean assessment. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff did not indicate what was fired off ...
Kim-overseen drills may have included ballistic missile in challenge to Trump
Kim Jong Un oversaw a live-fire military exercise Saturday that potentially included North Korea's first ballistic missile launch since 2017, challenging U.S. President Donald Trump's bottom line in nuclear talks. Kim watched as "large-caliber, long-range multiple-rocket launchers and tactical guided weapons" were fired off North ...
North Korea fires several rounds of short-range 'projectiles' into Sea of Japan, South Korea says
North Korea fired several rounds of unidentified short-range "projectiles" into the Sea of Japan on Saturday, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The North "fired multiple rounds of unidentified projectiles from its east coast town of Wonsan in the northeastern direction between 9:06 ...
U.S. missile contracts have surged since decision to exit arms treaty, study shows
Washington has signed more than $1 billion in new missile contracts in the three months since it announced plans to withdraw from a key Cold War-era arms treaty, campaigners said Thursday. "The withdrawal from the INF treaty has fired the starting pistol on a new ...
How the world should deal with North Korea's 'new normal'
North Korea recently tested a "new tactical guided weapon" and criticized U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, signaling impatience with America's refusal to lift sanctions. Pyongyang's freeze on nuclear tests and ballistic missile launches is still intact, although the most dangerous parts of these weapons ...
Yemen's Houthis say Saudis and UAE are in missile range if Hodeida truce fails
Yemen's Houthi forces have missiles that could be fired at Riyadh, Dubai and Abu Dhabi should violence escalate in the main Yemeni port city of Hodeida, where a fragile cease-fire is now in place, the leader of the Houthi movement said on Monday. Yemen's four-year ...
Japan extends sanctions on North Korea by two years over abductions and nuclear weapons
Japan decided Tuesday to extend its sanctions against North Korea for two years, maintaining pressure on Pyongyang to denuclearize and resolve its past abductions of Japanese nationals. The sanctions approved for extension by the Cabinet before they expire on Saturday impose a total ban on ...
Pentagon calls missile defense system's intercept of ICBM-class target a 'success'
In a move that could have ramifications for defending the United States from North Korean nuclear weapons, the U.S. said Monday that it had successfully conducted a "salvo" intercept of an intercontinental ballistic missile-class target — the first test of its kind. The U.S. Missile ...
Trump wants to cut U.S. missile defense budget just as North Korea ramps up rocket activity
Just when it looks like North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may restart his ballistic missile testing program, U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed trimming the missile defense budget, as one set of deterrents is delayed by two years. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) ...
