Threat News

August 21, 2019

Recent U.S., Russian Tests Part of New ‘Missile Renaissance’

USNI News: A pair of recent missile tests – by Russia in near Arkhangelsk and by the U.S. off the

August 19, 2019

US officials expecting Iran to launch rocket in coming days

CNN: The US government is in possession of classified imagery that shows Iran is getting ready to launch a rocket

August 19, 2019

Russian Nuclear Monitoring Stations Went Silent After Missile Blast

Wall Street Journal: Two Russian monitoring stations designed to detect nuclear radiation went silent soon after the explosion at a

August 19, 2019

North Korea Continues 2019 Missile Test Flurry With New Short-Range Missile Launches

The Diplomat: On Friday, North Korea conducted the second known tests of a new type of short-range ballistic missile, its

August 19, 2019

China Missiles Could Overwhelm U.S. Military in Asia in ‘Hours’, Says Think Tank

Bloomberg: A decade of “delayed and unpredictable funding” for the U.S. military’s budget has seen America lose its primacy in

August 16, 2019

Norway May Have Found Radioactivity From Failed Russian Missile

Voice of America: Norway is studying radioactivity in the air days after an explosion during the test of a rocket

August 16, 2019

(4th LD) N. Korea fires 2 unidentified projectiles into East Sea: JCS

Yonhap News Agency: SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) — North Korea fired two short-range projectiles presumed to be ballistic missiles into

August 15, 2019

Hypersonics Remain Top Priority for Defense Department

U.S. Dept. of Defense: A hypersonic weapon moving at five times the speed of sound can travel across the Pacific

August 14, 2019

Russia boasts of winning arms race days after fatal missile explosion

The Hill: Russia on Tuesday claimed that it was winning the race to develop new, far-flying nuclear weapons despite a

August 13, 2019

Russia Showcases ‘Kinzhal’ Nuclear-Capable Air-Launched Ballistic Missile at Air Show

The Diplomat: Two Russian MIG-31K interceptors, each carrying one Kh-47M2 Kinzhal (“Dagger”) air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM), for the first time took part in