Threat News

May 20, 2019

Yemen’s Houthis deny targeting Mecca with ballistic missiles

Reuters – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement denied Saudi media reports on Monday that it had fired a ballistic missile toward Mecca,

May 17, 2019

Iran Threat Debate Is Set Off by Images of Missiles at Sea

New York Times – The intelligence that caused the White House to escalate its warnings about a threat from Iran

May 17, 2019

North Korea’s Newest Ballistic Missile: A Preliminary Assessment

38 North – On May 4, under the watchful eye of Kim Jong Un, North Korea launched a series of

May 16, 2019

U.S. officials say new North Korean missile appears aimed at evading U.S. defenses

LA Times – A newly tested North Korean short-range ballistic missile appears to be a copy of an advanced Russian

May 14, 2019

Saudi Arabia Says Oil Facilities Attacked by Houthis in ‘Act of Terrorism’

Jerusalem Post – Saudi Arabia claimed on Tuesday that Iran-backed Houthi rebel drones targeted their oil pumping stations in what

May 14, 2019

North Korea calls coal ship seizure a ‘robbery,’ says it betrays spirit of US summit agreement

Fox News – North Korea on Tuesday demanded the U.S. return a cargo ship that was seized in violation of international sanctions against

May 10, 2019

North Korea launches two short-range missiles, at same time as U.S. ICBM test

Washington Post – North Korea launched two short-range missiles Thursday in its second such test in under a week, part

May 9, 2019

Can South Korea’s defense shield thwart the North’s new short-range missile?

Defense News – North Korea’s recent firing of a new type of short-range missile is raising questions about the feasibility

May 9, 2019

North Korea’s Newest Missile Appears Similar To Advanced Russian Design

NPR – North Korea’s newest missile has a striking resemblance to an advanced Russian design, according to experts analyzing images

May 8, 2019

Iran moving ballistic missiles by boat, US officials say

CNN – Intelligence showing that Iran is likely moving short-range ballistic missiles aboard boats in the Persian Gulf was one