Free Beacon: North Korea for the first time this week revealed plans for using its nuclear arms for space-based electronics-disrupting EMP attacks, in addition to direct warhead ground blasts. The official communist party newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, published a report Monday on “the EMP might of nuclear weapons,” outlining an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack produced by… read more
South China Morning Post: China shot down “incoming missiles” in the early hours of Tuesday morning during a military exercise held over the waters that separate it from the Korean peninsula. The drill, which began at midnight and came just two days after Pyongyang conducted its latest nuclear test, challenged a ground unit, under China’s air… read more
Al-monitor: Washington’s ambassador to the United Nations warned Tuesday that, if left unchanged, the Iran nuclear deal could allow Tehran to pose the same kind of missile threat to US cities as North Korea.President Donald Trump is due to decide in the middle of next month whether he believes Iran is living up to its… read more
Blasting News: With all the hullabaloo about North Korea’s missile launches and nuclear tests, it seems Iran has been put on the back burner. Despite the nuclear deal signed under the Obama regime tensions are riding high with the US and Iran. Similar to North Korea the US is not happy with Iran because it… read more
Independent: Russia will need to react to the expansion of a US anti-missile defence system in South Korea, its Deputy Foreign Minister has said. “It inevitably will raise the question about our reaction, about our military balances,” Sergei Ryabkov told reporters at a summit in China. His comments followed Seoul’s announcement that it was strengthening… read more
CNN: Seoul, South Korea (CNN)North Korea is believed to be moving an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a South Korean lawmaker said after being briefed by the country’s intelligence service. The lawmaker told CNN Tuesday it was unclear when the movement was detected, what the direction of the projectile was and how it was being transported.… read more
Sky News: North Korea could develop missiles that can reach Europe sooner than expected, the French defence minister has warned. Florence Parly told the French military in Toulon there are risks to the continent from intercontinental ballistic missiles being built by Kim Jong Un’s regime, Reuters reported. Her comments came after Russian leader Vladimir Putin… read more
The Daily Star: ISTANBUL: Turkey and Russia are inching toward an accord for the first major Turkish weapons purchase from Moscow, troubling Ankara’s allies in NATO even though the deal may not ultimately materialize. According to Turkish and Russian officials, all preparations have been made for the purchase of a sophisticated S-400 missile defense system,… read more
Daily Mail: Russia has been flaunting its military strength with training drills taking place in the Black Sea. Marines have undergone strict training in the cruel terrain with ships, missile boats and naval aviation teams all part of the operation. Defense experts say that during the missions they stumbled across a previously undiscovered floating mine.… read more
The National Review: New evidence reveals that the relationship between Pyongyang, Tehran, and Damascus is more extensive and long-standing than we thought. Last week, Reuters revealed the existence of a confidential U.N. report claiming that two North Korean shipments bound for the government agency in charge of Syria’s chemical weapons were intercepted in the past… read more