Threat News

January 7, 2021

North Korea’s Kim vows to boost nuclear-armed country’s ‘defense capabilities’

The Japan Times:   North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the second day of a rare ruling-party congress that

January 6, 2021

Russia is planning to test-fire a salvo of new hypersonic missiles from a warship for the first time this year, state media says

Business Insider:   Russia plans to test-fire a salvo of new hypersonic cruise missiles from a warship before the end

January 4, 2021

Russian Defense Ministry expects S-500 air defense system to enter service in 2021

TASS Russian News Agency:   Russia plans to complete the trials of its state-of-the-art S-500 surface-to-air missile/anti-ballistic missile system and

January 4, 2021

Russia is planning to flight test new missile with a range of 6,200 miles and capable of destroying an area the size of France

Daily Mail Online:   Russia is planning to flight test its new intercontinental ballistic missile which it claims is capable

December 18, 2020

Houthi ballistic missile fired from Sanaa lands inside Saada province

Arab News: JEDDAH: A ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militia from the Yemeni capital on Thursday landed in Saada

December 17, 2020

Russia Just Doubled Its Hypersonic Strike Force

Forbes:   The Russian air force is standing up a hypersonic strike squadron in Russia’s northern region. The 98th Mixed

December 17, 2020

Russia has launched an anti-satellite missile test, US Space Command says

Space.com:   Russia has launched a new anti-satellite missile test in its latest push to weaponize space, U.S. Space Command

December 16, 2020

Russia deploys new Avangard nuclear boost-glide vehicle into ‘combat duty’

Defence Blog:   On Wednesday, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has reported that a next hypersonic missile

December 16, 2020

Russia’s first Sarmat ICBM to enter combat duty in 2022

TASS Russian News Agency:   The first Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which can penetrate any existing missile defense, will

December 15, 2020

Report estimates Chinese nuclear stockpile at 350 warheads

Defense News:   A paper published by the Chicago, Illinois-based Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has estimated that China has