Threat News

July 26, 2019

In Escalation, Iran Tests Medium-Range Missile, U.S. Official Says

NY Times: WASHINGTON — Iran fired a Shahab-3 medium-range missile on Wednesday, a United States military official said, playing it

July 25, 2019

North Korean missile launch a ‘new type of threat,’ South Korea says

CNN: South Korea said that two projectiles launched by North Korea Thursday were a “new type of short-range missile” and posed a

July 24, 2019

Northcom Commander Cites Arctic as Area of Concern

DoD: Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and Northcom, told an audience at

July 24, 2019

China’s military warns against growing threat from Taiwan ‘separatists’

CNN: Beijing (CNN)China has warned against what it describes as a growing threat from “separatists” in Taiwan, and said it

July 24, 2019

South Korea accuses Russia of ‘distortion of the facts’ over mid-air confrontation

CNN: (CNN)South Korea has accused Russia of a “distortion of the facts,” amid a deepening diplomatic rift over an alleged

July 23, 2019

China says South Korea’s air defense zone not territorial airspace

Reuters: BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said on Monday that South Korea’s air space identification zone is not a

July 23, 2019

Russia’s S-400: An offer US partners should refuse

Defense News: After Turkey insisted on acquiring the Russian-made S-400 air defense system, the Trump administration wisely decided July 17

July 23, 2019

North Korea’s Kim inspects new submarine, signals possible ballistic missile development

CNBC: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a large newly built submarine, state news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday,

July 23, 2019

Warplanes from four countries face off in Asian confrontation

CNN: Seoul (CNN)Warplanes from four countries faced off Tuesday in a chaotic and unprecedented confrontation above a small, disputed island

July 22, 2019

Turkey will retaliate if U.S. imposes sanctions over S-400s: minister

Reuters: ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey would retaliate against what it called an unacceptable threat of U.S. sanctions over Ankara’s purchase