Threat News

July 12, 2019

Russian Missile Defense System Begins Arriving in Turkey Despite Warnings From Washington

Time: (ANKARA, Turkey) — The first shipment of a Russian missile defense system has arrived in Turkey, the Turkish Defense

July 11, 2019

North Korea calls South Korea’s F-35 jet purchases ‘extremely dangerous action’

Reuters: SEOUL – South Korea’s acquisition of American F-35 stealth fighter jets will force North Korea to develop and test

July 9, 2019

Turkey proceeds with deal for Russian missile system despite US and NATO warnings

CNBC: WASHINGTON — A messy multibillion-dollar deal between Turkey and the United States took another turn over the weekend as

July 9, 2019

Iran makes new nuclear threats that would reverse steps in pact

Reuters: GENEVA/DUBAI – Iran threatened on Monday to restart deactivated centrifuges and ramp up enrichment of uranium to 20% purity

July 8, 2019

China’s ‘disturbing’ missile tests contradict vow not to militarise South China Sea, says US

South China Morning Post: The Pentagon said on Tuesday a recent Chinese missile launch in the disputed South China Sea

July 8, 2019

NATO Considers Missile Defense Upgrade, Risking Further Tensions With Russia

NY Times: BRUSSELS — NATO military officials are exploring whether to upgrade their defenses to make them capable of shooting

July 8, 2019

Russia’s ‘Invulnerable’ Satan 2 Nuclear Missile Will Be Ready To Fire By The End of 2020, Space Agency Official Says

Newsweek: Russia’s latest nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile—which Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed can defeat all existing American defenses—will complete

July 8, 2019

Iran ratchets up tensions with higher enrichment, draws warnings

Reuters: DUBAI  – Iran said on Sunday it will shortly boost its uranium enrichment above a cap set by a

July 8, 2019

China denies U.S. accusations of South China Sea missile tests

The Japan Times: BEIJING – China’s Defense Ministry on Friday denied U.S. accusations that the Chinese military had recently carried

July 8, 2019

NATO sees no sign of Russian complying with missile pact

ABC News: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Russia is showing no sign of respecting a major Cold War-era missile treaty.