Threat News

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.

July 3, 2019

Iran warns Europe it ‘will take next step’ to enrich uranium to weapons-grade level if new deal isn’t reached

Fox News: Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani warned European nations Wednesday that Tehran will “take the next step” in increasing its

July 3, 2019

Chinese military conducts anti-ship ballistic missile tests in the hotly contested South China Sea

CNBC: WASHINGTON — China is in the midst of conducting a series of anti-ship ballistic missile tests in the hotly

July 3, 2019

Russia Tests New Air Defense Missile

The Moscow Times: Russia has successfully launched a new air defense missile, its Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. The test

July 2, 2019

Syrian S-300 air defense system now fully operational

Arutz Sheva: The Russian-made S-300 air defense system is now completely deployed in Syria’s northwestern Masyaf. Masyaf is near Homs

July 2, 2019

‘Stray Syrian anti-aircraft missile’ hits northern Cyprus

BBC: A stray Russian-made missile apparently launched by Syria hit the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus overnight, officials say.