Threat News

December 7, 2017

World’s ‘Deadliest’ Missile BrahMos to Achieve Hypersonic Speed Within 7 Years

Sputnik News: New Delhi (Sputnik) — The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, an Indo-Russian joint venture product, is expected to achieve

December 7, 2017

China confirms test of powerful DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missile

The Washington Times: China’s People’s Liberation Army has confirmed the latest flight test of the newest and most powerful intercontinental

December 6, 2017

Analysis: Reported link between Houthi and Iranian ballistic missiles

FDD’s Long War Journal: On November 30, Reuters cited select quotes from a confidential UN sanctions report noting shared “design characteristics” between

December 6, 2017

Russia excludes rail-mobile ICBM system from armament, focuses on Sarmat missile

TASS: MOSCOW, December 6. /TASS/. The work on the Barguzin rail-mobile ballistic missile system has been excluded from Russia’s new

December 5, 2017

Inhofe Wants $100M Commitment to U.S. Nuclear Defense System Against North Korea

Public Radio Tulsa: Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe wants funding for a nuclear missile defense system that could be operational

December 4, 2017

Exclusive: Pentagon evaluating U.S. West Coast missile defense sites – officials

Reuters: SIMI VALLEY, Calif (Reuters) – The U.S. agency tasked with protecting the country from missile attacks is scouting the

December 4, 2017

North Korea’s Military Capabilities, In Review

Defense One: Introduction The United States and its Asian allies regard North Korea as a grave security threat. It has

December 1, 2017

China, Russia to strengthen air defense, anti-missile cooperation

Xinhua Net: BEIJING, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) — China and Russia will strengthen their cooperation in air defense and the anti-missile

December 1, 2017

Russian Missile Defense System Could Launch a New Arms Race

The Daily Beast: Russia has tested a new missile-defense system. And while details of the new interceptor are difficult to

December 1, 2017

N. Korea’s new missile could be deployable by 2018: expert

The Korea Herald: WASHINGTON — North Korea’s new long-range missile could be deployable by next year after several more tests,