Threat News

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,

November 30, 2017

China’s new missile can cover globe, say experts

The Straits Times: BEIJING • The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will soon have one of the world’s mightiest weapons –

November 30, 2017

Russia to deploy anti-ship missiles to Kurils: report

The Japan Times: The Russian military plans to deploy anti-ship missiles to the Kuril Islands, the Russian newspaper Izvestia has