Threat News

June 24, 2016

North Korea Heralds Ballistic Missile Test Progress

Wall Street Journal: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed the first significant test of a new ballistic missile, a

June 24, 2016

Carter: N. Korea launch shows need for robust Pacific missile defense

Stars and Stripes: Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said Wednesday that North Korea’s launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile shows

June 23, 2016

Iranian navy announces 20 military drills over coming months

The Times of Israel: The Iranian Navy announced this week that it will conduct 20 military drills over the next

June 23, 2016

N. Korea claims missile test was a success

Stars and Stripes: North Korea’s leader claimed success Thursday in a test of an intermediate-range ballistic missile, boasting that it

June 23, 2016

Japan probes suspected North Korean rocket nose cone amid growing missile concerns

Reuters: Japan on Thursday began to examine the suspected nose cone of a North Korean rocket that washed up on

June 23, 2016

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un claims new missile can strike US targets in Pacific

The Guardian: Kim Jong-un has boasted of North Korea’s “sure capability” to strike US targets in the Pacific after his

June 23, 2016

Russia seen putting new nuclear-capable missiles along NATO border by 2019

Reuters: Russia is likely to deploy advanced nuclear-capable missiles in its European exclave of Kaliningrad by 2019, casting the move

June 22, 2016

North Korea missile reaches new heights, ‘intensifying’ threat to Japan

Reuters: North Korea launched what appeared to be an intermediate-range missile on Wednesday to a high altitude in the direction

June 22, 2016

North Korea fires two missiles, South Korea says

CNN: North Korea fired two missiles Wednesday morning from its eastern coast, according to South Korean and U.S. officials. Both

June 21, 2016

N. Korea preparing Musudan missile launch

Yonhap News: North Korea appears to be preparing to launch a Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile from the east coast, a