Threat News

May 4, 2016

Satellite photos: Unclear if 5th N. Korean nuclear test imminent

Stars and Stripes: The latest satellite images of North Korea’s underground test facility provide no clarity on whether the provocative

May 4, 2016

China Upgrades Older Warships With New Missile Systems

The Diplomat: The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is in the process of upgrading a number of older classes of

May 3, 2016

Kim Jong Un orders missile launches when angry, source says

United Press International: Kenji Fujimoto said decisions are made spontaneously but Kim has no intention of starting a war. TOKYO,

May 3, 2016

Seoul ‘on alert’ for N.K. nuke test

The Korea Herald: South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo said Tuesday that the military is on alert based on the

May 2, 2016

North Korea’s sub-launched missile exploded midair, Seoul says

United Press International: A submarine-launched ballistic missile North Korea said fired “successfully” in April probably exploded mid-air, South Korea military

May 2, 2016

Iranian Parliament Approves Bill ‘Requiring’ New Missiles, Military Technology

The Jewish Press: The Iranian parliament has approved a bill that requires the Tehran government to “further develop and increase”

April 29, 2016

Major Iranian Missile Test to Coincide With U.S. Presidential Inauguration

The Washington Free Beacon: Iran is preparing to conduct a major ballistic missile test in February 2017, following the inauguration

April 29, 2016

China Successfully Tests Nuclear-Capable Hypersonic Missile

Eurasia Review: China successfully carried out a flight test of its state-of-the-art high-speed maneuvering warhead last week, sources in the

April 29, 2016

North Korean Missile Test Fails, South Says, Bringing String of Crashes to 3

The New York Times: North Korea failed to launch two intermediate-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, the South Korean Defense Ministry

April 29, 2016

North Korea Could Launch More Musudan Missiles: South Korean Defense Ministry

Yonhap: North Korea could fire off more Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBM) in the near future following their string of