Threat News

June 29, 2016

Russia to open new naval base in Black Sea to counter NATO

UPI: The Russian Defense Ministry is completing the construction of the final three submarine berths in the Black Sea port

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