Threat News

March 31, 2016

North Korea Nuclear Programme Advances

IHS Jane’s 360: North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme, based on the simultaneous development of a weaponisable nuclear device and ballistic

March 30, 2016

Iran missile tests have caused alarm – U.N.’s Ban

Reuters: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that Iran’s ballistic missile had caused “alarm” and it would be up

March 30, 2016

Iran’s Khamenei: Missiles are part of the future

BBC: Iran’s top leader has said anyone who thinks negotiations are more important than building a missile system are traitors,

March 30, 2016

US and allies urge UN action against Iran for missile tests

Associated Press: The United States and three allies called for a Security Council meeting to respond to Iran’s recent ballistic

March 29, 2016

Obama, Park and Abe to discuss North Korea on Thursday

Reuters: U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on

March 29, 2016

North Korea Fires Short-Range Missile Along Its Coast

Reuters: North Korea test fired a short-range missile on its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, amid heightened

March 28, 2016

Kim Jong-un carries out ‘simulated attack’ on South Korean president’s official residence

The Telegraph: Tensions on the Korean peninsula festered on Friday as North Korea held its largest-ever military drills and prepared

March 28, 2016

Iran vows to pursue missile program despite new U.S. sanctions

Reuters: Iran will pursue its development of ballistic missiles despite the U.S. blacklisting of more Iranian companies linked to the

March 28, 2016

North Korea Propaganda Video Shows Nuclear Strike on Washington DC

The Diplomat: A dramatic propaganda reveal. Amid rapid improvements to its nuclear weapons program, North Korea released a propaganda video

March 28, 2016

S. Korea’s defense chief pledges ‘powerful retaliation’ against N. Korean provocation

The Korea Times: Defense Minister Han Min-koo called on a counter-artillery unit to “retaliate powerfully” against any North Korean provocations