Threat News

May 9, 2016

North Korea will not use nuclear weapons first, says Kim Jong-un

The Guardian: North Korea will not use nuclear weapons against other nations unless its sovereignty is threatened, and will work

May 9, 2016

North Korea says to push nuclear program, defying UN sanctions

Reuters: Secretive North Korea said it will strengthen self-defensive nuclear weapons capability, its KCNA news agency reported on Monday, a

May 6, 2016

US Watching as North Korea Opens Biggest Political Meeting in Decades

Voice of America: North Korea has opened one of its biggest political meetings in 36 years, as the 7th Workers’

May 5, 2016

New missile system for Russian Airborne Forces may get combat module from Sosna system

TASS: MOSCOW, May 5. /TASS/. The air defense missile system that is currently being developed for the Russian Airborne Forces

May 4, 2016

North Korea’s Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile: Continued Progress at the Sinpo South Shipyard

38 North: Summary North Korea’s recent successful test launch of another Bukkeukseong-1 (Polaris-1, KN-11) submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) has reinforced

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