Threat News

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

March 25, 2016

Intel: North Korea might have miniaturized nuke

CNN: Some U.S. intelligence analysts now believe that North Korea “probably” possesses a miniaturized nuclear warhead, several U.S. officials told

March 25, 2016

South Korea confirms North Korea developing solid fuel missiles

International Business Times: South Korea confirmed Thursday North Korea was developing solid-fuel missiles after the northern country said that it

March 25, 2016

Photo points to Chinese anti-ship missile system on contested Paracels island

South China Morning Post: A new photograph suggests China has deployed a long-range anti-ship missile system on a disputed island

March 25, 2016

Air Force Worried About Potential Iranian Space Launch

National Defense Magazine: Iran’s near-term plans to launch a larger, more capable rocket into space has one Air Force official

March 25, 2016

North Korea claims to have tested faster, less detectable missiles that can target all of South Korea

Independent: North Korea claims to have carried out rocket tests that would significantly increase its military attack capability. The trials

March 25, 2016

U.S. Sanctions Iranian Defense Firms, Revolutionary Guard Units for Missile Tests

The Wall Street Journal: The Obama administration on Thursday imposed new sanctions against Iranian defense firms and units of Tehran’s

March 25, 2016

North Korea threatens South’s Blue House as tensions persist

Reuters: North and South Korea, locked for weeks in exchanges of angry rhetoric and heightened military readiness, traded more threats

March 24, 2016

North Korea Claims Successful Test of Solid-Fueled Missile Engine

Stars and Stripes: North Korea claimed Tuesday it had successfully tested a solid-fuel rocket engine, which would extend the range