Threat News

November 2, 2015

Russia Holds War Games Involving Numerous Missile Launches

ABC News: The Russian military has conducted a series of ballistic and cruise missile launches from sites across the country

November 2, 2015

Russia to Receive Reconnaissance Ship to Monitor US Missile Defense in 2016

Sputnik: The Russian Navy will receive the Ivan Khurs reconnaissance ship, able to monitor US missile defense systems, in December 2016, a

November 2, 2015

Should the U.S. Military Fear China’s Underwater Atomic Arsenal?

The National Interest: By the end of this year, China’s nuclear ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs, or “boomers”) may take their

October 29, 2015

Missile Defense Essential for Countering Iranian Threat

The Daily Signal: Recently, Iran conducted a successful test of a new precision-guided, long-range ballistic missile—dubbed “Emad.” This test is

October 29, 2015

Russian Military in Kamchatka to Master Advanced Pantsir-S Defense Systems

Sputnik: According to spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry’s Eastern Military District, the personnel of a surface-to-air missile regiment located

October 28, 2015

Russia tests new intercontinental ballistic missile — Defense Ministry

TASS: A Yars (NATO reporting name: SS-27 Mod. 2) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was launched from Russia’s Plesetsk cosmodrome to

October 27, 2015

Russia Conducts Missile Drill In Barents Sea Near Norway As Aircraft Carrier Allegedly Prepares To Travel To Syria For ISIS Fight

International Business Times: Russia conducted firing drills in the Barents Sea near Norway Monday, testing a missile amid speculation that

October 27, 2015

Iranian Military Chief Threatens Israel With Long-Range Missile Attack, Destruction

The Algemeiner: The commander of Iran’s ground forces threatened Israel with a missile attack — and destruction in less than

October 27, 2015

Russian Defense Company Begins Three-Shift Operation Due to Syrian Campaign

Sputnik: Russia’s defense company Tactical Missiles Corporation started operating on a three-shift basis due to the growing demand for its

October 26, 2015

Trident Juncture: Toward a Mediterranean Cold War?

Defense News: Are we heading for a new Cold War in the Mediterranean and Black seas? Russia’s military intervention in