Threat News

July 22, 2015

North Korea upgrades missile tower for possible October launch

Reuters: North Korea has erected a new, taller launch tower at its missile base, possibly in preparation for firing a

July 22, 2015

China Pushes Forward Hypersonic Missile Tests

Voice of America: China has conducted four hypersonic weapons tests in just 18 months, a sign of its continued efforts

July 22, 2015

Russia To Send Iskander Ballistic Missile Systems To Siberia By September, Report Says

International Business Times: Russia’s armed forces in East Siberia will be trained and equipped with a new set of Iskander

July 22, 2015

Russia To Test New Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Within 2 Years, Will Rearm Missile Forces By 2021

International Business Times: Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces announced Tuesday that the testing of the country’s new Sarmat heavy intercontinental ballistic

July 21, 2015

U.S. Defense Secretary Visits Israel to Soothe Ally After Iran Nuclear Deal

New York Times: The Obama administration opened its Middle East reassurance tour on Monday with the secretary of defense, Ashton

July 20, 2015

Russia Inducts Eight ICBMs in Q2 of 2015

Defense World: Russia has put eight intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) into service in its Strategic Missile Forces in the second

July 20, 2015

Iran to unveil Its Own S-300 Missile Defense System

Israel National News: Just days after the Iran nuclear deal was sealed on Tuesday, a top Iranian general announced Thursday

July 17, 2015

Russia’s Moskva Cruiser Successfully Test-Fires Cruise Missile In Atlantic

International Business Times: The flagship Moskva cruiser of the Russian Black Sea Fleet has successfully test-fired a cruise missile in

July 16, 2015

Read President Barack Obama’s Statements on Iran Deal

U.S. News: “Today, after two years of negotiations, the United States, together with our international partners, has achieved something that

July 16, 2015

U.S. Offers to Help Israel Bolster Defenses, Yet Iran Nuclear Deal Leaves Ally Uneasy

New York Times: When President Obama called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday to discuss the nuclear deal with Iran,