Missile Defense News

May 15, 2017

Japan Favors Aegis Ashore Over Thaad to Boost Missile Defense: Sources

Reuters: Faced with North Korea’s rapid missile and nuclear development, and its threats, Japan has been looking into introducing a

May 15, 2017

Military Plans Flight Intercept Test of Ballistic Missile

Military.com: The distinctive missile telemetry ship MV Pacific Collector is in port at Aloha Tower, possibly for a key upcoming

May 15, 2017

North Korea says new, longer-range missile can carry ‘large’ nuclear warhead

The Japan Times: North Korea’s apparently successful test-firing Sunday of a new intermediate-range ballistic missile points to a significant advance

May 15, 2017

North Korea fires missile that lands in sea near Russia

Reuters: North Korea, defying calls to curb its weapons program, fired a ballistic missile that landed in the sea near

May 12, 2017

How North Korea Managed to Defy Years of Sanctions

The New York Times: As the end of the fashion season approached, and the suits and dresses arrived in her

May 12, 2017

A Closer Look at Iran and North Korea’s Missile Cooperation

The Diplomat: On May 2, 2017, the Iranian military conducted a missile test from a Ghadir-class submarine in the Strait

May 12, 2017

North Korea protests House-passed sanctions in letter to Congress

CBS News: A North Korean parliamentary committee sent a rare letter of protest to the U.S. House of Representatives on

May 12, 2017

State Dept. approves UAE for possible PAC-3 missile buy

UPI: The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Thursday the possible sale of Patriot PAC-3 and GEM-T missiles to the United

May 11, 2017

South Korea urges ‘parallel’ talks and sanctions to rein in North Korea

Reuters: South Korea’s new president launched international efforts to defuse tension over North Korea’s weapons development on Thursday, urging both

May 11, 2017

China presses South Korea on Thaad missile system

CNN: China’s president has set out his opposition to the deployment of a US missile system, in his first discussion

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