Missile Defense News

July 22, 2016

Growing Threats Require Critical Upper Tier Missile Defense Capabilities

Defense News: “Order to Intercept Missiles Issued.”  This was The Japan News headline on 21 June 2016 when the Japanese

July 22, 2016

Lockheed Projects Increased International Missile-Defense Sales

Defense News: Lockheed Martin is seeing increased international interest for its air- and missile-defense products and projects slow but steady growth as

July 22, 2016

China says THAAD Could Spark New Crisis

NBC News: U.S. plans to install a sophisticated missile-defense system in South Korea could trigger a nuclear showdown similar to

July 22, 2016

Russian troops carry out electronic launches of Iskander-M missiles

TASS: Missile troops of the Eastern Military District from the Primorsky Territory, Russia’s Far East, have carried out the first

July 22, 2016

US to ensure THAAD maximizes protection

Korea Times: The United States will work closely with South Korea to deploy the THAAD missile defense system in a

July 22, 2016

Presidential advisory group backs THAAD deployment

Yonhap News: South Korea’s presidential advisory body on inter-Korean ties adopted a resolution Thursday supporting the deployment of an advanced

July 22, 2016

Russian Agent Sentenced for Illegally Exporting US High-tech Gear

VOA News: A federal court in New York on Thursday sentenced an admitted agent of the Russian government to 10

July 22, 2016

South Korean bank says North’s nuclear ambitions squeezed economy in 2015

Japan Times: North Korea’s economy last year is estimated to have contracted the most since 2007 as leader Kim Jong

July 22, 2016

Secret North Korean nuclear site discovered hidden in mountain disguised as airplane parts factory

Daily Mail: Researchers believe they have found the location of Kim Jong un’s top secret uranium enrichment plant which is

July 22, 2016

One North Korean missile exploded in initial stage of latest launch

Yonhap News: One of the three ballistic missiles recently test-fired by North Korea likely exploded in the air during its

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