Missile Defense News

July 15, 2016

House votes to toughen Iran sanctions

The Hill: The House passed legislation cracking down on Iran Tuesday, the anniversary of the nuclear deal loathed by Republicans.

July 15, 2016

Shovels and old planes – As North Korea pursues the bomb, its military wanes

Euronews: Like many in North Korea’s army of 1.2 million, Eom Yeong-nam spent more time holding the wooden handle of

July 15, 2016

THAAD Radiation Fears Spark South Korean Protests

VOA News: Protesters pelted South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn with eggs and water bottles Friday as he tried to

July 15, 2016

Russia to Deploy Latest Air Defense Systems in Crimea

Al-Manar News: Russia will deploy its most advanced S-400 air defense systems to the annexed Crimea peninsula in August, a

July 14, 2016

U.S. missile defense system to be placed in South Korea farm town

Military Times: SEOUL, South Korea — An advanced U.S. missile defense system will be deployed in a rural farming town

July 14, 2016

US Navy’s Cruise Missile Killer Fires 4,500 Rounds Per Minute, and it’s being upgraded

The National Interest: The U.S. Navy is pursuing a massive, fleet-wide upgrade of a shipboard defensive weapon designed to intercept

July 14, 2016

Iran Sticks to Terms of Nuclear Deal, but Defies the U.S. in Other Ways

New York Times: A year after President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, the worst predictions of what would happen next

July 14, 2016

North Korea likely to develop sub-based ballistic missile

Daily Times: North Korea may be able to develop a submarine-based ballistic missile within a year, which would significantly increase

July 14, 2016

New Ballistic Missile Under Development in Russia

Sputnik: The Russian “Academician V.P.Makeyev State Rocket Centre” is planning to develop a new ballistic missile, the Russian Izvestia newspaper

July 13, 2016

Planned deployment of Thaad comes over strong objection from South’s top trading partner, China

The Wall Street Journal: South Korea announced the site for an advanced U.S. missile-defense system meant to better protect against

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