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June 13, 2017

SDF readies drills to tighten response, ease concerns over North Korea missiles

The Japan Times: Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force will conduct nationwide drills to improve the readiness of its ballistic missile defense

June 13, 2017

Pentagon chief declares North Korea the new top threat to U.S. security

The Washington Post: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis declared North Korea the “most urgent and dangerous threat to peace and security,”

June 12, 2017

North Korea ‘Not Far’ From Testing Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

NDTV: North Korea says it has moved closer to test-firing an intercontinental ballistic missile with the potential of hitting the

June 12, 2017

The North Korean threat: US missile defense isn’t optional

The Washington Examiner: The United States has the strongest military in the world, but we must devote more resources to

June 9, 2017

Officials: U.S. Missile Defense System Outpaces Threat

Department of Defense: WASHINGTON, June 8, 2017 — The defense system that protects the United States from ballistic missile attacks

June 9, 2017

North Korea says it has tested new anti-ship missile

AP News: SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Friday it has test-launched a new type of cruise missile capable

June 9, 2017

US Missile Defense Chief: Assume that ‘North Korea can reach us with a ballistic missile’

Business Insider: Vice Adm. James Syring, head of the US’s Missile Defense Agency, told the House Armed Services committee on

June 8, 2017

Head of U.S. missile defense says North Korea missile advances a ‘great concern’

Reuters: The head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, Vice Admiral James Syring, said on Wednesday that technological advances demonstrated

June 8, 2017

South Korea Puts U.S. Missile-Defense System on Hold

The Atlantic: South Korea’s government is suspending the deployment of the U.S.-backed Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, the president’s

June 8, 2017

North Korea fires suspected land-to-ship missiles as South Korea delays THAAD

Reuters: North Korea fired what appeared to be several land-to-ship missiles off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea’s military