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February 14, 2017

UN Chief Calls on North Korea to Return to Full Nuclear Compliance

VOA News The U.N. Security Council is set to hold emergency talks Monday about North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch.

February 14, 2017

Pentagon reveals details on weekend launch of North Korean missile

Fox News The ballistic missile that North Korea claimed it successfully test-fired over the weekend “probably” traveled farther than any

February 13, 2017

North Korean Test Launch of the Polaris-2 Ballistic Missile

On Sunday, February 12, 2017, North Korea launched a previously unseen ballistic missile called the Polaris-2, or Pukgukson-2. Sunday’s test

February 13, 2017

South Korea says North Korea missile used ‘cold eject’ launch system

Reuters: A missile fired by North Korea on Sunday used a “cold eject” launch system, where the missile is initially

February 12, 2017

North Korea ‘conducts ballistic missile test’

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile, South Korea’s military says, the first such test since Donald Trump took office

February 9, 2017

US And South Korea To Hold Missile Defense Drills

Yahoo News South Korea and the U.S. have agreed to conduct joint military exercises beginning next month in the latest effort to

February 7, 2017

U.S. should expand missile defense due to North Korea, Iran: lawmaker

Reuters The United States should invest more in missile defense given missile testing by North Korea and Iran, the chairman

February 6, 2017

US, Japan conduct successful missile interception test

CNN: The US and Japan have passed a crucial test for missile defense, shooting down a medium-range ballistic missile with

February 3, 2017

Abe, Mattis reaffirm ties on defense

Japan Times: Visiting U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Friday, reaffirming Washington’s

February 3, 2017

U.S. warns North Korea of ‘overwhelming’ response to nuclear arms

The Globe and Mail: U.S. President Donald Trump’s defense secretary warned North Korea on Friday of an “effective and overwhelming”