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February 24, 2017

Trump backs missile shield against North Korea, pushes upgrades to nuclear arsenal

Japan Times: U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he is “very angry” at North Korea’s ballistic missile test earlier this

February 23, 2017

Pentagon studies ways to counter hypersonic missile threat from China, Russia

Washington Times The Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency has launched a study of innovative ways to counter advanced missile threats such

February 21, 2017

Why Trump Needs to Deploy Missile Defenses to Counter North Korea and Iran

The National Interest (blog): The efforts by North Korea and Iran to develop ballistic missiles capable of targeting not only

February 15, 2017

Japan to bolster missile defense in face of North Korea threat

The Japan Times: The government will accelerate work to strengthen the interception of missiles following the development by North Korea

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”

February 2, 2017

South Korea, U.S. agree to push missile defense system

VNE Express: South Korea and the United States on Thursday agreed to push through with the deployment of a US

February 2, 2017

US Defense Secretary Mattis: Only North Korea need fear missile defense

CNN: New US Defense Secretary James Mattis on Thursday defended the planned deployment of a missile defense system in South

January 31, 2017

UAE THAAD Site Reaches Milestone

Bellingcat The UAE operationally deployed the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system for the first time in 2016, a