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UN panel finds further evidence of Iran link to Yemen missiles
AFP, Published on 31/07/2018
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Yemen's Huthi rebels are still arming themselves with ballistic missiles and drones that "show characteristics similar" to Iranian-made weapons, a report by a UN panel of experts has found.
North Korea to send new class of missiles to Russia
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/01/2024
» SEOUL - North Korea is looking to step up its military cooperation with Russia by sending Moscow new types of tactical guided missiles, while Pyongyang may soon conduct fresh tests of its own missiles designed to deliver nuclear strikes, South Korea’s defence minister said.
Russia to scrap moratorium on short, medium range missile deployment
Published on 29/12/2024
» MOSCOW - Russia will scrap a moratorium on the deployment of intermediate and shorter range nuclear-capable missiles because the United States has deployed such weapons in various regions around the world, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday.
Nuclear weapons will prevent war with US: N. Korea leader
Published on 01/01/2018
» SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said on Monday that the United States will never be able to start a war against North Korea now that his country has developed the capability to hit all of the US mainland with its nuclear weapons.
Patriot, Crotale, IRIS-T: Ukraine's multiple air defence systems
AFP, Published on 23/12/2022
» PARIS - Ukraine is having to master a patchwork of different air defence systems, with the latest addition -- the American-made Patriot -- bringing new capabilities but also complexity, analysts say.
Pyongyang's ICBM was a dud, says Seoul
Published on 03/11/2022
» SEOUL: North Korea unsuccessfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) during a new salvo of launches on Thursday, the South Korean military said, as Washington urged all nations to enforce sanctions on Pyongyang.
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea
AFP, Published on 05/01/2022
» SEOUL: North Korea fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into the sea on Wednesday, South Korea and Japan said, in the first such launch by Pyongyang this year.
North Korean missile test snubs dialogue
Oped, Published on 21/07/2023
» North Korea's unannounced launch of another ballistic missile early this week became a ho-hum event, given the rash but predictable actions by Pyongyang. After all, we have seen this bellicose stunt many times before and thus have become dangerously numb and nearly indifferent to its ultimate threat and consequence.
North Korea's launches still making a splash
Oped, Published on 27/12/2023
» There they go again again! North Korea's reclusive communist regime ended the year with a provocative intercontinental ballistic launch, flying near Japan and splashing down in the Pacific. The ominous firing of a powerful Hwasong-18 rocket came a month after Pyongyang put a spy satellite into orbit.
Iran counts down to launch new satellite
AFP, Published on 09/02/2020
» TEHRAN: Iran started counting down on Sunday to the launch within hours of a scientific observation satellite that is part of a programme the United States has previously described as a "provocation".