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North Korea tested new 'submarine-launched ballistic missile'

Sunghee Hwang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 20 09:53 AM

North Korea successfully tested a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile, state media reported Wednesday. Read more »

China hypersonic missile test surprises US: report

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 17 08:45 PM

China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, showing a capability that caught US intelligence by surprise, the Financial Times said. Read more »

South Korea fires submarine-launched ballistic missile

Claire Lee and Kang Jin-kyu, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 16 06:14 AM

The test, supervised by President Moon Jae-in, came hours after North Korea fired ballistic missiles into the sea, according to the South's military. Read more »

Report that China building new intercontinental ballistic missile silos 'concerning': US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 02 04:58 PM

Xi, in a speech at centenary celebrations for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), said "the Chinese people will never allow any foreign forces to bully, oppress, or enslave us."   Read more »

North Korea fires 'unidentified projectile' into sea: South's military

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 25 07:28 AM

SEOUL - North Korea fired a device into the sea early Thursday, the South's military said, in what could be its first ballistic missile test during the Biden administration. Read more »

US general says N. Korea might flight test new ICBM design 'in the near future'

Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, Reuters
Posted at Mar 17 06:16 PM

The warning by Air Force General Glen VanHerck appeared based on North Korea's October unveiling at a parade of what would be its largest ICBM yet, and not specific intelligence about an imminent launch.   Read more »

China is building more underground silos for its ballistic missiles

Minnie Chan, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 17 01:37 PM

Satellite images show at least 16 of the launch facilities being constructed in a PLA training area in Inner Mongolia, according to a US think tank report. It says they are designed to accommodate the country’s most powerful ICBMs, as it seeks to boost nuclear deterrence. Read more »

South China Sea: Chinese military deploys ballistic missile’s launchers for training

Minnie Chan, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Jan 26 12:45 PM

The destinations of DF-26 missile’s launchers put India within its range and pose a threat to US naval base in Japan. China had last year staged a drill in which a DF-26 missile was launched into the South China Sea to target a moving ship. Read more »

N. Korea unveils submarine-launched missile at parade: KCNA

Sebastien Berger, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 07:59 AM

SEOUL - Nuclear-armed North Korea unveiled a submarine-launched ballistic missile at a military parade in Pyongyang, state media reported Friday, in a show of strength days before Joe Biden's inauguration as US president. Read more »

N. Korea unveils 'monster' new intercontinental ballistic missile at parade

Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Oct 11 11:30 AM

Experts said that the new, larger ICBM is likely designed to carry multiple independent reentry vehicles (MIRVs), allowing it to attack more targets and making interception more difficult. Read more »

Russia raises concerns over new US ballistic missile test

Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 05:23 PM

The United States carried out the test on Thursday. Washington formally withdrew from the 1987 INF pact with Russia in August after determining that Moscow was violating the treaty, an accusation the Kremlin has denied. Read more »

North Korea criticizes Japan PM, warns of ‘real ballistic missile’

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 05:08 PM

The colorful condemnation comes two days after the isolated state tested what it called a "super-large multiple launch rocket system", with South Korea reporting that two projectiles came down in the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea.  Read more »

N.Korean, US officials to resume nuclear talks after latest missile test

Tom Little, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 05 04:59 PM

North Korean and US officials on Saturday were set to resume nuclear talks in Stockholm after months of deadlock and Pyongyang's defiant test of a sea-launched ballistic missile this week.   Read more »

N.Korea says successfully tested new submarine-launched ballistic missile -KCNA

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 03 07:32 AM

North Korea said on Thursday it had successfully test-fired a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, aimed at containing external threats and bolstering its self-defense. Read more »

North Korea's Kim Jong Un inspects new rocket system again

Reuters
Posted at Aug 03 11:24 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again on Friday inspected the test firing of a "newly-developed large-caliber multiple launch guided rocket system," North Korean state media reported early on Saturday. Read more »

North Korea fires more missiles, US announces ship seizure as tensions mount

Josh Smith and David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Updated as of May 10 07:04 AM

North Korea fired what appeared to be 2 short-range missiles on Thursday in its second such test in less than a week, and the United States said it had seized a North Korean cargo ship as tensions again mounted between the 2 countries. Read more »

North Korean base serves as missile headquarters - think tank

Katanga Johnson, Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 12:24 PM

One of 20 undeclared ballistic missile operating bases in North Korea serves as a missile headquarters, according to a report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published on Monday. Read more »