Topic: icbm

US successfully tests ICBM: military

US successfully tests ICBM: military

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 02 08:18 PM

The US military said Wednesday it had tested an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with reentry vehicle from a base in California across the Pacific Ocean.   Read more »

U.N. Security Council imposes new sanctions on North Korea

U.N. Security Council imposes new sanctions on North Korea

Reuters
Posted at Dec 23 05:13 AM

UNITED NATIONS/SEOUL - The U.N. Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Friday for its Nov. 29 intercontinental ballistic missile test, seeking to limit its access to refined petroleum products and crude oil and its earnings from workers abroad. Read more »

US, S. Korea, Japan start missile-tracking drill

US, S. Korea, Japan start missile-tracking drill

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 11 11:38 AM

SEOUL - The US, South Korea and Japan started joint exercises Monday to track missiles from North Korea, Seoul's military said, following the nuclear-armed Pyongyang's longest-range test launch to date. Read more »

North Koreans celebrate missile test

North Koreans celebrate missile test

KCNA via KNS, AFP. Stringer
Updated as of Dec 05 05:31 AM

This picture taken on December 3, 2017 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 4 shows a rally by army-civilian to celebrate the successful intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test-fire in South Hwanghae, North Korea. Read more »

Seoul says North Korea puts Washington in range

Seoul says North Korea puts Washington in range

Reuters
Posted at Dec 02 05:40 AM

SEOUL/MOSCOW - North Korea's latest missile test puts Washington within range, but Pyongyang still needs to prove it has mastered critical missile technology, such as re-entry, terminal stage guidance and warhead activation, South Korea said on Friday. Read more »

South Korea warns that North may launch ICBM after nuclear test

South Korea warns that North may launch ICBM after nuclear test

Christine Kim and David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 06:35 PM

South Korea said on Monday it was talking to the United States about deploying aircraft carriers and strategic bombers to the Korean peninsula after signs North Korea might launch more missiles in the wake of its sixth and largest nuclear test. Read more »

S.Korea to prepare vs N.Korea nuclear threat: minister

S.Korea to prepare vs N.Korea nuclear threat: minister

Reuters
Posted at Jul 29 08:41 AM

SEOUL - South Korea's defense minister Song Young-moo said on Saturday Seoul would prepare independent measures to curb North Korea's nuclear threat after the North test-launched another intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).   Read more »

N.Korea says tested ICBM that can carry large nuclear warhead -KCNA

N.Korea says tested ICBM that can carry large nuclear warhead -KCNA

Jack Kim and Christine Kim, Reuters
Posted at Jul 05 09:04 AM

SEOUL - North Korea said on Wednesday it had conducted a test of a newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile that can carry a large and heavy nuclear warhead, triggering a call by Washington for global action to hold Pyongyang accountable for its pursuit of nuclear weapons. Read more »

US concern with N. Korea’s missile testing

US concern with N. Korea’s missile testing

Kyodo via Reuters
Posted at May 16 07:40 PM

USS Ronald Reagan, a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier, leaves from its home port to be deployed in waters near Japan, in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo on Tuesday. North Korea fired on Sunday an Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), called Hwasong-12, raising concern from countries around the world including Russia, USA and Japan.  Read more »

US tests ballistic missile

US tests ballistic missile

Ringo Chiu, AFP
Posted at May 03 09:34 PM

A streak of light trails off into the night sky as the US military test fires an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, some 130 miles (209 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles, California early on Wednesday. Read more »

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