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DEFCON Warning System – Update 6/13/2017
Announcements June 14, 2017 , by DEFCON Warning System
This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 7 P.M., Tuesday, June 13th, 2017. Condition code [...]
Pyongyang’s Construction Boom: Is North Korea Beating Sanctions?
Korea July 21, 2017 , by Henri Féron
The construction boom in Pyongyang, along with other indicators of improved economic performance such as food production [...]
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U.S. missile defense plans to zap North Korean threats
Korea, United States July 18, 2017 , by Oren Dorell
North Korea’s rapid march to develop a nuclear-armed ballistic missile capable of striking the United States has [...]
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Israel Growing Concerned That Unresolved North Korea Nuclear Crisis Will Embolden Iran, Experts Say
Middle East July 14, 2017 , by Ben Cohen
Israel is anxiously observing the escalating international crisis over North Korea’s nuclear program, paying particular attention to [...]
White House knocks defense bill’s Crimea, INF Treaty provisions
United States July 13, 2017 , by Rebecca Kheel
The Trump administration on Wednesday took issue with a number of provisions in the House version of [...]
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Why Is Russia Denying That North Korea Launched an ICBM?
Korea, Russia July 11, 2017 , by Ankit Panda
The United States, Japan, South Korea, and North Korea all agree that, last week, North Korea successfully [...]
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U.S. missile shield not yet ready for North Korean nukes
United States July 6, 2017 , by Jacqueline Klimas and Connor O’Brien
Tens of billions of dollars spent over three decades have still left the Pentagon with no reliable [...]
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Russia is a serious threat to the US, according to a new Pentagon report
Russia, United States July 2, 2017 , by Ruby Mellen
A Pentagon report released Wednesday warns of a rising military threat from Russia and says the Kremlin [...]
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Trump, Moon summit faces ‘no good options’ on North Korea
Korea June 29, 2017 , by By Elizabeth Shim
North Korea is a small country, but the Kim Jong Un regime is expected to loom large [...]
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US House bill threatens Russia with nuclear treaty suspension
Russia, United States June 27, 2017 , by Ellen Mitchell
The House Armed Services Committee’s $696.5 billion defense policy bill includes several provisions aimed at curtailing rising Russian [...]
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Arctic outpost becomes hotbed of Russian military activity
Russia June 26, 2017 , by Victoria Craw
A TINY stretch of Arctic water has become a hotbed of military activity amid fears it could [...]