The Technology Race to Build — or Stop — North Korea’s Nuclear Missiles
North Korean officials recently announced that the country was on the verge of testing a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, that could reach the
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Analysts: North Korea not bluffing on ICBM launch
North Korea worked through 2016 on developing components for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), making the isolated nation’s claim that it is
Opinion: North Korea: The Danger & The Deal
Like all politicians, Trump promised many things during his presidential campaign, and explained his strategy for achieving few of those goals. The
Dear America, Russia is not your friend
Much has been made of the coming reset of relations between the United States and Russia. No, not the infamous reset that
DEFCON Warning System – Update 1/1/17
This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 6 P.M., Sunday, January 1st, 2017. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5. There
Five years of Kim Jong Un: Is North Korea’s nuke program now unstoppable?
This is part of NK News’ series of opinion and analysis of the first five years of Kim Jong Un’s rule. When
Lighthope’s Beacon: Christmas and the Reason for the Season
In just a couple days, we will be celebrating Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ, and with that we’ll be around
When Globalists Unwittingly Fight Globalism: Russian Propaganda and the Coming Data Defeat
Lately we’ve seen western governments being very vocal in their complaints about Russian propaganda. Even more recently, we’ve observed entities such as
Muted U.S. Response to China’s Seizure of Drone Worries Asian Allies
Only a day before a small Chinese boat sidled up to a United States Navy research vessel in waters off the Philippines
Iran Breaks Nuclear Deal and UN Resolutions
The nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Agreement (JCPOA) — effective, as of October 18, 2015, according to
Meet the Director
When the DEFCON Warning System was founded more than 38 years ago, the world was divided between two great rivals of immense
UN: Threat of Hacking Attack on Nuclear Power Plants Growing
The “nightmare scenario” is rising for a hacking attack on a nuclear power plant’s computer system that causes the uncontrolled release of