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North Korean test of ICBM is condemned by two-thirds of UN Security Council
1 month, 2 weeks ago

North Korean test of ICBM is condemned by two-thirds of UN Security Council

The Independent  

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‘Not Welcome’: China’s ICBM Test Raised Alarms in the Pacific Islands
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Not Welcome’: China’s ICBM Test Raised Alarms in the Pacific Islands

The Diplomat  

In late September, China fired an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean between the northern islands of French Polynesia and the southern islands of Kiribati, highlighting its long-range nuclear capabilities and marking the first such test in more than 40 years. Just days before the ICBM test, Fiji published a foreign policy white paper that described a climate …

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Russia starts Yars intercontinental ballistic missile drills
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia starts Yars intercontinental ballistic missile drills

Al Jazeera  

The Yars mobile ICBM system has a reported range of 12,000km and can carry multiple nuclear warheads. Russia has started exercises with the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system and several thousand troops in what is likely to be seen as another attempt by Moscow to show off its nuclear strength. Russian President Vladimir Putin has aimed to make the Yars …

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Aggressive Koreas leave peninsula tense
1 year, 11 months ago

Aggressive Koreas leave peninsula tense

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 28, 2022 11:38 IST Tensions are rising yet again in the Korean peninsula. North Korea said that its recent missile tests were in response to the “aggressive and provocative” US-led military exercises in South Korea. The latest flurry of North Korean missile tests came after the US, Japan, and South Korea announced in a joint statement their …

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North Korea test-fires ICBM with range to strike entire US
2 years, 1 month ago

North Korea test-fires ICBM with range to strike entire US

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed near Japanese waters Friday in its second major weapons test this month that showed a potential ability to launch nuclear strikes on all of the U.S. mainland. Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said that depending on the weight of a potential warhead, the missile had a range …

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India expresses concern at UN after North Korea ICBM launch: ‘Adverse impact…’
2 years, 1 month ago

India expresses concern at UN after North Korea ICBM launch: ‘Adverse impact…’

Hindustan Times  

India on Saturday - at the United Nations - reiterated its continued support for denuclearisation towards peace and security in the Korean peninsula, asserting that it’s in the “collective interest”. A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. South …

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North Korea: Will Kim Jong Un resume ICBM and nuclear tests?
3 years, 11 months ago

North Korea: Will Kim Jong Un resume ICBM and nuclear tests?

Al Jazeera  

At party Congress, Kim pledges to expand weapons programmes with the aim of ‘making a preemptive and retaliatory nuclear strike’. Kim’s weapons pledge, described by Lee Sung-yoon, professor of Korean Studies at the US-based Tufts University, as his “most detailed and provocative statement” on nuclear policy, comes just months after the North Korean military showed off a new weapon – …

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