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Ukraine-Russia war: What is an intercontinental ballistic missile and how many does Russia have?
1 month ago

Ukraine-Russia war: What is an intercontinental ballistic missile and how many does Russia have?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Initally, Ukraine suggested an intercontinental ballistic missile had been …

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Putin's new missile leaves the whole of Europe minutes from Armageddon: Hypersonic weapon used in Ukraine 'could hit London in 20 minutes' and strike anywhere in Europe with multiple nuclear warheads
1 month ago

Putin's new missile leaves the whole of Europe minutes from Armageddon: Hypersonic weapon used in Ukraine 'could hit London in 20 minutes' and strike anywhere in Europe with multiple nuclear warheads

Daily Mail  

Vladimir Putin's experimental hypersonic rocket unleashed on Ukraine for the first time yesterday could strike any city in Europe in under 20 minutes, it is feared. Ukraine's air force raised the alarm early Thursday morning that Russia's forces had deployed an intercontinental ballistic missile as security cameras captured the moment multiple warheads rained down over the city of Dnipro. Putin …

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How China’s expanding nuclear arsenal calls for India’s deterrence strategy rehaul
1 month ago

How China’s expanding nuclear arsenal calls for India’s deterrence strategy rehaul

Firstpost  

As per estimates, China now possesses roughly 500 nuclear warheads, and numbers and quality are growing faster than the other nuclear weapon powers The Pentagon’s 2023 report to Congress assessed that China now has approximately 500 nuclear warheads for delivery by land-based ballistic missiles, sea-based ballistic missiles, road-mobile systems, and bombers. Nuclear Warhead Stockpile The Pentagon’s 2023 report to Congress …

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What is intercontinental ballistic missile that Ukraine claims Russia fired?
1 month ago

What is intercontinental ballistic missile that Ukraine claims Russia fired?

Firstpost  

Ukraine’s air force has accused Russia of launching an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Astrakhan region overnight on its city of Dnipro. Experts say the choice of Moscow’s strike and the alleged use of the powerful long-range weapon could be a ‘message’ for the West Ukraine says Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile in its central-eastern city of Dnipro overnight, …

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Why is the U.S. spending $2 trillion on more weapons that could end the world?
4 months, 1 week ago

Why is the U.S. spending $2 trillion on more weapons that could end the world?

Salon  

The Pentagon is in the midst of a massive $2 trillion multiyear plan to build a new generation of nuclear-armed missiles, bombers and submarines. A large chunk of that funding will go to major nuclear weapons contractors like Bechtel, General Dynamics, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. This January, a review of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program under the …

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Minute by painstaking minute, exactly what would happen if America is nuked
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Minute by painstaking minute, exactly what would happen if America is nuked

Daily Mail  

Hundreds of deadly missiles streaking through the air from silos and nuclear submarines. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un views the launch of an ICBM 3.03PM, 6 seconds later Defense Department satellites remain 'parked' over North Korea - and imagery is relayed to the National Military Command Center beneath the Pentagon. 3.24PM Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III …

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North Korea's most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile has the potential to reach the United States
1 year ago

North Korea's most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile has the potential to reach the United States

ABC  

North Korea on Monday test-fired its most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile — one that has the potential to reach the United States — extending a record-breaking number of weapons tests this year and triggering further international condemnation. Key points: Reports indicate North Korea possesses enough nuclear material for "20 to 60 warheads" The internationally isolated nation has developed and tested …

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North Korea is preparing for a new round of weapons tests, South Korean spy agency says
1 year, 4 months ago

North Korea is preparing for a new round of weapons tests, South Korean spy agency says

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea is preparing for a new round of provocative weapons displays such as long-range missile tests and a spy satellite launch, as it ramps up illicit activities to support its fragile economy, South Korea’s intelligence service told lawmakers Thursday. Outside experts believe North Korea’s current food shortages and economic troubles are the worst since leader …

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North Korea claims ‘miraculous success’ in launch of most advanced missile ever
1 year, 8 months ago

North Korea claims ‘miraculous success’ in launch of most advanced missile ever

The Independent  

North Korea boasted of the “miraculous success” of its most powerful missile ever as it confirmed the launch of a new solid-fuel Hwasong-18. open image in gallery North Korea’s new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile during second stage separation scene taken by a camera mounted on the new Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile It was not clear with the test how far …

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N. Korea says it tested new solid-fuel long-range missile
1 year, 8 months ago

N. Korea says it tested new solid-fuel long-range missile

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Friday it flight-tested a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time, a possible breakthrough in its efforts to acquire a more powerful, harder-to-detect weapon targeting the continental United States. Kim added that the Hwasong-18 would rapidly advance North Korea’s nuclear response posture and further support an aggressive military strategy of maintaining “frontal …

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Kim Jong Un shows off daughter, missiles at North Korean parade
1 year, 10 months ago

Kim Jong Un shows off daughter, missiles at North Korean parade

Live Mint  

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his young daughter took center stage at a huge military parade, fueling speculation that she is being primed as a future leader of the isolated country as her father showed off his latest, largest nuclear missiles. Wednesday night's parade in the capital, Pyongyang, featured the newest hardware in Kim’s growing nuclear arsenal, including …

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Kim Jong Un shows off daughter, missiles at N. Korean parade
1 year, 10 months ago

Kim Jong Un shows off daughter, missiles at N. Korean parade

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his young daughter took center stage at a huge military parade, fueling speculation that she is being primed as a future leader of the isolated country as her father showed off his latest, largest nuclear missiles. Wednesday night’s parade in the capital, Pyongyang, featured the newest hardware in Kim’s …

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North Korea unveils 'record' number of ICBMs at military parade
1 year, 10 months ago

North Korea unveils 'record' number of ICBMs at military parade

The Hindu  

North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversaw a major military parade showcasing a record number of nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missiles, state media reported Thursday, including what analysts said was possibly a new solid-fuelled ICBM. The parade on Wednesday to mark the 75th founding anniversary of North Korea's armed forces featured fireworks, military bands and uniformed soldiers marching in unison to …

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Watch: North Korea's Kim Jong Un presides over big military parade
1 year, 10 months ago

Watch: North Korea's Kim Jong Un presides over big military parade

Firstpost  

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un brought his young daughter to a huge military parade showing off the latest hardware of his fast-growing nuclear arsenal, including intercontinental ballistic missiles designed to reach the United States, state media said Thursday. North Korean photos of Wednesday night’s parade in the capital, Pyongyang, showed Kim, wearing a black coat and fedora, attended …

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North Korea shows off nuclear arsenal at night-time parade
1 year, 10 months ago

North Korea shows off nuclear arsenal at night-time parade

Al Jazeera  

North Korea demonstrated its missile production muscle during a night-time military parade that showcased more intercontinental ballistic missiles than ever unveiled at one time before and a new launcher that may indicate the development of a new solid-fuel missile system. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended the parade with his daughter, who is seen as playing a possible future …

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Is this the face of North Korea’s future leader? Kim Jong Un shows off his daughter
1 year, 10 months ago

Is this the face of North Korea’s future leader? Kim Jong Un shows off his daughter

LA Times  

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center left, attends a military parade in Pyongyang this week with his daughter, Kim Ju Ae, believed to be about 10, to mark the 75th anniversary of the national army. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his young daughter took center stage at a huge military parade, fueling speculation that the girl is …

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North Korea fires suspected ICBM into the sea, lands inside Japan's exclusive economic zone
2 years, 1 month ago

North Korea fires suspected ICBM into the sea, lands inside Japan's exclusive economic zone

ABC  

North Korea has fired what was apparently an intercontinental ballistic missile, a day after it launched a smaller missile and warned of "fiercer military responses" to the US boosting its regional security presence. Key points: Japan says the missile landed roughly 210 kilometres west of Hokkaido The test comes a day after another test, of a short-range ballistic missile ICBMs …

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US Army and Navy launch rocket successfully testing hypersonic weapon
2 years, 1 month ago

US Army and Navy launch rocket successfully testing hypersonic weapon

Daily Mail  

Darpa, the US army's scientific wing, recently announced successful tests of what it called a HAWC missile UNITED STATES The US military has a number of hypersonic weapons programs across the Navy, Army and Air Force but most are still in development phase and highly top secret. Darpa, the US army's scientific wing, recently announced successful tests of what it …

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China to strike US bases in Indo-Pacific, aircraft carriers in war over Taiwan
2 years, 6 months ago

China to strike US bases in Indo-Pacific, aircraft carriers in war over Taiwan

Firstpost  

The sabre-rattling and muscle-flexing between the People’s Republic of China and the United States over Taiwan reached boiling point in the last few weeks. Warning the US defence secretary that China would “ not hesitate to start a war ”, he said, “Taiwan is China’s Taiwan… If anyone dares to split Taiwan from China, the Chinese Army will definitely not …

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Seoul: North Korean missile exploded in air in failed launch
2 years, 9 months ago

Seoul: North Korean missile exploded in air in failed launch

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean missile fired from its capital region exploded soon after liftoff in an apparent failed launch on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, amid speculation that the North is preparing to launch its longest-range weapon in the most significant provocation in years. The U.S. and South Korean militaries said last week that North Korea had …

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Seoul: North Korean missile exploded in air in failed launch
2 years, 9 months ago

Seoul: North Korean missile exploded in air in failed launch

India TV News  

Highlights North Korean missile fired from its capital region exploded in mid-air in an apparent failed launch North could soon launch its biggest long-range missile in its most significant provocation in years Details of the missile explosion weren’t immediately known A North Korean missile fired from its capital region exploded in mid-air in an apparent failed launch on Wednesday, South …

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North Korea testing new ICBMs, US says, warns more coming
2 years, 9 months ago

North Korea testing new ICBMs, US says, warns more coming

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration says two North Korean missile launches in recent weeks were test firings of a powerful new long-range ICBM and warned Thursday that a full-range test could soon follow. Multiple UN Security Council resolutions prohibit North Korea from firing ICBMs, and the U.S. will announce a new round of sanctions on Friday meant to make it …

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Fine-tuning the doomsday machines: Understanding the nuclear-missile dispute
3 years ago

Fine-tuning the doomsday machines: Understanding the nuclear-missile dispute

Salon  

Nuclear weapons are at the pinnacle of what Martin Luther King Jr. called "the madness of militarism." RELATED: Norman Solomon on what the media won't say: "The American people live in a warfare state" Elimination of ICBMs would substantially reduce the chances of a worldwide nuclear holocaust. "If our sensors indicate that enemy missiles are en route to the United …

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The big climate crisis we aren't talking about: Is nuclear winter coming?
3 years, 1 month ago

The big climate crisis we aren't talking about: Is nuclear winter coming?

Salon  

When world leaders gather in Scotland next week for the COP26 climate change conference, activists will be pushing for drastic action to end the world's catastrophic reliance on fossil fuels. A recent scientific paper, in sync with countless studies, concludes that in the aftermath of nuclear weapons blasts in cities, "smoke would effectively block out sunlight, causing below-freezing temperatures to …

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