Commentary For years, China complained about the development and deployment of American missile defenses, a capability that Beijing didn’t have and claimed would undermine strategic stability and security in Asia. It’s funny how you don’t hear Beijing protesting about the development and deployment of U.S. missile defenses anymore now that China itself is developing and…
Beijing’s Hypocrisy Hits New High With Missile Defenses
April 28, 2023
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US Needs Better Missile Interception Capabilities, Experts Say
March 25, 2023
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Former defense officials joined members of Congress to express concern that the United States is lagging in its missile defense capabilities, leaving the nation vulnerable to attacks from countries such as Russia, China, and North Korea. Speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on Friday, officials argued in favor of a renewed…
North Korea Says It Launched ICBM to Warn US, South Korea Over Drills
SEOUL—North Korea said that Thursday’s launch was its largest Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), fired during a drill to demonstrate a “tough response posture” to ongoing U.S.–South Korea military drills, state media reported. Photos released on Friday by North Korea’s state media showed Kim Jong Un watching the launch with his daughter, and included pictures…
US Shoots Down 4 Objects in Just Over a Week
Four high-altitude objects were shot down in just eight days by the U.S. military. One was the Chinese spy balloon and the other three unidentified—over the United States and Canada. At the same time, Beijing says the United States has sent balloons into Chinese airspace dozens of times, something the White House promptly denied. Is…
China Now Has More ICBM Launchers than the US, Lawmaker Confirms
February 7, 2023
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China’s communist regime now fields more long-range, nuclear-capable missile launchers than the United States, according to the testimony of the House Armed Services Committee. Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) acknowledged that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, had leapfrogged the United States in the number of its active intercontinental…
Kim Jong Un Orders New ICBM, Bigger Nuclear Arsenal Amid Tension
SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for developing new intercontinental ballistic missiles and a larger nuclear arsenal, state media said on Sunday, amid flaring tension between the rival Koreas. At a meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party, Kim highlighted the need to secure “overwhelming military power.” The meeting came amid cross-border tensions over last…
North Korea Fires Suspected ICBM Over Japan, Residents Take Shelter
North Korea fired yet another suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday, prompting residents in parts of central and northern Japan to seek shelter. The alleged ICBM launch marks the North’s seventh this year and was followed by two short-range ballistic launches into the sea. However, the ICBM launch was ultimately unsuccessful, the South Korean military said. South Korea’s…
North Korea Test Launches ‘Monster Missile’ Able to Hit Anywhere in US
North Korean state media said Thursday that Pyongyang tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as leader Kim Jong Un ordered the hermit nation to prepare for a “long-term confrontation” with the United States. The Hwasong-17 was fired from Pyongyang International Airport on March 24 and flew 681 miles (1,090 kilometers) to a…
North Korea Tests New ICBMs in ‘Serious Escalation’: US Officials
North Korea’s communist regime tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system during two tests it conducted in February and early March, confirmed the Pentagon on Thursday. Pyongyang carried out two ballistic missile tests on Feb. 26 and March 4, which U.S. officials said “involved a new Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) system” that North Korea…
North Korea Slams US, Hints at Resuming Nuclear, ICBM Tests
SEOUL, South Korea—Accusing the United States of hostility and threats, North Korea on Thursday said it will consider restarting “all temporally-suspended activities” it had paused during its diplomacy with the Trump administration, in an apparent threat to resume testing of nuclear explosives and long-range missiles. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said leader Kim…
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