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…
US Needs Better Missile Interception Capabilities, Experts Say
North Korea Launches Missile Into Sea Amid US–South Korea Drills
SEOUL, South Korea—North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, ramping up testing activities in response to ongoing U.S.–South Korean military drills that it views as an invasion rehearsal. The North’s continuation of missile tests showed its determination not to back down despite the U.S.–South Korea exercises, which…
Pentagon May Have Shot Down a $12 Balloon with a $400,000 Missile
The Pentagon is stonewalling inquiries as to whether one of the unidentified objects it shot down off the coast of Alaska earlier this month was a $12 dollar hobby balloon. Speculation that the unidentified aerial object the administration shot down earlier this month was actually a cheap hobbyist pico balloon began to build this week…
Pentagon Declines to Answer If It Shot Down $12 Balloon With $400,000 Missile
The Pentagon is stonewalling inquiries as to whether one of the unidentified objects it shot down off the coast of Alaska earlier this month was a $12 dollar hobby balloon. Speculation that the unidentified aerial object the administration shot down earlier this month was actually a cheap hobbyist pico balloon began to build this week…
Kremlin Dismisses Claims Putin Was Involved in MH17 Downing
MOSCOW—The Kremlin dismissed on Thursday the findings of international prosecutors investigating the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) who said they had found “strong indications” of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s involvement in the incident. The prosecutors said on Wednesday at The Hague they had found “strong indications” that Putin had approved the use of…
Russia Hits Ukraine Power Grid and Gains Ground in East
KYIV—Russian missiles hit power facilities on Friday across Ukraine, where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy returned from a tour of Western capitals and Ukrainian officials said a long-awaited Russian offensive was underway in the east. Ukraine’s armed forces said in an evening update that Russian forces fired more than 100 missiles throughout the country and staged 12…
Poland Redeploys Patriot Missiles to Capital City for Drills
WARSAW, Poland—Patriot missile batteries that Poland acquired from the U.S. last year have been deployed to the country’s capital Warsaw as part of military exercise, according to Poland’s defense ministry. Poland is taking additional steps to strengthen its defensive capabilities as Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine enters its second year later this month. At least…
US to Begin Training Ukrainian Troops to Use Patriot Missile System in Oklahoma
Around 100 Ukrainian troops are set to arrive in the United States as soon as next week to begin training on how to use the Patriot surface-to-air guided-missile defense system. “I can confirm that training for Ukrainian forces on the Patriot air defense system will begin as soon as next week at Fort Sill, Oklahoma,”…
Pakistan Says It Has Provided List of Nuclear Facilities to India Under Annual Practice
ISLAMABAD—Pakistan said it had handed a list of its nuclear installations and facilities to the Indian mission in Islamabad on Sunday under a decades-old agreement between the two nuclear-armed rivals. The neighbours have fought three wars and have had a number of military skirmishes in recent years. Last year an Indian missile accidentally landed in…
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Announces New Military Goals for 2023, Hints at More Missile Launches
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un unveiled new goals to further bolster his regime’s military in 2023 during a meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party on Dec. 27, state media reported on Wednesday. The Sixth Enlarged Plenary Meeting of the party’s 8th Central Committee came as tensions between the two Koreas are nearing boiling point after multiple North Korean…
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