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Air Force test-launches Minuteman III ICBM
Feb 22, 2016 (UPI)
A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched by the U.S. Air Force on Sunday to test its re-entry vehicle and telemetry package. The launch t...
Hollande to address nuclear test victims on Polynesia trip
Feb 22, 2016 (AFP)
Compensation for victims of three decades of French nuclear tests was on the agenda Monday as President Francois Hollande visited French Polynesia, his first st...
US secretly agreed N Korea talks before nuke test: report
Feb 22, 2016 (AFP)
The US government secretly agreed to talks with North Korea aimed at formally ending the Korean War just days before Pyongyang conducted a nuclear test, The Wal...
Russia's defence minister on surprise visit to Iran
Feb 21, 2016 (AFP)
Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Sunday started a previously unannounced visit to Tehran with the conflict in Syria high on his agenda, Iranian state ...
N. Korea confirms new military chief after reported execution
Feb 21, 2016 (AFP)
North Korean state media on Sunday confirmed the country has a new military chief following earlier reports in Seoul that the former holder of the post had been...
Iraq tracks down missing radioactive material: ministry
Feb 21, 2016 (AFP)
Iraqi authorities on Sunday recovered radioactive material that had gone missing in the country's south more than three months earlier, the environment ministry...
North Korea's Kim Jong-Un calls for more rocket launches
Feb 19, 2016 (AFP)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un says his reclusive nation plans more "satellite launches" -- which the West sees as a cover for ballistic missile tests -- calli...
No Plans to Reduce Russian Strategic Missile Forces' Personnel Number
Feb 19, 2016 (Sputnik)
Russian Strategic Missile Forces service personnel reduction is not planned in the future, their number will be maintained at the same level, of about 60,000, a...
US military kept nukes on Okinawa
Feb 19, 2016 (AFP)
The US government has declassified the fact it held nuclear weapons on Okinawa in Japan during the Cold War, though the matter had long been an open secret. A D...
Four times as many US troops to join Korean drills: Seoul
Feb 18, 2016 (AFP)
Four times as many US troops as originally planned are to take part in a joint military exercise with South Korea next month following nuclear and missile tests...
North Korea Set to Deploy KN08 Ballistic Missile
Feb 18, 2016 (Sputnik)
North Korea has taken steps toward the deployment of its KN08 (Hwasong-13) road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) which could potentially launch ...
US F-22 stealth fighters fly over S. Korea in show of force
Feb 17, 2016 (AFP)
Four US F-22 stealth fighters flew across South Korea Wednesday to an air base near Seoul where they are being deployed in a show of force following Pyongyang's...
North Korea Forms New Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles Unit
Feb 16, 2016 (Sputnik)
North Korea has formed a new military unit to deploy intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), South Korean media cited its government sources as saying Sunda...
S. Korea's Park says time to play hardball with North
Feb 16, 2016 (AFP)
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Tuesday signalled a tough new approach to derailing North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, promising an uncompromising...
Russia, Iran ready to 'reinforce' military cooperation
Feb 16, 2016 (AFP)
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow and Tehran were ready to step up their military cooperation after meeting with his Iranian counterpart on Tue...
S. Korea says unclear how much Kaesong wages N. Korea used for weapon programme
Feb 15, 2016 (AFP)
Seoul admitted Monday it was not clear how much of the wages paid to North Korean workers at a joint industrial zone were used to fund Pyongyang's nuclear and m...
Iran deal compliance so far 'strong': US envoy
Feb 15, 2016 (AFP)
Washington's UN ambassador Samantha Power said Monday that compliance with the Iran nuclear deal was so far "strong", but warned Tehran was still helping fuel c...
Top S. Korean lawmaker calls for nuclear arms
Feb 15, 2016 (AFP)
A top ruling party official called Monday for South Korea to develop its own nuclear deterrent to combat the growing nuclear and missile threat from North Korea...
N. Korean leader pushes for more satellite launches
Feb 15, 2016 (AFP)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has promised to put more satellites in space, even as the international community prepares to punish his regime over a long-rang...
Iran remains off limits to US banks
Feb 14, 2016 (AFP)
Iran remains essentially off limits to US banks, despite the lifting of some US sanctions following the landmark Iranian nuclear deal. The Obama administration ...
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