DefenceTalkThe US controversial missile defense system, known as THAAD, has become operational in South Korea, despite China’s criticism. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) “has reached initial intercept capability,” a US official told AFP on condition of anonymity on Monday. In July last year, Washington and Seoul agreed to the battery deployment in the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/thaad-missile-defense-system-now-operational-in-south-korea-69871/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea test-fired a ballistic missile Saturday in apparent defiance of a concerted US push for tougher international sanctions to curb Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons ambitions. The latest launch, which South Korea said was a failure, came just hours after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned the UN Security Council of “catastrophic consequences” if the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-missile-defying-us-push-for-new-sanctions-69848/

DefenceTalkUS troops began delivering a missile defence system that has infuriated China to a deployment site in South Korea Wednesday, amid heightened tensions over the North’s nuclear ambitions. Washington is urging Beijing — Pyongyang’s sole major ally — to do more to rein it in, but the Asian giant has reacted with fury to the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-missile-defence-equipment-reaches-s-korea-site-69818/

DefenceTalkThe United States will counter any North Korean attack with an “overwhelming and effective” response, Vice President Mike Pence vowed Wednesday, as he stood on the deck of a massive American aircraft carrier docked in Japan. Donald Trump’s deputy is in the region to reassure allies fretting over Pyongyang’s quickening missile program, and its apparent […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pence-vows-overwhelming-response-to-north-korea-69765/

DefenceTalkThe United States slammed North Korea’s latest missile test as a provocation and insisted Sunday it is working closely with China to resolve a crisis that Washington sees as reaching a critical stage. Amid broader fears that North Korea may again test a nuclear bomb, the Pentagon said Sunday’s missile launch was a failure, with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-behavior-cant-continue-trump-advisor-warns-after-missile-test-69749/

DefenceTalkA fresh North Korean missile test failed when it exploded after launch Sunday, the US military said, a day after Pyongyang publicly showcased its ballistic arsenal at a giant military parade. The failure, which is likely to be seen as something of an embarrassment for the regime, came amid soaring tensions in the region over […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fails-in-new-missile-test-69743/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea’s military forces were massed in Pyongyang on Saturday (Apr 14) for a show of strength by leader Kim Jong-Un as tensions mount over his nuclear ambitions. Hundreds of flatbed trucks packed with soldiers lined the banks of the Taedong river ahead of a parade through the North Korean capital. Ostensibly the event was […]https://www.defencetalk.com/troops-mass-in-pyongyang-show-of-strength-69739/

DefenceTalkPresident Donald Trump is raising pressure on North Korea, touting the US naval “armada” he ordered to the troubled peninsula and promising America will “solve the problem” if China won’t help. He wants to stop Pyongyang from developing a long-range nuclear missile, but North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sees such a weapon as key to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/no-easy-way-for-us-to-back-military-threats-to-pyongyang-69710/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea says a missile test by North Korea off its east coast did not launch as planned. Earlier this month, Pyongyang launched four ballistic missiles, three of which landed in waters off Japan. A new North Korean missile test failed on Wednesday, the South’s defense ministry said. “South Korea and the United States are […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fails-in-new-missile-test-seoul-69553/

DefenceTalkChina is aiming advanced medium-range ballistic missiles at Taiwan as part of a growing military threat towards the island, Taipei’s defence minister said Monday. The announcement came after Taiwan said for the first time last week that it is capable of launching missiles at China as it warned of an increased invasion risk. China still […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-aims-advanced-df-16-missiles-at-taiwan-minister-69549/