DefenceTalkNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the successful test of the country’s newest intercontinental ballistic missile, state media reported Thursday, days after Pyongyang threatened to down any US spy planes that enter its airspace. A beaming Kim, flanked by his wife and key aides, was shown in state media images applauding enthusiastically after […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-says-conducted-new-test-of-solid-fuel-icbm-80041/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea said Sunday it had test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile as a warning to Washington and Seoul, saying the successful “surprise” drill demonstrated Pyongyang’s capacity to launch a “fatal nuclear counterattack”. In response, the US and South Korea staged joint air drills featuring a strategic bomber and stealth fighter jets, Seoul said. North Korean […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-says-it-fired-icbm-as-warning-to-us-seoul-79863/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Friday in one of its most powerful tests ever, with Japan saying the weapon may have had the range to hit the United States mainland. The missile was believed to have landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said as he blasted the launch […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-icbm-lands-near-japan-79616/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea unsuccessfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missile during a new salvo of launches Thursday, the South Korean military said, with Washington urging all nations to enforce sanctions on Pyongyang. The launches prompted South Korea and the United States to extend their ongoing joint air drills, the largest-ever such exercises, citing North Korea’s “provocations”. People […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-icbm-launch-appears-to-have-failed-seoul-says-79595/

DefenceTalkThe US military will test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, the Pentagon announced, in the second such practice operation of the country’s nuclear defense in less than a month. “There will be an operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile early tomorrow morning, September 7, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-military-announces-plan-to-test-icbm-79356/

DefenceTalkRussian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia has successfully tested the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, saying the weapon capable of carrying nuclear charges will make Kremlin’s enemies “think twice.” The Sarmat — dubbed Satan 2 by Western analysts — is among Russia’s next-generation missiles that Putin has called “invincible,” and which also include the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sarmat-missile-will-make-russia-foes-think-twice-putin-78719/

DefenceTalkUkraine called Wednesday for urgent negotiations with Russia in Mariupol, which appeared close to falling after weeks of siege, as Vladimir Putin flexed his military muscle with the test launch of a new, nuclear capable ICBM. Washington downplayed the test of the intercontinental ballistic missile and said it had been notified in advance, but Putin […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-calls-for-talks-in-teetering-mariupol-as-moscow-holds-icbm-test-78715/

DefenceTalkAfter firing its largest-ever missile, North Korea is preparing to conduct a nuclear test, officials and analysts say, reviving a longstanding debate south of the border: should Seoul have nukes too? Pyongyang has conducted a blitz of sanctions-busting weapons tests this year, including launching an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at full range for the first […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-koreas-tests-stir-nuclear-debate-in-south-78685/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea faked a “successful” launch of its most powerful long-range missile to shore up domestic support for Kim Jong Un’s regime after the real test ended in failure, analysts say. State media trumpeted the “miraculous” launch of what it claimed was a new Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile on March 24, publishing dramatic photos and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/why-did-north-korea-fake-a-monster-missile-test-78550/

DefenceTalkNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to build up “overwhelming” and unstoppable military power, state media reported Monday, days after he presided over the nation’s biggest missile launch. Kim’s comments follow Pyongyang successfully carrying out the launch in defiance of crippling international sanctions on Thursday, the first time the North has fired an […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-koreas-kim-vows-overwhelming-military-power-state-media-78520/