DefenceTalkNuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday in a major escalation by Pyongyang amid tensions over its weapons ambitions. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said it was an “unprecedented, serious and grave threat” and called for an emergency UN Security Council meeting. The last time a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-over-japan-70382/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles Saturday, the US military said, reviving tensions with Washington after President Donald Trump had said Pyongyang was starting to show some “respect”. The launches come as tens of thousands of South Korean and US troops take part in joint military drills in the south of the peninsula, which […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-short-range-missiles-us-military-70380/

DefenceTalkChina and Russia pushed on Tuesday (Aug 15) for talks to defuse the “confrontational spiral” between the US and North Korea after Kim Jong-Un stepped back from a planned missile strike near Guam. The North Korean leader said he would wait and see how the United States behaved before deciding whether to execute the planned […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-russia-push-talks-as-north-korea-steps-back-from-missile-launches-70273/

DefenceTalkIran in a complaint to the United Nations has accused the United States of violating its nuclear agreement with world powers by imposing new sanctions over Tehran’s ballistic missile testing and rights abuses, Iranian news agencies reported on August 1. The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on six Iranian firms last month for their role in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-accuses-us-of-violating-nuclear-deal-in-complaint-before-un-70218/

DefenceTalkIn response to North Korea’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs and as a part of the continuing demonstration of ironclad U.S. commitment to our allies, two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers under the command of U.S. Pacific Air Forces, joined their counterparts from the Republic of Korea and Japanese air forces in a sequenced bilateral […]https://www.defencetalk.com/b-1-bombers-conduct-bilateral-missions-in-response-to-north-korea-missile-test-70202/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea said its latest ICBM launch was a “warning” over efforts to slap sanctions on the hermit state, as the US carried out a successful test of its missile defense system in a pointed show of force. A bilateral mission led by US strategic bombers on Saturday flew over the Korean Peninsula in a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-responds-to-north-korea-missile-test-with-show-of-force-70196/

DefenceTalkPyongyang on Friday hailed the successful test of a new type of surface-to-ship cruise missile, which it said was designed to hit “any enemy group of battleships” that threatened North Korea. The launch Thursday — the North’s fifth weapons test in a month — was overseen by leader Kim Jong-Un, the State-run Korean Central News […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-says-launch-tested-new-type-of-cruise-missile-70126/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea confirmed its recent test-firing of a ballistic missile was “successful”, the state-run news agency KCNA reported Tuesday, a day after the projectile landed in waters close to Japan. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un “guided” the launch — the third missile test by the nuclear-armed regime in less than three weeks — which was […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-says-ballistic-missile-test-successful-media-70091/

DefenceTalkChina’s UN ambassador said Tuesday that there was “no reason” to refuse dialogue with North Korea despite a series of ballistic missile tests that have been strongly condemned by the Security Council. “There is no reason why dialogue is not taking place in the current situation,” Ambassador Liu Jieyi told reporters after a council meeting, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-un-envoy-says-no-reason-not-to-talk-with-north-korea-70021/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea on Monday declared its medium-range Pukguksong-2 missile ready for deployment after a weekend test, the latest step in its quest to defy UN sanctions and develop an intercontinental rocket capable of striking US targets. The state-run Korean Central News Agency said the North’s leader Kim Jong-Un oversaw Sunday’s launch, which sparked a fresh […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-declares-medium-range-missile-ready-for-deployment-69993/