DefenceTalkSouth Korea said Wednesday it would accelerate the development of longer-range ballistic missiles that could cover the whole of North Korea in response to a third nuclear test by Pyongyang. “We will speed up the development of ballistic missiles with a range of 800 kilometres (500 miles),” Defence Ministry spokesman Kim Min-Seok told reporters. In […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-to-step-up-missile-defence-after-north-test-46796/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea staged an apparent nuclear test Tuesday in a striking act of defiance that, now confirmed, is sure to trigger global condemnation from enemies and allies alike. Regional seismic monitoring agencies detected a seismic event, of a magnitude between 4.9 and 5.1, at 11:57 am (0257 GMT) with the epicentre in the same location […]https://www.defencetalk.com/artificial-quake-detected-in-north-korea-46741/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea gave China and the United States advance warning before conducting what appeared to be its third nuclear test on Tuesday, the South Korean defence ministry said. Asked if he was aware if Pyongyang had informed Beijing and Washington before carrying out the test, defence ministry spokesman Kim Min-Seok said: “We knew that.”https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-advises-china-us-ahead-of-6-kt-atomic-bomb-test-46739/

DefenceTalkNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has chaired a high-level meeting that discussed a “great turn” in military capability, state media said Sunday, fuelling expectations of an imminent nuclear test. Kim made a “historic” speech at the ruling party’s Central Military Commission meeting, attended by the heads of the army, the National Defence Commission and the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-military-meeting-hints-at-nuclear-test-46653/