DefenceTalkThe United States is certain it can defend itself from an attack by North Korea, the Defense Department said Tuesday after Pyongyang warned it was close to test launching a ballistic missile. “We remain confident in our ballistic missile defense and in our defense of our allies and our defense of the homeland,” Pentagon spokesman […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-can-defend-itself-from-north-korea-missile-attack-pentagon-68749/

DefenceTalkThe United States, Japan and 10 other countries have requested a UN investigation of North Korea’s ballistic missile tests in a move that could lead to targeted sanctions, according to a joint letter obtained by AFP on Wednesday. Ten Security Council members along with Australia and South Korea asked the UN sanctions committee to “review […]https://www.defencetalk.com/un-asked-to-investigate-north-korea-missile-tests-67950/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea said Wednesday its latest ballistic missile tests trialled detonation devices for possible nuclear strikes on US targets in South Korea and were personally monitored by supreme leader Kim Jong-Un. Tuesday’s test firing of three missiles in violation of existing UN resolutions was seen as an angry reaction to the planned deployment of a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-says-missile-tests-simulated-nuclear-strike-on-south-67868/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea test-fired three ballistic missiles on Tuesday, in further defiance of the international community and in apparent reaction to the planned deployment of a US defence system in the South. The launches drew swift condemnation from the United States and Japan, who vowed a coordinated response to Pyongyang’s repeated violations of UN sanctions that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-test-fires-three-ballistic-missiles-67856/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea’s missile launch Tuesday appears to have failed, according to South Korean officials. “The attempted missile launch… is believed to have failed,” a spokesman for the South’s defense ministry said. “We are analyzing and closely monitoring the situation and maintaining a watertight defense posture.” The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff released a statement […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-missile-launch-tuesday-likely-failed-67563/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea on Monday fired five short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast — the latest in a series of launches ordered by leader Kim Jong-Un amid rising military tensions. They came just days after the North test-fired two medium-range missiles in what the UN Security Council described as an “unacceptable” violation of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-five-short-range-missiles-into-sea-67121/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea test fired two medium-range ballistic missiles on Friday, just days after leader Kim Jong-Un promised a series of nuclear warhead tests and missile launches amid surging military tensions. Friction on the divided Korean peninsula has deepened since the North carried out its fourth nuclear test on January 6, followed a month later by […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-test-fires-two-mid-range-ballistic-missiles-67084/

DefenceTalkNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered an upcoming nuclear warhead test and multiple ballistic missile launches, escalating Pyongyang’s face-off with the international community just days after being slapped with tough UN sanctions. The order came after Kim monitored what was described as the successful simulated test of the warhead re-entry technology required for a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-leader-orders-nuclear-warhead-test-missile-launches-67061/

DefenceTalkJapan has ordered its military to be ready to destroy any missile fired by North Korea that threatens the country, local media reported Friday, as concerns mount that Pyongyang is preparing a rocket launch. Defence Minister Gen Nakatani issued the order, the Nikkei daily and Kyodo News reported, after reports of suspicious activity at Pyongyang’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-orders-military-to-prepare-to-destroy-north-korea-missile-66634/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea on Sunday test-fired three short-range missiles into the sea, South Korea’s defense ministry said, weeks after claiming a successful submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test. The North fired three KN-01 missiles from a site near its eastern city of Wonsan, a ministry spokesman told AFP. “The missiles appear to have a range of nearly […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-test-fires-three-short-range-missiles-64488/