DefenceTalkSatellite imagery has revealed new tunneling work at North Korea’s nuclear test site, but nothing that points to an imminent detonation, a US research institute said Wednesday. The activity appears to have begun in late April — at the height of a recent surge in inter-Korean tensions — and gathered momentum over the next few […]https://www.defencetalk.com/satellite-images-show-tunnelling-at-north-korea-test-site-48264/

DefenceTalkThree of the world’s nuclear powers — China, India and Pakistan — have increased their arsenals over the past year, while the other five have cut their strength or kept it stable, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said Monday. China now has 250 nuclear warheads against 240 in 2012, while Pakistan has increased its […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-india-pakistan-boost-nuclear-arsenals-study-48008/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea has yet to develop a nuclear warhead small enough to fit on a missile, a senior US official said on Wednesday, contradicting a recent US military intelligence report. The North claimed its third atomic test staged in February involved a “miniaturised and lighter” warhead, prompting speculation that it had acquired the crucial technology […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-has-no-nuclear-warhead-to-fit-missile-official-47778/

DefenceTalkIran unveiled on Tuesday a new uranium production facility and two extraction mines, only days after talks with world powers on its disputed nuclear programme again ended in deadlock. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hailed the advances and boasted of mastery over “the entire chain of nuclear energy,” while demanding that the work be accelerated. The announcements […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-unveils-new-uranium-mines-production-facility-47425/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea appears to be preparing a fourth nuclear test as well as a provocative missile launch, South Korea said Monday, despite an unusually blunt call from China for restraint. Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-Jae told lawmakers there were “signs” that another test was in the pipeline, with intelligence reports showing heightened activity at the North’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-preparing-for-fourth-nuclear-test-south-47410/

DefenceTalkThere are further indications North Korea may be preparing to conduct nuclear and missile tests – actions that would again violate international sanctions against it. Amid official concerns in Seoul and Washington that North Korea could be poised to launch one or more of its untested medium-range missiles, South Korea’s government is also acknowledging Pyongyang […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-confirms-sign-north-korea-making-nuclear-test-preparations-47406/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea dramatically escalated its warlike rhetoric on Thursday, warning that it had authorised plans for nuclear strikes on targets in the United States. “The moment of explosion is approaching fast,” the North Korean military said, warning that war could break out “today or tomorrow”. Pyongyang’s latest pronouncement came as Washington scrambled to reinforce its […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-approves-nuclear-strike-on-united-states-47346/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea threatened a “pre-emptive” nuclear strike against the United States and any other aggressors Thursday as the UN Security Council prepared to adopt tough sanctions against the isolated state. A foreign ministry spokesman also warned that a second Korean war was “unavoidable”, with both the United States and South Korea refusing Pyongyang’s demands to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-threatens-pre-emptive-nuclear-strike-on-us-47088/

DefenceTalkBiological warfare agents pose more than a hypothetical threat to U.S. military servicemembers. Troops operate in hostile areas where they could come under attack from adversaries wielding bio-agents like anthrax and toxins. The first step in reacting to any such attack is knowing that it occurred. Quickly and accurately identifying the presence of airborne antigens […]https://www.defencetalk.com/bolstering-the-front-line-of-biological-warfare-response-46774/

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/