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South Korea test-fires missile interceptor – Yonhap

The indigenously developed lo​​ng-range surface-to-air missile is reportedly designed to be part of a “layered defense network” Seoul tested a new missile defense system it has developed, capable of intercepting a range of airborne weapons, on Wednesday, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported. The outlet stated that the long-range surface-to-air missile (L-SAM) was successfully […]

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North Korea issues dire warning to US

North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said Pyongyang would not “waste time” with “submission” and “obedience” to the US North Korea claimed in a statement on Tuesday that it could “shake the world” by firing a missile at the United States and suggested that it had hydrogen bombs, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and hypersonic missiles at its disposal. […]

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North Korea developing nukes ‘through cyber means,’ has stolen cryptocurrency – secret UN report

Pyongyang reportedly obtained know-how for its nuclear program and more than $450 million from cyberattacks last year North Korean hackers have stolen millions of dollars from international cryptocurrency exchanges, as well as obtaining intellectual property to be used for the development of nukes and missiles, according to a confidential UN report. Details of the alleged […]

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N. Korea confirms test of missile believed to be able to strike US territory

Pyongyang has recently signaled it might lift self-imposed moratorium on nuke tests and long-range missile launches North Korea confirmed on Monday that it fired a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan – its most powerful missile test in over four years and seventh since the start of the year. “The inspection firing […]

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North Korea mulls reviving ‘all temporarily-suspended’ defense activities

Korean politburo considers resuming “all temporarily-suspended activities” North Korean authorities want to bolster the country’s defenses and are considering restarting “all temporarily-suspended activities,” state media announced on Thursday. While no details on the matter were revealed, media analysts suggested that these activities might include a return to tests of nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. On […]

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Presidential candidate doubles down on war threat against North Korea

A conservative nominee from South Korea’s main opposition party believes that peace can only be achieved through “overwhelming power” South Korean presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol has reiterated his promise to make sure the country develops capabilities to carry out a preemptive strike against North Korea if it opts to put its nuclear weapons to use. […]

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US sanctions Russian firm over North Korea missiles

Biden administration’s newest blacklisting comes after a series of missile tests by Pyongyang The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions against six North Koreans as well as one Russian national and a Russian company, accusing them of “proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.” Washington announced the blacklist on Wednesday, calling it part of “ongoing efforts […]