Nukes

By Hyonhee Shin and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for developing new intercontinental ballistic missiles and a larger nuclear arsenal to counter U.S.-led threats, state media said on Sunday, amid flaring tension between the rival Koreas. At a meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party,…

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Sunday that North Korea will continue to conduct constant nuclear and missile provocations, and the South’s military should respond with clear retaliation, his office said. (Reporting by Hyonhee Shin; Editing by Kim Coghill) Read More

| Jan. 1, 2023, at 1:09 a.m. South Korea's Yoon Says North Korea Faces Retaliation for Provocations FILE PHOTO: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks at an interview with Reuters in Seoul, South Korea, November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Daewoung Kim/File PhotoReuters SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol said on…

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the "exponential" expansion of his country's nuclear arsenal and the development of a new, more powerful intercontinental ballistic missile, state media reported Sunday, after he entered 2023 with another weapons test following a record number of missile firings last year. Kim's moves are in…

The U.S. and South Korea flew nuclear-capable bombers and advanced stealth fighters on Tuesday in a demonstration of their ability to operate together in a combat environment. The drills took place in South Korea’s air defense identification zone southwest of the country’s Jeju island. It involved U.S. B-52 strategic bombers…

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran prepares to launch “at least two satellites” into space by late March, Telecommunications Minister Issa Zarepour said Sunday, just over a month after successfully testing a launcher. The United States has repeatedly voiced concern that such launches could boost Iran’s ballistic missile technology, extending to the…

The visit to Taiwan of a key member of Japan's ruling party did not go down well with China. It sent a record 18 nuclear-capable H-6 bomber aircraft into Taiwan's air defence zone, reported the island's Defence Ministry on Tuesday. Taiwan said that it detected 29 aircraft around the island…

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -U.S. Forces Korea launched a new space forces unit on Wednesday as the allies ramp up efforts to better counter North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile threats. The U.S. Space Forces Korea is the second overseas space component of the U.S. Space Force and is…

U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Tennessee and Royal Navy Vanguard-class nuclear submarine, both armed with Trident nuclear missiles, featured in a rare photoshoot in the North Atlantic.A U.S. Navy image shows the submarines plus an American E6-B Mercury assigned to the ‘Shadows’ of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 4…

Updated 2 weeks ago · Published on 13 Dec 2022 2:20PM · Taipei says Beijing has sent 18 nuclear-capable H-6 bombers into Taiwan's air defence identification zone over the last 24 hours. – Wikipedia (kenmcgill) pic, December 13, 2022. CHINA sent a record 18 nuclear-capable bombers into Taiwan’s air defence…