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North Korea tests long-range cruise missiles, Korean Central News Agency says Nukes

North Korea tests long-range cruise missiles, Korean Central News Agency says

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it successfully test fired newly developed long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, its first known testing activity in months, underscoring how it continues to expand its military capabilities amid a stalemate in nuclear negotiations with the United States. The Korean Central News…
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September 13, 2021
Taiwan scrambles jets against renewed Chinese military activity Nukes

Taiwan scrambles jets against renewed Chinese military activity

Published September 5, 2021 6:55pm TAIPEI — Taiwan's air force scrambled on Sunday against renewed Chinese military activity, with its defense ministry reporting that 19 aircraft including nuclear-capable bombers had flown into Taiwan's air defense identification zone. Chinese-claimed Taiwan has complained for a year or more of repeated missions by…
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September 5, 2021
S Korea developing missile as powerful as nuclear weapon Nukes

S Korea developing missile as powerful as nuclear weapon

Three-tonne missile designed to destroy underground facilities by penetrating tunnels to effectively nullify nuclear launches. South Korea is in the final stages of developing a surface-to-surface ballistic missile as powerful as a tactical nuclear warhead, Yonhap news agency reported, as the country unveiled budget proposals aimed at bolstering its defences…
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September 3, 2021
UK ‘drawing up plans to move nuclear-armed subs’ if Scotland gets independence Nukes

UK ‘drawing up plans to move nuclear-armed subs’ if Scotland gets independence

UK government officials have reportedly examined basing the Royal Navy's Vanguard fleet, which carries the Trident D5 missiles, in the US, France or Devonport The Royal Navy's Vanguard fleet, which carries the Trident D5 missiles, could be expelled from Scotland (Image: PA) Plans have been drawn up to move Britain's…
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September 1, 2021
China Building Over 400 New Ultra-hardened Nuclear Silos Nukes

China Building Over 400 New Ultra-hardened Nuclear Silos

Satellite images taken by Planet and analyzed by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (CNS/MIIS) show that China is significantly expanding the number of silos for its arsenal of intercontinental range-ballistic missiles. 120 silos under construction near Yumen were identified…
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August 31, 2021