DefenceTalkPakistan on Monday strongly rejected a report published by a US think tank, which claimed that Pakistan has the fastest growing nuclear arsenal in the world. “The report is utterly baseless,” said Qazi Khalilullah, the spokesperson for the Foreign Office (FO). “Such reports have the effect of diverting attention from the exponential increase in India’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-rejects-report-claiming-its-nuclear-arsenal-is-fastest-growing-65204/

DefenceTalkNorth and South Korea wrapped up marathon talks Tuesday with an agreement on a series of measures to defuse a crisis that had pushed the two rivals to the brink of armed conflict. The measures detailed in a joint statement included what amounted to an extremely rare public apology from North Korea, which “expressed regret” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/koreas-agree-to-defuse-crisis-after-marathon-talks-65149/

DefenceTalkPyongyang on Friday declared a “a quasi-state of war in frontline areas.” Tensions remain high on the heavily armed border. South Korea fired dozens of artillery rounds at rival North Korea on Thursday after the North lobbed several rounds across the heavily armed border dividing the two. Pyongyang had threatened to take further action unless […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-declares-quasi-state-of-war-65096/

DefenceTalkDYESS AFB, Texas: On May 18, the last of two 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron B-1B Lancers returned to Dyess from a training mission to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during which the B-1’s Block-16 upgrade and inertial navigation system replacement (INS-R) were evaluated on long-duration and trans-hemispheric sorties. The primary purpose of these sorties […]https://www.defencetalk.com/337th-tes-operationally-tests-b-1s-block-16-ins-r-in-asia-pacific-64401/

DefenceTalkUS Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told his Philippine counterpart on Wednesday that Washington’s pledge to defend the Pacific nation remains “ironclad” and called for an end to land reclamation in the South China Sea, officials said. In talks in Hawaii with Voltaire Gazmin, Philippine secretary of national defense, the Pentagon chief “reaffirmed” the strong ties […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-affirms-ironclad-promise-to-defend-philippines-64343/

DefenceTalkChina demonstrates future strategies for modern and multi-functional armed forces in its latest military whitepaper Tuesday. China plans to build its armed forces with enhanced capability to address various security threats and accomplish diversified military tasks, said the report, titled “China’s Military Strategy”, published by the State Council Information Office. China will build an informationized […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-outlines-armed-forces-future-strategies-64304/

DefenceTalkOn Tuesday, Beijing issued its first white paper on military strategy, ushering in greater military transparency by giving details of the direction of its military buildup to other nations. The document of about 9,000 Chinese characters revealed a list of new expressions that have never before appeared in Chinese white papers. In the preface it […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-issues-first-white-paper-on-military-strategy-64302/

DefenceTalkChina tried to electronically jam US drone flights over the disputed South China Sea in order to prevent surveillance on man-made islands Beijing is constructing as a part of an aggressive land reclamation initiative, US officials said. Global Hawk long-range surveillance drones were targeted by jamming in at least one incident near the Spratly Islands, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-jams-us-spy-drones-over-disputed-south-china-sea-islands-64289/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea ramped up its nuclear threats on Wednesday, boasting of its ability to deliver miniaturized warheads on high-precision long range rockets — a claim denied by the United States. At the same time, the North denounced “reckless” remarks made in Seoul this week by US Secretary of State John Kerry, and cancelled an invitation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-arm-long-range-missiles-with-nuclear-warheads-64268/

DefenceTalkChina’s relationship with the US is “stable” despite tensions in the South China Sea, President Xi Jinping told top American diplomat John Kerry Sunday, adding that the Pacific Ocean is “vast enough” for both powers, state media said. Xi met with Kerry in Beijing as tensions between the world’s two biggest economies mount over Chinese […]https://www.defencetalk.com/xi-tells-kerry-pacific-ocean-big-enough-for-china-and-us-64237/