North Korea’s Kim vows ‘overwhelming’ military power: state media
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DefenceTalkNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to build up “overwhelming” and unstoppable military power, state media reported Monday, days after he presided over the nation’s biggest missile launch. Kim’s comments follow Pyongyang successfully carrying out the launch in defiance of crippling international sanctions on Thursday, the first time the North has fired an […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-koreas-kim-vows-overwhelming-military-power-state-media-78520/
North Korea says Kim ordered test of ‘new type’ of ICBM
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DefenceTalkNorth Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the test-firing of the country’s “new type” of intercontinental ballistic missile to boost its nuclear deterrent against the US “imperialists”, state media reported Friday. The Thursday launch was the first time Pyongyang has fired Kim’s most powerful missiles at full range since 2017, and it appears to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-says-kim-ordered-test-of-new-type-of-icbm-78496/
North Korea suspected ballistic missile explodes after launch
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DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile that exploded mid-air shortly after launch, Seoul said Wednesday, with analysts warning it was likely a failed test of Pyongyang’s so-called “monster missile”. The launch — North Korea’s tenth suspected weapons test this year — comes after the United States said the nuclear-armed country was preparing to fire […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-suspected-ballistic-missile-explodes-after-launch-78427/
North Korea plans ‘monster’ missile launch by April: analysts
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DefenceTalkNorth Korea has been using satellite subterfuge to test parts of a so-called “monster” missile, analysts say, as it gears up for a sanctions-shattering launch ahead of a key domestic anniversary. Pyongyang has conducted a record nine weapons tests so far this year, in what experts see as an effort to work through a laundry […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-plans-monster-missile-launch-by-april-analysts-78381/
US says North Korea testing new ICBM system
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DefenceTalkTwo recent missile tests conducted by North Korea were of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, the Pentagon said Thursday, marking what one US official called a “serious escalation” that will be punished with fresh sanctions. According to North Korea, the February 26 and March 4 tests were focused on developing a reconnaissance satellite, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-says-north-korea-testing-new-icbm-system-78374/
North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of South’s election
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DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile Saturday, Seoul’s military said, continuing this year’s record-breaking blitz of weapons tests with a launch just days before South Korea’s presidential election. From hypersonic to medium-range ballistic missiles, Pyongyang test-fired a string of weaponry in January and last week launched what it claimed was a component of a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-ahead-of-souths-election-78304/
North Korea fires ‘unidentified projectile’: South’s military
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DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired at least one “unidentified projectile” on Saturday, South Korea’s military said, the nuclear-armed country’s ninth suspected weapons test this year. “North Korea fired an unidentified projectile eastward,” Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, without giving further details. Pyongyang carried out an unprecedented seven weapons tests in January, including of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-souths-military-2-78301/
North Korea hails ‘significant’ test in satellite development
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DefenceTalkNorth Korea said it had carried out a test of “great significance” for developing a reconnaissance satellite, state media reported Monday, a day after Seoul said it had detected a ballistic missile launch. Despite sweeping international sanctions, Pyongyang carried out a record-breaking blitz of weapons tests in January before pausing launches during the Beijing Winter […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-hails-significant-test-in-satellite-development-78148/
North Korea fires ballistic missile, restarting weapons tests blitz
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DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired a ballistic missile Sunday, Seoul said, resuming a weapons-testing blitz after a month-long lull during the Beijing Winter Olympics, with the world’s attention now focused on Ukraine. The Sunday launch is Pyongyang’s eighth so far this year, including test-firing its most powerful missile since high-profile negotiations between leader Kim Jong Un and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-restarting-weapons-tests-blitz-78129/
Russia test fires missiles as US warns Moscow ‘poised’ to invade Ukraine
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DefenceTalkRussia test fired nuclear-capable missiles on Saturday as President Vladimir Putin oversaw a dramatic military exercise and as the United States again warned that it believes Moscow plans to invade Ukraine within days. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meanwhile arrived in Germany to shore up support among Western allies, despite a significant increase in shelling in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-test-fires-missiles-as-us-warns-moscow-poised-to-invade-ukraine-78011/