The South Korean president-elect’s decision to move both the presidential office and the Defense Ministry comes at a time when North Korea is rapidly escalating tension.
Tag: Missiles and Missile Defense Systems
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With U.S. Focus on Ukraine, North Korea Launches a Powerful New ICBM
It was the country’s first long-range ballistic missile test since 2017, and it raised the specter of intensified provocations and threats on the Korean Peninsula.
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North Korea Tests New ICBM, Escalating Hostilities
It was the country’s first long-range ballistic missile test since 2017, and it raised the specter of intensified provocations and threats on the Korean Peninsula.
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North Korea Fires Unidentified Projectile, South Korea Says
The launch appears to be the 11th missile test by the North this year and comes at a time when Washington is preoccupied with the crisis in Ukraine.
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The Smaller Bombs That Could Turn Ukraine Into a Nuclear War Zone
Military experts say a new generation of nuclear weapons has raised the risk that Mr. Putin might introduce less destructive atomic arms into the battlefields in and around Ukraine.