News & Updates

May 20, 2015

Missile Defense News

Missile Defense and the U.S. Response to the North Korean Ballistic Missile and WMD Threat

Department of State: Frank A. Rose Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Institute for Corean-American Studies (ICAS) Introduction…

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May 20, 2015

Threat News

N Korea claims progress on nuclear ‘miniaturisation’

BBC: North Korea has repeated its claim to be able to make nuclear warheads small enough to fit on a…

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May 20, 2015

Missile Defense News

No Decision Yet on East Coast Missile Defense Site, Winnefeld Says

Department of Defense: WASHINGTON, May 19, 2015 – The Defense Department has not made a decision on the establishment of…

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May 20, 2015

Threat News

Russia Threatens to Build More Nuclear Weapons

National Interest: Russia may increase the size of its nuclear arsenal, a senior Russian official revealed on Friday. Speaking at…

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May 20, 2015

Missile Defense News

Ukraine Open to Hosting Missile-Defense System

ABC News: Ukraine is open to considering proposals to place a ballistic missile-defense system on its territory to ward off…

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May 20, 2015

Other News

Japan Would Attack North Korea To Defend US After Missile Attack, Defense Minister Says

International Business Times: Japan would retaliate against North Korea if Pyongyang launched a missile attack on the United States, Japanese…

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May 20, 2015

Missile Defense News

NATO’s missile defense capability set for modernization

UPI: NATO’s missile command-and-control system is to be modernized by ThalesRaytheonSystems under a contract worth more than $105 million. The…

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May 18, 2015

Missile Defense News

House Paves the Way for Japan to Buy Aegis Ashore; Adds Anti-Air Warfare to European Sites

USNI News: The National Defense Authorization Act passed on Friday by the House of Representatives includes measures to improve the capability…

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May 18, 2015

Threat News

China Making Some Missiles More Powerful

New York Times: WASHINGTON — After decades of maintaining a minimal nuclear force, China has re-engineered many of its long-range ballistic…

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May 18, 2015

Threat News

Kerry says U.S., China discussing further sanctions on North Korea

Reuters: The United States is discussing with China imposing further sanctions against North Korea as the reclusive country is “not…

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