Tag Archives: Missiles and Missile Defense Systems

The New York Times 5:35 am on September 15, 2021
Tags: , , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, ,   

North Korea Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles Off Its East Coast

The launch on Wednesday was the country’s first ballistic missile test in six months, and violated multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions.

#arms-control-and-limitation-and-disarmament, #defense-and-military-forces, #japan, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #north-korea, #south-korea

The New York Times 2:14 am on September 13, 2021
Tags: , , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , ,   

North Korea Reports Test of New Cruise Missile as Arms Race Intensifies

The test was not a violation of U.N. sanctions but signaled the development of increasingly powerful weapons on the Korean Peninsula.

#arms-control-and-limitation-and-disarmament, #defense-and-military-forces, #kim-jong-un, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #north-korea, #nuclear-weapons, #south-korea

The New York Times 8:59 am on September 9, 2021
Tags: , , , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , , ,   

​North Korea Holds Scaled-Down Parade to Boost National Morale

The parade, which marked the government’s 73rd anniversary, was seen as a celebration of those who have borne the brunt of the regime’s effort to rebuild the economy amid sanctions and the pandemic.

#arms-control-and-limitation-and-disarmament, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #embargoes-and-sanctions, #kim-jong-un, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #north-korea, #nuclear-weapons, #parades, #workersparty-of-korea

The New York Times 2:20 pm on August 3, 2021
Tags: , , , , Miller, Robert J, Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , , , Petrov, Stanislav (1939- ), , , , , , White Sands Missile Range (NM),   

Touring Trinity, the Birthplace of Nuclear Dread

A recent visit to the site of the first atomic bomb explosion offered desert vistas, (mildly) radioactive pebbles and troubling reflections.

#albuquerque-nm, #defense-and-military-forces, #hiroshima-japan, #manhattan-project, #miller-robert-j, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #nagasaki-japan, #nuclear-weapons, #oppenheimer-j-robert, #petrov-stanislav-1939, #physics, #plutonium, #radiation, #space-and-astronomy, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #white-sands-missile-range-nm, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 12:16 am on June 18, 2021
Tags: , , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , , ,   

Kim Jong-un Says He’s Ready for ‘Dialogue and Confrontation’ With Biden

During a Workers’ Party meeting, the North Korean leader reviewed the new U.S. policy on his country and ordered “counteraction,” state news media reported.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #embargoes-and-sanctions, #kim-jong-un, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #north-korea, #nuclear-weapons, #united-states, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 8:23 am on May 31, 2021
Tags: , , , , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , , , , , ,   

North Korea Releases Its First Response to Moon-Biden Summit

In its first reaction to President Biden’s summit with President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, North Korean state media warned of an arms race.

#arms-control-and-limitation-and-disarmament, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #defense-and-military-forces, #kim-jong-un, #korean-war, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #moon-jae-in, #north-korea, #nuclear-tests, #nuclear-weapons, #politics-and-government, #south-korea, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces

The New York Times 9:04 pm on May 20, 2021
Tags: , , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , , , ,   

North Korean Weapons Are Likely Here to Stay, Even if Biden Won’t Say It

Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal highlights an uncomfortable truth for Mr. Biden as he prepares to meet South Korea’s president at the White House.

#arms-control-and-limitation-and-disarmament, #cyberwarfare-and-defense, #defense-and-military-forces, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #north-korea, #nuclear-tests, #nuclear-weapons, #united-states, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 7:00 am on April 19, 2021
Tags: , , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , , , ,   

A Quiet Arms Race Is Rapidly Heating Up Between the Two Koreas

The buildup over the last few years has threatened the delicate balance of peace on the Korean Peninsula.

#arms-control-and-limitation-and-disarmament, #defense-and-military-forces, #kim-jong-un, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #moon-jae-in, #north-korea, #nuclear-tests, #nuclear-weapons, #south-korea

The New York Times 10:27 am on March 26, 2021
Tags: , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , ,   

North Korea’s Arsenal Has Grown Rapidly. Here’s What’s in It.

The country has one of the largest standing armies in the world, but much of its equipment is old and obsolete. North Korea has sought to make up for those shortcomings by building nuclear weapons.

#defense-and-military-forces, #kim-jong-un, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #north-korea, #nuclear-tests, #nuclear-weapons

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 26, 2021
Tags: , , , , , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , , , , ,   

Israel’s Shadow War With Iran Moves Out to Sea

Israel and Iran have fought a clandestine war across the Middle East for years, mainly by land and air. Now ships are under attack in the Mediterranean and Red Seas.

#defense-and-military-forces, #embargoes-and-sanctions, #hezbollah, #iran, #israel, #mediterranean-sea, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #persian-gulf, #politics-and-government, #red-sea, #ships-and-shipping, #united-states-international-relations, #war-and-armed-conflicts

The New York Times 1:50 am on March 25, 2021
Tags: , , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , ,   

North Korea Fired 2 Ballistic Missiles, U.S. and Japan Say

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan said the test “threatens the peace and security of Japan and the region, and is a violation of United Nations resolutions.”

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #international-relations, #kim-jong-un, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #north-korea, #nuclear-weapons, #united-states

The New York Times 7:01 am on March 24, 2021
Tags: , , , , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , , , , ,   

North Korea Launches Missile Test as Tensions Rise With U.S.

The test was the first by Pyongyang since President Biden took office and came after it accused the United States and South Korea of raising “a stink” on the Korean Peninsula.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #blinken-antony-j, #defense-and-military-forces, #embargoes-and-sanctions, #kim-jong-un, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #north-korea, #nuclear-weapons, #peace-process, #politics-and-government, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 4:09 am on March 16, 2021
Tags: , , , , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , , ,   

North Korea Accuses Washington of Raising ‘a Stink’ in First Comments on Biden

The country took a confrontational stance against the United States in its first official remark directed at President Biden’s administration.

#austin-lloyd-j-iii, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #blinken-antony-j, #kim-jong-un, #kim-yo-jong, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #moon-jae-in, #north-korea, #united-states-international-relations, #workersparty-of-korea

The New York Times 12:54 am on January 25, 2021
Tags: , , , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , , , , , , , , , ,   

How Space Became the Next ‘Great Power’ Contest Between the U.S. and China

The Biden administration faces not only waves of Chinese antisatellite weapons but a history of jumbled responses to the intensifying threat.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #china, #cyberwarfare-and-defense, #defense-department, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #national-aeronautics-and-space-administration, #obama-barack, #public-private-sector-cooperation, #satellites, #space-and-astronomy, #space-exploration-technologies-corp, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-international-relations, #united-states-politics-and-government, #united-states-space-force

The New York Times 9:42 pm on January 15, 2021
Tags: , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , , , Science&Global Security (Journal), , , ,   

Hypersonic Superweapons Are a Mirage, New Analysis Says

Two scientists find revolutionary claims about the evasion of detection and defenses to be “nonsense.”

#defense-advanced-research-projects-agency, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #physics, #presidential-transition-us, #research, #scienceglobal-security-journal, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-international-relations, #united-states-politics-and-government, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 6:18 pm on January 15, 2021
Tags: , , , , , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , , , ,   

North Korea Unveils New Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile

Days before President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s inauguration, the North made its latest demonstration of its nuclear might at a Pyongyang military parade.

#arms-control-and-limitation-and-disarmament, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #defense-and-military-forces, #elections, #embargoes-and-sanctions, #kim-jong-un, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #north-korea, #nuclear-tests, #nuclear-weapons, #presidential-election-of-2020, #trump-donald-j

The New York Times 6:11 am on January 13, 2021
Tags: , , , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , ,   

​Kim Jong-un Uses Party ​Congress to Double Down on Nuclear Program

The North Korean leader said his economic policies had failed, but he called his nuclear arms buildup one of the great feats “in the history of the Korean nation​.”

#arms-control-and-limitation-and-disarmament, #defense-and-military-forces, #embargoes-and-sanctions, #kim-jong-un, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #north-korea, #nuclear-tests, #workersparty-of-korea

The New York Times 2:20 am on January 9, 2021
Tags: , , , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , , , ,   

Kim Jong-un Vows to Boost North Korea’s Nuclear Capability as Leverage With Biden

But as he pledged to advance the country’s weaponry, the North Korean leader also said he did “not rule out diplomacy.”

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #defense-and-military-forces, #embargoes-and-sanctions, #kim-jong-un, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #north-korea, #nuclear-tests, #trump-donald-j, #united-nations, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 10:14 pm on November 29, 2020
Tags: , , , , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , , , , , , ,   

Dear Joe, It’s Not About Iran’s Nukes Anymore

Biden wants to reinstate the nuclear deal, but first he must confront the new Middle East.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #embargoes-and-sanctions, #hezbollah, #iran, #middle-east, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #netanyahu-benjamin, #nuclear-weapons, #politics-and-government, #presidential-election-of-2020, #saudi-arabia, #targeted-killings, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 3:30 pm on October 10, 2020
Tags: , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , ,   

North Korea Unveils New ICBM During Military Parade

The weapon appeared to be bigger than the North’s previous long-range missile, indicating that it might be able to fly farther with a more powerful nuclear warhead.

#arms-control-and-limitation-and-disarmament, #kim-jong-un, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #north-korea, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 9:33 pm on September 24, 2020
Tags: , , , , , , , , , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , , , Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, , , , , ,   

U.S. Commandos Use Secretive Missiles to Kill Qaeda Leaders in Syria

The specially designed missiles use sharp blades and blunt force, rather than explosive warheads, to kill terrorist leaders.

#al-nusra-front, #al-qaeda, #assad-bashar-al, #civilian-casualties, #defense-and-military-forces, #defense-department, #drones-pilotless-planes, #hurras-al-din, #islamic-state-in-iraq-and-syria-isis, #khorasan, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #national-counterterrorism-center, #obama-barack, #syria, #syrian-observatory-for-human-rights, #targeted-killings, #terrorism, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-international-relations, #united-states-special-operations-command, #zawahri-ayman-al

The New York Times 11:38 am on August 27, 2020
Tags: , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , ,   

China Fires Missiles Into South China Sea, Sending U.S. a Message

The move was Beijing’s latest effort to assert sovereignty over disputed waters.

#china, #defense-and-military-forces, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #south-china-sea, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 4:09 am on August 16, 2020
Tags: , , , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, ,   

Japan’s Been Proudly Pacifist for 75 Years. A Missile Proposal Challenges That.

While acquiring weapons to counter countries like North Korea and China would be unremarkable for most world powers, in Japan it is reviving a politically sensitive debate.

#abe-shinzo, #defense-and-military-forces, #japan, #liberal-democratic-party-japan, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 10:24 pm on August 3, 2020
Tags: , , , , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , ,   

Turkish Aggression Is NATO’s ‘Elephant in the Room’

Despite being a NATO member, Turkey has bought Russian air defense. And a recent push into Libya and its energy ambitions nearly led to armed conflicts with France and Greece.

#defense-and-military-forces, #erdogan-recep-tayyip, #europe, #european-union, #mediterranean-sea, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #north-atlantic-treaty-organization, #turkey, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 6:17 pm on July 30, 2020
Tags: , , , , , , , , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, ,   

In Afghanistan, a Rarely Seen Anti-Tank Weapon Destroys a Helicopter

Another Afghan helicopter was hit in January by an anti-tank guided missile in southern Afghanistan, in a swath of territory long contested by the Taliban.

#afghan-national-security-forces, #afghanistan, #afghanistan-war-2001, #arms-trade, #civilian-casualties, #ghani-ashraf, #helicopters, #helmand-province-afghanistan, #iran, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #taliban, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces

The New York Times 9:00 am on June 30, 2020
Tags: , , , , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , , , , , , , , ,   

A New Superpower Competition Between Beijing and Washington: China’s Nuclear Buildup

The Trump administration is portraying the small but increasingly potent Chinese arsenal — still only one-fifth the size of the United States’ or Russia’s — as the big new threat.

#arms-control-and-limitation-and-disarmament, #central-intelligence-agency, #china, #defense-department, #energy-department, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #nuclear-tests, #nuclear-weapons, #putin-vladimir-v, #russia, #state-department, #strategic-arms-reduction-treaty, #treaties, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-international-relations, #xi-jinping

The New York Times 3:07 pm on June 10, 2020
Tags: , , , , , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , , , , ,   

Erdogan and Trump Form New Bond as Interests Align

Relations between President Trump and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey have long blown hot and cold. For the moment, they are finding common cause.

#embargoes-and-sanctions, #erdogan-recep-tayyip, #gulen-fethullah, #hifter-khalifa, #kurds, #libya, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #politics-and-government, #syria, #trump-donald-j, #turkey, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 7:24 am on May 24, 2020
Tags: , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, , ,   

Kim Jong-un Moves to Increase North Korea’s Nuclear Strength

After another weekslong absence from public view, Mr. Kim convened his top military body to promote top aides specializing in nuclear and missile forces.

#defense-and-military-forces, #kim-jong-un, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #north-korea, #nuclear-weapons, #workersparty-of-korea

The New York Times 6:27 am on April 22, 2020
Tags: , , Missiles and Missile Defense Systems,   

Iran Says It Launched a Military Satellite Into Orbit

The announcement by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps could not immediately be confirmed. The U.S. says such launches advance Iran’s missile program.

#iran, #islamic-revolutionary-guards-corps, #missiles-and-missile-defense-systems, #satellites