North Korea Launches Three Short-Range Guided Missiles
Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) — The South Korean Defense Ministry says that North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into waters off its east coast on Saturday, raising concerns about the potential for more military provocat…
North Korea Launches Long-Range Rocket
PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea appears to have carried out the successful launch of a long-range rocket on Wednesday, United States officials confirm. The move comes as a surprise to the international community, which …
North Korea Readying for Another Rocket Launch?
PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images (file photo)(TOKYO) — North Korea could be weeks away from its fifth satellite launch. That’s according to a new image captured by American satellite operator Digital Globe.The photo at North Korea’s missile launch …
Iranian President Unveils Upgraded Surface-to-Surface Missile
ABC/Donna Svennevik(TEHRAN, Iran) — Claiming that his country has to defend itself from the threat of a military strike, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced a new version of a short range surface-to-surface ballistic missile on Tuesday.Ahm…
Pakistan Tests Nuclear Capable Missile with 700 Km Range
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ISLAMABAD) — In an effort to stay ahead in the nuclear arms race against its arch rival India, Pakistan tested a cruise missile on Tuesday, less than one week after it conducted a similar launch, according the country’s military…
Pakistan Launches Another Nuclear Capable Missile
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ISLAMABAD) — Pakistan tested yet another nuclear capable missile on Thursday, this time with a range of over 350 kilometers.The latest launch comes a month after Pakistan tested an intermediate range ballistic missile just days …
Pakistan Successfully Launches Nuclear Capable Missile
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ISLAMABAD) — Raising the stakes in the region’s nuclear rivalry, Pakistan’s military announced on Wednesday it has successfully launched a new missile. The Hatf IV Shaheen-1A, an intermediate range ballistic missile, was launche…
UN Security Council Condemns North Korea Rocket Launch
PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — North Korea’s failed missile test has drawn new fire at the United Nations.U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice, speaking for the UN Security Council, said North Korea’s rocket launch, though a failure, “caused grave se…
US Denies Role In North Korea’s Missile Failure
Dept of Defense(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon says the U.S. military played no role whatsoever in the failure of North Korea’s missile test Thursday.“I can say categorically that the United States military did not play a role in the failure o…
North Korea Acknowledges Rocket Launch Failure
PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — North Korea state media has acknowledged that the long-range test rocket that the country launched in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions and an agreement with the United States failed …
Japan Facing Criticism over Response to North Korean Missile Launch
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(TOKYO) — The Japanese government is facing heavy criticism over its slow response to the failed North Korean rocket launch.While the country displayed a massive show of force in the lead-up to the planned launch, dispatching Pac…
North Korean Rocket Launch Fails, US Officials Confirm
North Korean technicians check the Unha-3 rocket at Tangachai -ri space center on April 8, 2012. PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images(SINGAPORE) — North Korea’s anticipated missile launch failed Thursday after it fired the long-range test rocket, defying U…