In a Jan. 1 speech, leader Kim Jong Un said North Korea will mass-produce tactical nuclear warheads and develop a new intercontinental ballistic missile.
A senior U.S. defense official described China’s effort to modernize, expand, and diversify its nuclear arsenal as rapid and substantial.
After raising the nuclear temperature with his recent comments, the Russian president denied issuing any threats of possible nuclear weapons use.
The Nov. 2 drill involved the launch of more than 20 systems in response to South Korean-U.S. military exercises as tensions on the Korean peninsula continue to escalate.
A key UN panel adopted for the first time a resolution calling on countries to ban destructive anti-satellite missile tests.
Turkey Tests Short-Range Ballistic Missile
The successful test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile from India’s first nuclear ballistic missile submarine achieved “high accuracy,” the Defence Ministry said.
Pyongyang has launched more missile tests in 2022 than any year since 2011.
The Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon will be fielded by the end of the fiscal year, a top U.S. Army commander has said.
Seven Countries Join ASAT Test Ban