Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense

June 25, 2016

N. Korea leader says new missile can strike US Pacific bases
Seoul (AFP) June 23, 2016
Leader Kim Jong-Un threatened US military bases across the Pacific after North Korea's test of a powerful new missile triggered emergency UN Security Council talks late Wednesday on curbing Pyongyang's nuclear programme. Kim, who personally monitored Wednesday's Musudan missile test, applauded a "great event" that significantly bolstered the North's pre-emptive nuclear attack capability, the official KCNA news agency reported. "We have the sure capability to attack in an overall and practical wa ... read more

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Network-enabled JSOW C-1 delivered to Navy

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