Tag: Missiles and Missile Defense Systems
Ukraine’s Demands for More Weapons Clash With U.S. Concerns
WASHINGTON — The Ukrainians say they need faster shipments of long-range artillery and other sophisticated weapons to blunt…
Struggling in Ukraine’s East, Russian Forces Strike in Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces pressed hard on Sunday to take the town of Sievierodonetsk, one of the…
North Korea Launches Three Ballistic Missiles, Including a Suspected ICBM
In a meeting with President Yoon Suk-yeol of South Korea in Seoul last Saturday, Mr. Biden said that…
South Korea Inaugurates Yoon Suk-yeol as President
SEOUL — Yoon Suk-yeol, the new president of South Korea, was sworn into office in Seoul on Tuesday,…
Russian Guided Weapons Miss the Mark, U.S. Defense Officials Say
On Monday morning, as columns of armored vehicles and soldiers paraded through Moscow in celebration of Russia’s 1945…
U.S. Presses Taiwan to Buy Weapons More Suited to Win Against China
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is quietly pressing the Taiwanese government to order American-made weapons that would help…
North Korea Tests a Submarine-Launched Missile
SEOUL — North Korea fired a short-range, submarine-launched ballistic missile off its east coast on Saturday, hours after…
Moskva, Russia’s Prized Ship, Was Hit by Missiles, U.S. Officials Say
WASHINGTON — The Moskva was the pride of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, a symbol of the country’s dominance…
A Soviet-Era Air Defense System Arrives in Ukraine From Slovakia
DOBRA, Slovakia — Driving back to his village near the Ukrainian border last Thursday, the mayor had to…
Was North Korea’s New ICBM Test Faked? Not Entirely.
SEOUL — When North Korea conducted its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile test to date last week, it…
The test is the North’s first intercontinental missile firing since 2017.
Japan’s Defence Minister, Nobuo Kishi, center said that North Korea’s ICBM launch on Thursday threatened Japan’s peace and…
The Smaller Bombs That Could Turn Ukraine Into a Nuclear War Zone
Before the Russian army invaded Ukraine, satellite images showed that Moscow had deployed Iskander missile batteries in Belarus…