The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan is now in the Sea of Japan(East Sea) amid heightened tensions with North Korea.
The Pentagon says it successfully shot down an ICBM with the Ground Based Midcourse Defense interceptor
Two North Koreans Found Dead in Moscow Hotel. Both are believed to have died of acute heart failure.
U.S. launches interceptor from California in 1st test to try to destroy an incoming missile; results TBD
Pentagon says it has been 'transparent' with South Korea about THAAD missile defense system deployment
Today's test of the ground based midcourse defense (GMD) system to take place between 12-4 PM (presumably PST)
ROK President Moon: "Now is not time for dialogue with North Korea, but a time to heighten sanctions and pressure"
Yonhap: South Korea presidential office says defense ministry didn't tell Moon's top security aide about extra THAAD launchers on May 26
10 month agoNorth Korea release imagery of first successful test of new "precision guidance" Scud derivative.
Video of the latest North Korea missile test
US officials say on same day North Korea fired off KN-06 surface-to-air missile Sat, NoKo MiG jet crashed nearby. Unknown if KJU saw crash.
10 month agoText from KCNA - "launching a caterpillar self-propelled launching pad vehicle and ballistic rocket with the precision control guidance system"
10 month agoNorth Korea's state media KCNA says Kim Jong-un guided yesterday's "newly-developed, precision guided ballistic rocket."
NHK saying the North just announced successful missile test
KCNA: "US B-1Bs few out of Guam and approached Gangneung & East Sea about 80 km adjacent to the Military Demarcation Line"
KCNA warns US B-1B bombers approached the MDL (the Armistice Line): "This will lead to nuclear catastrophes in South Korea
10 month agoHere's how Japanese newspapers (Asahi Shimbun, Nihon Kezai) report where the NK missile may have landed.
10 month agoChina has recently relocated its military forces inside Eastern Theatre Command, including PGZ95s (air def)
Japan, US will take “specific action”, Japanese PM @AbeShinzo said after a DPRK missile flew 450km before landing in Japan’s economic zone
President Trump says "North Korea has shown great disrespect for their neighbour China by shooting off yet another ballistic missile"
John McCain says the Chinese need to help restrain North Korea to avoid an impending international event akin to the Cuban Missile crisis
10 month agoNorth Korea test-fires missile into Japan's maritime economic zone, in latest provocation
China's foreign ministry urges all sides to remain calm and exercise restraint after NKorea's missile launch
10 month agoNorth Korea launches third missile test — South Korea and Japan have both strongly condemned the launch of missiles
10 month ago'As we agreed at the recent G7, the issue of N. Korea is a top priority for the intl community' - PM Abe
The Russian Foreign Ministry calls world community for restraint after new North Korea missile launches
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile off western Japan.
Japan's Defense Min Tomomi Inada agrees that a short-range Scud is the best estimate; the max altitude was ~100kms
10 month agoPeople think it was Scud-C mainly based on range. Plus Wonsan within strike dist of carriers that could position themselves in nearby waters
10 month agoYonhap's estimated trajectory of NK's missile that was fired at 5:39 am this morning. Its' estimated; not clear if landed within Japan's EEZ
