All posts tagged "missiles"

  • Missile
    Hundreds of N. Korean missiles threaten Asia: US researchers

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Nuclear-armed North Korea already has hundreds of ballistic missiles that can target its neighbors in Northeast Asia but will need foreign technology to upgrade its arsenal and pose a more direct threat to the...

    • Posted April 7, 2015
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  • NK Rockets
    N. Korea fires 4 short-range rockets into West Sea

    SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) — North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles into the West Sea on Friday in an apparent saber-rattling against the ongoing Seoul-Washington military exercise, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. The North...

    • Posted April 3, 2015
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  • NK, Missiles
    North Korean envoy says his country has nuclear missiles

    LONDON (AP) — A North Korean envoy says his country has developed nuclear missiles and is prepared to use them at any time. North Korean Ambassador to Britain Hyun Hak Bong said in a recent interview with...

    • Posted March 20, 2015
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  • Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei urged all parties that are affected by the missile testings to remain calm. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
    China urges calm as N. Korea fires missiles

    BEIJING, March 13 (Yonhap) — China called for the “relevant parties” to exercise calm and restraint on Friday, a day after North Korea fired seven ground-to-air missiles into the East Sea in apparent show of force against...

    • Posted March 13, 2015
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  • A South Korean man watches a TV news program showing the file footage of the missile launch conducted by North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 13, 2015. North Korea has test fired seven short-range missiles into the sea, South Korean officials said Friday, in the latest such tests launched during ongoing South Korea-U.S. military drills.The writing on the screen reads " Launched 200 kilometers missile " (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    N. Korea test-fires 7 ground-to-air missiles into East Sea

    SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) — North Korea has test-fired seven ground-to-air missiles into the East Sea in an apparent saber-rattling against the South Korean-U.S. joint military exercises, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Friday. Thursday’s missile...

    • Posted March 13, 2015
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  • NKMissiles
    N. Korea ready to fire medium-range Nodong missiles: military source

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea appears prepared to fire medium-range Nodong ballistic missiles amid heightened inter-Korean tensions over the ongoing South Korea-U.S. military exercises, a source here said Tuesday. On Monday, Pyongyang fired two short-range missiles into...

    • Posted March 3, 2015
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  • Hua Chunying
    China urges restraint as N. Korea fires short-range missiles

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — China called for calm and restraint on Monday after North Korea fired two short-range missiles off the East Sea in apparent anger against annual military drills between South Korea and the United States. North...

    • Posted March 2, 2015
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