ballistic missiles

Nuclear Warning: North Korea Fires Submarine-Launched Missile

May 8, 2022 2:33 am

North Korea on Saturday fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile Seoul have confirmed, becoming its second missile launch in three days following the warning by the United States that Pyongyang could be preparing for a nuclear test.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that North Korea has dramatically increased its sanctions-busting missile launches this year, conducting 15 weapons tests including firing an intercontinental ballistic missile at the full range for the first time since 2017.

Saturday missile launch comes two days before South Korea swears in a new, hawkish President Yoon Suk-yeol.

Satellite imagery indicates North Korea may be preparing to …

Saudi Intercepts Missiles Over Curfew-Locked Riyadh

March 29, 2020 6:18 pm

Saudi air defences intercepted ballistic missiles over Riyadh and a city along the Yemen border late Saturday, leaving at least two civilians wounded in the curfew-locked capital amid efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic.

Multiple explosions shook Riyadh in the attack, which the Saudi-led military coalition blamed on Yemen’s Iran-aligned Huthi rebels who have previously targeted Saudi cities with missiles, rockets and drones.

It was the first major assault on Saudi Arabia since the Huthis offered last September to halt attacks on the kingdom after devastating twin strikes on Saudi oil installations.

“Two ballistic missiles were launched towards the cities …

North Korea Fires Projectiles For Second Time In Week

March 9, 2020 4:49 pm

Nuclear-armed North Korea on Monday fired what Japan said appeared to be ballistic missiles, the second such weapons test in a week amid a prolonged hiatus in disarmament talks with the United States.

Analysts say the North has been continuing to refine its weapons capabilities in the more than a year since a summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump broke down in Hanoi.

Pyongyang is under multiple sets of sanctions over its weapons programmes from the United Nations Security Council, US, South Korea and others.

The North “appeared to have carried out joint firing drills involving …