Latest US missile defense test in Hawaii waters deemed success amid tensions with North Korea

August 3rd, 2009 SKorean envoy to meet US officials over NKoreaSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's nuclear envoy will meet key U.S. diplomats in charge of North Korea policy in Hawaii this week to talk about how to handle the communist country in the wake of its latest nuclear and missile tests, his office said Monday.

July 30th, 2009 US set to resume missile defense tests in HawaiiHONOLULU — The latest U.S. missile defense test is expected to come Thursday evening in Hawaii waters as tensions continue with North Korea over that country's missile program.

July 5th, 2009 Recent developments suggests that defying US, North Korea has fired 7 ballistic missiles off its eastern coast on Saturday, thus violating UN resolutions. The mounting tension between the two nation, US and North Korea resurfaced as the latter test-fired three short-mid ranged missiles as a mark of protest against the UN sanctions which were imposed on the nation.

July 3rd, 2009 South Korea: North Korea may fire more missilesSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea shrugged off North Korea's firing of short-range missiles saying Friday they were part of routine military exercises and warning more launches are likely in coming days. Whether the communist country will fire a long-range missile toward Hawaii remained unclear, though U.S.

July 3rd, 2009 South Korea says NKorea may fire more missilesSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea shrugged off North Korea's firing of short-range missiles, saying Friday they were part of routine military exercises, but it warned more launches are likely in coming days. But whether the communist country will fire a long-range missile aimed at the United States remained unclear, though U.S.

July 2nd, 2009 Chronology of North Korea's missile programDevelopments in North Korea's missile program: — Aug. 31, 1998: North Korea fires suspected missile over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean, calling it a satellite.

June 29th, 2009 NKorea criticizes US missile defense for HawaiiSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea criticized the U.S. on Monday for positioning missile defense systems around Hawaii, calling the deployment part of a plot to attack the regime and saying it would bolster its nuclear arsenal in retaliation.

June 23rd, 2009 NKorea warning hints short- to medium-range launchWASHINGTON — An impending missile test threatened by North Korea is expected to launch short- to medium-range missiles rather than a long-range missile similar to one tested in April, according to U.S. intelligence reports.

June 22nd, 2009 US defense official to hold talks in BeijingBEIJING — A U.S. Defense Department official is headed to Beijing for talks amid ongoing tensions in the region over North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons programs.

June 19th, 2009 Officials: Hawaii anti-missile move a safeguardWASHINGTON — A new anti-missile system ordered for Hawaii is partly a strategy to deter North Korea from test-firing a long-range missile across the Pacific and partly a precaution against the unpredictable regime, military officials said Friday. The United States has no indication that North Korean missile technology has improved markedly since past failed launches, and military and other assessments suggest the communist nation probably could not hit the westernmost U.S.

June 18th, 2009 Gates: Missile defense in place for HawaiiWASHINGTON — The United States has positioned more missile defenses around Hawaii as a precaution against a possible North Korean launch across the Pacific, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday. "We do have some concerns if they were to launch a missile to the west in the direction of Hawaii," Gates said.

June 18th, 2009 Gates: US puts more missile defense around HawaiiWASHINGTON — The United States has positioned more missile defenses around Hawaii as a precaution against a possible North Korean launch across the Pacific, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday. "We do have some concerns if they were to launch a missile to the west in the direction of Hawaii," Gates said.

May 25th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea appears to have test-fired one short-range missile Monday after it conducted a second nuclear test, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency said. The 130 km-range missile was fired from its Musudanri missile base in Southern Hamkyung province, Yonhap said.

March 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States has no plans to militarily pre-empt the launching of a long-range missile by North Korea, but has added that it would act only if the missile or its parts appeared to be headed toward American territory. US Defense Secretary Robert M.

February 2nd, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea is preparing to test-fire an intercontinental missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, South Korean media reports said Tuesday. Intelligence agencies in South Korea and the US observed a train carrying a large cylindrical object that was believed to be a Taepodong-2 missile, the South Korea news agency Yonhap reported, citing an intelligence source.