India tests nuclear-capable short range missileOctober 12th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - India Monday successfully test fired the nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile twice from a test range in Orissa, officials said. The missiles were fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Balasore district, some 230 km from state capital Bhubaneswar -- first at 10.30 a.m.
Talks on extension of SKorean missile range possible amid NKorean threats, US general saysJuly 7th, 2009 US set for talks on boosting SKorean missile rangeSEOUL, South Korea — The United States is open to talks on the possibility of South Korea developing ballistic missiles capable of striking all of North Korea, a South Korean Defense Ministry official said Tuesday. A senior general at the U.S.
Independent missile experts think NKorea missile can reach Seattle, uses Soviet technologyJuly 3rd, 2009 Missile experts see Soviet parts in NKorean rocketWASHINGTON — With concerns rising about a possible North Korean long-range missile test this weekend, two independent scientists say the regime may be using an old Soviet ballistic missile to boost a rocket capable of reaching the West Coast of the United States. North Korea is not known to have nuclear warheads and faces years of research and testing before building such a reliable weapon.
North Korea fires two missiles, claims South KoreaJuly 2nd, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea Thursday fired what appeared to be two short-range missiles off its east coast, a South Korean Defence Ministry spokesman said. North Korea had last fired a series of short-range missiles in the week after its May 25 nuclear test.
Report: NKorea's new long-range missile launch does not appear imminentJune 8th, 2009 Report: NKorean launch does not appear imminentSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea is stepping up preparations to test-fire a long-range missile from its new launching site near China, but a launch does not appear imminent, a news report said Monday. North Korea has reportedly been assembling an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S.
US official says no evidence of N.Korea testing nukeJune 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - None of the four air samples taken from the "cloud" from North Korea's purported May 25 nuclear test prove that North Korea tested a nuclear device, Fox News has quoted a senior U.S. defense official, as saying.
Analyst says fresh satellite images show North Korea's new, larger missile pad is ready to goJune 4th, 2009 Analyst says new North Korean missile pad is readyWASHINGTON — Fresh commercial satellite images show that North Korea's sophisticated new missile base on its west coast — designed for multiple test flights in a short time — is ready for use, according to an independent analyst. Photographic images show the launch tower and what appears to be construction materials on the launch pad, Tim Brown, a senior fellow with GlobalSecurity.org, said Thursday.
North Korea assembling long-range missile, says reportJune 3rd, 2009 SEOUL - An intercontinental missile has been brought to an assembly hall at a new launch site on North Korea's northwest coast, a South Korean newspaper reported Wednesday. The missile appeared to be a longer version of the Taepodong 2 rocket that North Korea was believed to have fired April 5, an informed source told the JoongAng Ilbo.
Pentagon chief says its not clear what Pyongyang will do in new test of long-range missileJune 1st, 2009 NKorea appears to be testing long-range missileMANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says North Korea appears to be working on a long-range missile but it's not clear yet what they plan to do with it. At a Manila news conference Monday with Philippines Secretary of National Defense Gilberto C.
US officials: Increased activity at NKorea long-range missile siteMay 29th, 2009 Officials: NKorea may plan long-range missile testWASHINGTON — U.S. officials say there are new signs North Korea may be planning even more missile launches in a show of strength following worldwide condemnation of its underground nuclear test.
North Korea test-fires missile after nuclear test: Report (Second Lead)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.
North Korea making final preparations for rocket launchApril 3rd, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea has begun final preparations for its controversial long-range rocket launch and could fire the weapon as early as Saturday, South Korean media reported Friday. 'North Korea seems to have almost finished fuelling the rocket, so it is highly likely it will launch it,' The Korea Times quoted an anonymous government official as saying.
US will act only if North Korea missile is a threat: OfficialMarch 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US has no definitive plans for military intervention if North Korea launches a long-range missile, but would take steps if it were headed to US territory, US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates said. Gates, who made the remarks on a Fox News Sunday talk show, said if an 'aberrant missile' were headed for Hawaii, 'we might consider' action.
N Korea threatens to launch 'war' if its satellite are shot downMarch 12th, 2009 PYONGYANG - North Korea has warned that it is "fully combat ready" to retaliate against any attempt to thwart off its planned satellite launch. "Shooting our satellite for peaceful purposes will precisely mean a war," said the statement, carried by Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency.
North Korea steps up preparations for missile launch: SeoulFebruary 27th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea has begun to test radar and other equipment in preparation for launching what it claims to be a satellite, South Korean media reports said Friday. Increased activity was reported from the Musudan-ri missile launch site in the north-east of the communist state as North Korea moves closer to what South Korea claims is an attempt to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile.
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