North Korea
South Korea Starts Bidding in $7.3 Billion Jet Contract
June 25 by Mike O'BrienSouth Korea has started the bidding process to pick a contractor to offer 60 advanced fighter jets in a contract worth $7.3 billion. The Defense Acquisition Program and Administration (DAPA) said...
North Korea Fires Missiles for Third Consecutive Day
May 20 by Mike O'BrienNorth Korea fired short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast for a third straight day on Monday. Despite warnings of rising tensions from the United States and South Korea, the North has...
Iran Could Flight-Test Ballistic Missile by 2015, Says Pentagon
April 25 by Mike O'BrienA Pentagon report released on Thursday (April 25) says Iran may be able to flight-test a ballistic missile capable of striking the United States by 2015. With the help of countries such as like No...
Countdown in South-East Asia as North Korea Loads Missiles on to Launchers
April 05 by Mike O'BrienTwo medium-range missiles have been placed in mobile launchers in North Korea, according to military sources in the South Korean capital of Seoul on Friday. Related: North Korea: Grim Reality Behi...
North Korea ‘Training Thousands of Professional Cyber Warriors’
March 25 by Mike O'BrienNorth Korea is suspected of training teams of "cyber warriors" that investigators believe are better at launching attacks than China. The Pyongyang regime is accused of recruiting more than 3,000...
China Accuses U.S. of Antagonism Over North Korea
March 19 by Mike O'BrienChina has accused the U.S. of inflaming the worsening tensions with North Korea by telling the world it is beefing up its missile defenses. Hong Lei, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreig...
In Brief: A Message to N. Korea; Pentagon’s $1Bn Jobless Bill; Cyber Preparedness
March 15 by Mike O'BrienTHE PENTAGON plans to add 14 interceptors to a missile defense site in Alaska by 2017 following the recent threats by North Korea carry out a nuclear strike. The 14 ground-based interceptors would...
In Brief: Cyberweapon Discovery, Navy Diver Deaths, N. Korea Threatens
February 27 by Mike O'BrienA version of Stuxnet, the cyberweapon allegedly used by the U.S. and Israel to thwart Iran’s nuclear program, has been uncovered by researchers at U.S.-based computer security firm Symantec....
North Korea Nuclear Test a ‘Highly Provocative’ Threat to U.S. Says Obama
February 12 by Mike O'BrienThe White House was quick to condemn North Korea's third nuclear test on Tuesday, with President Obama calling it a "highly provocative act" that "undermines regional stability." Mr. Obama also d...
North Korea Nuclear Update: Grim Reality Behind Threats to the U.S.
January 27 by Mike O'BrienAfter days of unprecedented aggressive language hurled at the U.S., satellite images emerged Sunday, January 27, that appear to show how North Korea is gearing up for another nuclear test. The pic...