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Tag: hypersonic missile

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is all smiles after the test-firing of a new missile in photo released by the Korean Central News Agency on May 30, 2017. Friday's launch came a day after North Korea celebrated what it calls “Victory Day” — the anniversary of the end of the 1950-53 Korean War — and Pyongyang regularly times its missile tests to coincide with symbolic dates. Photo: KCNA / via Reuters
Posted inNorth Korea

Nuclear arms not just a deterrent, says Kim

by Andrew Salmon April 26, 2022April 28, 2022

SEOUL – In the jittery new, post-Ukraine invasion world, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has stated openly that his nuclear arsenal is no longer simply a deterrent. Speaking at a late-night military parade on Monday night, he said his nuclear force “can never be confined to a single mission.” Kim added, according to excerpts of […]

Posted inAT+

North Korea’s hypersonic missile is a game-changer

by Andrew Salmon January 11, 2022January 13, 2022
Posted inUS-China

US risks ‘Suez moment’ in a Taiwan war

by Richard Javad Heydarian November 28, 2021December 1, 2021
Posted inWorld

Russian missile can’t be stopped: Putin

by Dave Makichuk December 28, 2019February 18, 2020
A video grab released by the Russian Defence Ministry of the new Avangard missile, which is equipped with a hypersonic winged glider unit, during a test launch at the Kura Test Range in Russia's Kamchatka region. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry / Sputnik/ AFP
Posted inChina, European Union, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Taiwan, World

Russia’s hypersonic ICBM blows away arms agreements

by Stephen Bryen December 29, 2018February 18, 2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches the launch of the Avangard hypersonic missile at the National Defense Control Center via a video conference. Photo: Mikhael Klimentyev / Sputnik / AFP
Posted inChina, European Union, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Putin trumpets hypersonic missile as Russia flexes its muscles

by Andrew Salmon December 27, 2018February 18, 2020
Russia's 3M22 Zircon anti-ship hypersonic missile. Screen grab: Military Technology Zone/ YouTube
Posted inChina, Russia, World

US unsure if it can stop Putin’s ‘unstoppable’ hypersonic missile

by Asia Times staff March 22, 2018February 18, 2020
An illustration of the X-51 Waveglider. Source: US Air Force
Posted inChina, Russia, World

US developing its own ‘invincible’ hypersonic weapons

by Asia Times staff March 3, 2018February 18, 2020

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