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Since the invention of nuclear weapons, there have been numerous reports of almost incidents that almost initiated World War III.

Japan will double its defense spending in the face of emerging threats by China, North Korea and Russia, and may even build a new aircraft carrier, but it it may be feeding the dragon it wants to defend itself from as well.

Rocket Man Is at It Again.

With the reality of increasingly dangerous and hostile regional neighbors becoming a threat, the Japanese government has taken a big step to double its defense spending and is reconsidering the necessity of having to strike potential adversaries first in self-defense.

From China’s reaction to unveiling the B-21 stealth bomber to North Korea’s latest provocation, here’s the Asia-Pacific SITREP for this week.

Will the third-generation ballistic missile of the US be viable enough to deter North Korea’s massive Hwasong-17 in case of an attack?

A minute-by-minute technical account of what would happen if Kim Jong-un launched a nuclear-tipped ICBM at the United States.

North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un oversaw Friday’s ICBM launch test and has pledged to counter any threats with its nuclear weapons.

North Korea is at it again with its live-fire testing provocations, with another suspected ICBM fired and landed near Japan on Friday.

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile toward its East waters on Thursday, hours after it threatened to take ‘more severe’ military action against the United States to ensure the security of its East Asian allies South Korea and Japan.

The US and North Korea remain on a collision course after President Joe Biden renewed sanctions against Pyongyang. As a result, North Korea warned it might take “fiercer” military action.

Here is the latest SITREP in the Asia-Pacific region, from the Biden-Xi meeting to the US Army’s lease renewal in a training site in Hawaii.