United States and South Korea begin massive air exercises

The United States military and forces of South Korea have begun large scale air exercisesintended to portray a show of force to the North Koreans. US aircraft, including F-22s, F-35s, and B-1s, on Monday began a massive exercise alongside South Korean forces, a move North Korean officials say brings the countries to the “brink of nuclear […]

The world’s most popular mass murderer: Putin announces re-election bid

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday that he will once again seek reelection, marking his fourth bid for the top office in his nation. Putin is expected to secure reelection quite easily, despite a growing opposition movement within his nation. Between terms as president and Russian Prime Minister, his reelection will mean Putin’s reign […]

US flies strategic B-1 bombers over Korea during massive air exercise

The US flew its B-1B bomber jet over South Korea during a massive aerial exercise. North Korea hates it when the US does that, and has threatened to shoot the plane down. The flight follows the test of North Korea’s most powerful ever missile. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States flew a B-1B […]

North Korea doctors the photos of their Hwasong-15, but experts aren’t sure why

According to experts, North Korea appears to have doctored the images released of their latest missile launch, depicting their most advanced missile platform to date, the Hwasong-15.  Oddly, it wasn’t the missile itself that appears to have been the subject of the image manipulation, but the backdrop. North Korea has a long history of manipulating […]

US Deploys F-22 Raptors to South Korea

A dozen US F-22 and F-35 stealth fighter jets have arrived in South Korea for a regular joint exercise with South Korean forces, a defense ministry source said Sunday. The allies plan to kick off the five-day VIGILANT ACE 18 practice Monday, which would demonstrate their combined air power against North Korea. “The realistic air […]

Exclusive: Pentagon evaluating U.S. West Coast missile defense sites – officials

The U.S. agency tasked with protecting the country from missile attacks is scouting the West Coast for places to deploy new anti-missile defenses, two Congressmen said on Saturday, as North Korea’s missile tests raise concerns about how the United States would defend itself from an attack. Read the whole story from Reuters. Featured image courtesy […]

North Koreans are Suffering from Nuclear Tests Say Defectors

North Korean citizens who live near the country’s nuclear test site believe that they are suffering from radiation exposure and fear that the health of many others is in jeopardy, according to defectors who made their way south. One former North Korean, Lee Jeong Hwa tells her story with a familiar twist. That North Korean […]

Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs): how they work

Kim Jong Un has yet again fired another Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) in a test launch that ended in failure. However, the failure looks like it occurred upon re-entry, and if they solve this problem, the “Hwasong-15” will have the range to conceivably reach the east coast of the United States along with much of […]

China’s new ICBM set to enter service next year, puts North Korea’s to shame

While a great deal of attention has been paid to North Korea’s rapidly developing arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missiles, a solid argument could be made that the real looming threat to America’s long term security is coming from a different nation in the Pacific: China.  China’s national military, the People’s Liberation Army, has been undergoing […]

Pictures of North Korea’s new missile have been released… and it’s big

Early Wednesday morning, North Korea tested their latest and most powerful missile to date, the Hwasong-15.  Despite evidence to show that the warhead reentry vehicle failed at the tail end of the test, the missile’s successful launch boasted a reported 53 minute flight time and maximum altitude of approximately 2,800 miles, giving it an estimated […]