Putin hints Russia to start making previously banned missiles

SpaceWar.com reports: “Russia should start producing previously banned midrange missiles, President Vladimir Putin said Friday, as Moscow warned the United States that drone reconnaissance flights over the Black Sea risked a ‘direct’ military clash. The […]

North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles, one fails

SpaceWar.com reports: “North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles but one launch failed, South Korea’s military said Monday, a day after Pyongyang warned of ‘fatal consequences’ following major joint exercises in the South. South Korea’s […]

Iran’s leaders mulling nuclear weapons, NYT says, citing Iranian officials

The Times of Israel reports: “Iran’s leadership is conducting a ‘strategic debate’ over whether the time has come for it to start making nuclear weapons, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing four Iranian […]

World’s largest naval exercise sends message to China  

Voice of America News reports: “The United States and 28 partner nations have begun the world’s largest naval war exercise off the shores of Hawaii, known as the Rim of the Pacific, or RIMPAC. This […]