‘Upped the ante’: North Korean ICBM launch prompts fears of escalation

‘Upped the ante’: North Korean ICBM launch prompts fears of escalation
‘Upped the ante’: North Korean ICBM launch prompts fears of escalation

“The question is,” asks Jenny Town of the Stimson Center, “how to step down from this ledge before an accident escalates into something much more dangerous?”

Iran’s New Missile A Tweak, Not A Breakthrough

Iran’s New Missile A Tweak, Not A Breakthrough
Iran’s New Missile A Tweak, Not A Breakthrough

Apparently following North Korea’s playbook for getting under the skin of President Trump, Iran wheeled a new missile, named the Khorramshahr, through Tehran during a parade last week on Friday, held to commemorate the 1980 start of the Iran-Iraq war. A few hours later, Iran published a video of a launch, see Figure 1 for…

Was North Korea’s July 4th Surprise A Mobile Launched ICBM?

Was North Korea’s July 4th Surprise A Mobile Launched ICBM?
Was North Korea’s July 4th Surprise A Mobile Launched ICBM?

Did North Korea really launch an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) on the Fourth of July, as many in the US government and the North Koreans say? A pair of missile defense experts examine the facts and draw their own conclusions. Read on! The Editor. Among the fireworks of the Fourth of July came an unwelcome surprise:…