Japan, South Korea, Doubt North Korean Hypersonic Missile Claims
North Korea claimed to have carried out a successful test-firing of a new hypersonic intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) on…
U.S., Japan and Korea Begin Freedom Edge Exercise, North Korea Attempts Ballistic Missile Test
The U.S., Japan and South Korea kicked off the first trilateral Freedom Edge exercise on Thursday, according to a joint…
USS Theodore Roosevelt in South Korea Ahead of Transit to Middle East, North Korea Condemns Visit
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) pulled into the South Korean city of Busan on Saturday for a port visit before carrying…
Seoul Scraps Military Agreement with North Korea after ‘Waste Balloon’ Incidents
South Korea on Tuesday fully suspended the 2018 Comprehensive Military Agreement with North Korea following several days of North Korea…
North Korean Military Satellite Launch Fails After Rocket Explodes
North Korea’s attempt to put a second military reconnaissance satellite into orbit failed on Monday when the rocket carrying the…
North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile Following U.S. Air Force Drills
North Korea test-fired a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) with a new autonomous navigation system on Friday, reported state media on…
ESB Miguel Keith Drills with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force in East China Sea
Expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) carried out trilateral drills with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Royal…
Putin Replaces Defense Minister with Economist Andrei Belousov
Russian President Vladimir Putin replaced Sergei Shoigu with Andrei Belousov, an economist, as the Kremlin’s minister of defense over the weekend.…
HASC’s Adam Smith Says Pentagon Must Assess Platform Capability for Modernization Efforts
The Pentagon must make modernization choices between legacy systems and new technology like lasers by evaluating each platform’s capability, the…
Report to Congress on North Korea-Russia Relations
The following is the May 6, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, North Korea-Russia Relations: Current Developments…