While Iran has been shaken by public protests calling for the regime’s downfall, a third announcement about the controversial missile program was made this week. According to the Iranian official… Continue reading "Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps Claims That It Is Developing a Hypersonic Ballistic Missile"
A US diplomatic cable and two officials familiar with the program have confirmed the acceleration in the planned upgrade of the American B61 atomic bombs stockpile in Europe. The statements… Continue reading "US Fast-tracking Upgrade of its Nuclear Arsenal In Europe"
Two weeks after the White House announced the new US National Security Strategy (NSS), the Department of Defense released its National Defense Strategy (NDS). The 27 October release also includes… Continue reading "US Releases 2022 National Defense Strategy"
India’s lone operational SSBN, INS Arihant, carried out a successful launch of a Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) on October 14, 2022. The missile was tested to a predetermined range… Continue reading "Indian Navy Conducts SLBM Test From Lone SSBN, Showcases Growing Capability Of Western Fleet"
On Sunday morning, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that a short-range ballistic missile was fired from Northwestern North Korea’s North Phyongan Province. The missile accelerated to about Mach… Continue reading "North Korea Launches Missile Into the Sea of Japan as Kamala Harris Visits Tokyo and Seoul"
At 11:01 PDT (06:01 UTC), Space Launch Delta 30 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California launched a Minotaur II+ missile from Test Pad 01, which then exploded 11 seconds later.… Continue reading "US Missile Launch Test Ends in Explosion"
The first of three converted KC-135Rs slated to replace the existing WC-135 fleet, WC-135R 64-14836, has begun flying test flights in full Constant Phoenix configuration in preparation for delivery to… Continue reading "New WC-135 Constant Phoenix Takes Flight"
Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, has continued to use nuclear weapons as a threat against the west as his country’s attacks on Ukraine continue. The timetable for the deployment… Continue reading "President Vladimir Putin Announces That Russia Will Deploy The Nuclear Capable Sarmat Missile By The End of 2022"
As Russia’s attacks on Ukraine continue, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the first test launch of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, which can carry nuclear warheads, took place… Continue reading "Russia Conducts First Test Launch of Sarmat Intercontinental Ballistic Missile"
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Pakistani army’s media arm, announced on April 9, that the Shaheen-III surface-to-surface ballistic missile had completed a successful flight test. The test’s details and video… Continue reading "Pakistan Conducts Successful Flight Test of The Shaheen-III Ballistic Missile"