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from the community boardsNorth Korea suspected missile launch heightens regional tensions — 5dNorth Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the East Sea, with Japan and South Korea assessing it as a possible ballistic missile, as US-South Korea drills were scaled back under President Trump. Kim Yo Jong warned the reduced drills remain provocative and stressed the broader U.S.-North Korea standoff, while authorities monitor the missile’s trajectory amid rising regional tensions.
Pentagon Demands Billions For Missile Defense As Trump Pushes Revolutionary ‘Golden Dome’ — Jul 2, 2025The Department of Defense (DoD) is asking for a large-scale funding increase for domestic and international defense systems, according to a new estimate from the agency. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) fiscal year 2026…
NATO Secretary General Says Polish Missile Incident ‘Likely Caused’ by Ukrainian Air Defense, but Is ‘Not Ukraine’s Fault’Reporting — Nov 16, 2022Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), says the missile that landed in Poland “likely” did not come from Russia. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Stoltenberg said…
As Biden Struggles to Handle Both China and Russia, North Korea Joins the Fray with Most Powerful Launch Since 2017Reporting — Jan 31, 2022North Korea on Sunday launched its most powerful ballistic missile in five years. The missile traveled a distance of about 500 miles, according to NBC . The test was North Korea’s seventh missile test this month…
