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22 nations now have ballistic missile capabilities — and the threat can not...

China, Russia, Iran, North Korea—all are US adversaries, and all are making remarkable and continual advances in long-range ballistic missile capabilities.  Maintaining and modernizing our upper-tier...

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South Korea has contingency plans to wipe the North Korean capital...

After North Korea’s latest successful nuclear test, the Hermit Kingdom isn’t the only nation that's using colorful rhetoric to publicize its militaristic intentions.In response to the “higher level”...

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This chart shows all the Chinese missiles that could target the US

Tensions between China and the US are nearing the brink, as the Trump administration signals a tougher stance on trade and the South China Sea. In response, Chinese media has signaled a willingness to...

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Navy accidents in the Pacific have hindered the US's missile defense

Although much of America’s attention has focused on finding the causal factors behind Monday’s collision between the USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) and a Liberian-flagged oil tanker off the coast of...

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Iran's supreme leader has set limits on the range of the country's ballistic...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The head of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says the country's supreme leader has limited the range of ballistic missiles it makes to 2,000 kilometers, or 1,240 miles.The...

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US approves anti-ballistic missile sale to Japan amid North Korea threat

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US government has approved the sale of anti-ballistic missiles to Japan to defend itself against a growing nuclear and missile threat from North Korea, a State Department...

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Hawaii lawmakers say false alarm of inbound ballistic missile was 'totally...

A false alarm was pushed to phones in Hawaii Saturday morning that said a ballistic missile was "inbound."It took more than 30 minutes for authorities to correct the mistake and issue a new...

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US ballistic missile defense just doesn't work — but we keep spending...

The US tried and failed to intercept a missile on Wednesday, and also announced it would spend another $6.5 billion on missile defense interceptors.The US has spent more than $40 billion on missile...

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With an eye on Russia, Sweden says it will buy the US Patriot missile system...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Swedish government says it will acquire the US-made Patriot air defense missile system, calling it "reliable" and with "the ability to combat ballistic robots."In...

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Japan shows China and North Korea it can shoot down ballistic missiles, with...

An upgraded Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force Atago-class destroyer equipped with the US ship-based Aegis anti-missile system intercepted a ballistic missile Tuesday evening in a test involving US...

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