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US To Send Four F-22 Stealth Fighters To South Korea
February 16, 2016 @ 01:09 PMThe United States will send four F-22 stealth fighter jets to South Korea. In yet another show of force against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, the US military plans to deploy four F-22s to the Korean Peninsula tomorrow (Wednesday)," a defense official was quoted as saying by Yonhap news agency Tuesday
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China Opposes US THAAD Missile Deployment In South Korea
February 16, 2016 @ 12:49 PMChina has opposed the deployment of an advanced Thaad missile defense system by US in South Korea. "We exchanged views on the THAAD issue and the Chinese side expressed opposition," Chinese executive Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui was quoted as saying in a statement by Yonhap news agency after talks with his South Korean counterpart, Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam
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South Korea Upgrades Cyber Threat Warning Level Following North’s Kaesong Complex Closure...
February 16, 2016 @ 12:36 PMThe South Korean government offices have upgraded the Information Operation Condition (InfoCon) cyber threat warning level fearing cyber-attacks from North Korea. Following the North Korean long-range missile launch and closing of Kaesong Industrial complex, the South has increased its cyber threat level for a second time in less than a month,
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North Korean Naval Ships Used Japanese Civilian Radar Components
February 12, 2016 @ 10:20 AMAccording to an investigation report by the United Nations, it revealed that North Korea has reconfigured Japanese made civilian radar systems for use by naval ships as showcased at an anti-ship missile test reported last year. The document also cites a ship linked to a UN blacklisted North Korean shipping company berthed near a city in western Japan for a few days last March, Japan Times news daily cited a Kyodo News report
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BAE Systems To Design UK Navy's ‘Nuclear Deterrance’ Submarine
February 11, 2016 @ 09:15 AMBAE Systems has been awarded a £201 million contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to design successor of the Royal Navy's Vanguard class submarines. The contract is to design the new class of submarines, which will carry the UK's independent nuclear deterrent, including the layout of equipment and systems, and to develop manufacturing processes
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UK Funds $290 Million To Support Next Gen Nuclear Submarine Design
February 9, 2016 @ 12:17 PMThe UK MOD has announced a £201 million (US$ 290 million) package to support further design work for the Royal Navys next generation of nuclear submarines. The funding will enable BAE Systems to develop the design of the submarine, including the layout of equipment and systems, and to develop manufacturing processes, including the production of early prototypes, the MoD said in a statement Tuesday
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Aussie Sub Deal: Japan To Share Tech, US Clearance Hinders French Bid
February 8, 2016 @ 10:24 AMJapan is ready to share its secret stealth technology if it wins Australian Aus$50 billion (US$36 billion) contract to design and build next generation of submarines. France has lost significance in the submarine deal amid fears from US that DCNS might not be able to protect highly sensitive US military secrets
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South Korea On High Alert Against North’s ‘Reckless’ Provocations
February 8, 2016 @ 07:40 AMSouth Korea is on high alert for any signs of additional provocations by the North a day after Pyongyang launched a long range rocket. North Korea fired a long-range rocket allegedly carrying an Earth observation satellite Sunday
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South Korea To ‘React Actively’ To North’s Missile Launch
February 5, 2016 @ 10:03 AMSouth Korean military has put its Aegis destroyers, Green Pine radar and Peace Eye early warning aircraft on surveillance missions as the North's announced launch time draws near. The South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo has issued the order in an emergency meeting with key military officials that convened as the North is preparing to launch what it claims is a space vehicle in the coming weeks
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Japan Places Missiles On Land, Sea To Shoot Down North Korean Rocket
February 3, 2016 @ 10:01 AMJapan is preparing to shoot down North Korean rocket with Aegis destroyers in the Japan Sea and Patriot missiles onshore if Pyongyang threatens Tokyo with the said satellite launch. Japan has placed its military on high alert on Wednesday after North Korea notified the UN the International Maritime Organization of its plan to launch what it called an “earth observation satellite” sometime between Feb
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