North Korea fired several cruise missiles early Saturday morning towards the sea west of the Korean Peninsula, according to the South Korean military. A number of cruise missiles launched since around 4 a.m. Saturday local time (1900 Friday GMT) were detected, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. It’s Pyongyang’s second missile launch this week…

SEOUL—North Korea fired two short-range missiles off its east coast on Thursday, the South Korean military said, less than an hour after Pyongyang warned of an “inevitable” response to military drills staged earlier in the day by South Korean and U.S. troops. The latest action by North Korea came as U.S. President Joe Biden’s national…

Global military spending is hitting a record-high $2.2 trillion this year. The United States tops the spending list, with China tailing closely behind. We break down the numbers and trends for a closer look at what’s happening. But what does the growing focus on defense say about our global security situation? Topics in this episode:…

Is China readying for war? Chinese leader Xi Jinping called on his troops to up their military training, with a focus on armed combat, during a naval inspection. This comes amid heightened tensions over Taiwan, after the Chinese regime staged military exercises around the island over the weekend. The United States and allies are watching…

President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that Russia, which has already decided to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, could if necessary put intercontinental nuclear missiles there too. In an annual address to lawmakers and government officials, Lukashenko said Moscow’s plans to station nuclear arms on the territory of its close ally would help protect…

SEOUL—North Korea test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine on Sunday, state news agency KCNA said on Monday just as U.S.–South Korea military drills were due to begin. “Strategic” is typically used to describe weapons that have a nuclear capability. KCNA said the launch confirmed the reliability of the system and tested the underwater…

Microchips—or semiconductors—found in iPhones, computers, and advanced fighter jets, are the brains of modern life. And it seems China is falling behind in making them. Thousands of Chinese chip companies are closing, marking a 70 percent rise from the year before. What do these record closures mean for U.S.-China relations? And as the world teeters…

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) previously tested weapons systems that would use inflatable balloons as weapons delivery systems to launch hypersonic missiles. The programs would allow the regime to deploy powerful missiles in high earth orbit, and then use gravity to accelerate the speed of the missiles to make them even more difficult to counter….

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) previously tested weapons systems that would use inflatable balloons as weapons delivery systems to launch hypersonic missiles. The programs would allow the regime to deploy powerful missiles in high earth orbit, and then use gravity to accelerate the speed of the missiles to make them even more difficult to counter….

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) previously tested weapons systems that would use inflatable balloons as weapons delivery systems to launch hypersonic missiles. The programs would allow the regime to deploy powerful missiles in high earth orbit, and then use gravity to accelerate the speed of the missiles to make them even more difficult to counter….