According to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, their ground-based defense system has finally shot down an ICBM on the first try. However, what it hit wasn’t actually an ICBM, but a simulated missile shot from the Marshall Islands, and the interceptor was shot from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Because the simulated missile doesn’t … Read more
For the first time in Japan, the country responded to a North Korean test by shutting down the rails for 10 minutes, effecting 13,000 passengers. Read more
Military Times reports that a U.S. defense official, speaking to them on the condition of anonymity, confirmed the plans. 3,000 to 5,000 are also figures previously reported by Reuters news agency and The Washington Post. 13,000 troop is the total number of combined U.S. and allied personnel NATO is looking at deploying, according to a … Read more