Russia completes delivery of second S-400 missile system regimental set to China
Russia has concluded procurement of a second S-400 Triumf (Triumph) missile system regimental set to China via maritime transport, the handover certificate was signed in December in China, a...
Chinese Air Force reveals J-20 combat formation
China's most advanced J-20 stealth fighter jets assigned to an ace unit have been conducting real-combat scenario training together with powerful J-16 and agile J-10C jets, the People's Liberation...
Premature Epitaphs for Nuclear Diplomacy with North Korea
By Leon V. Sigal
Introduction
“The report of my death was an exaggeration,” Mark Twain once wrote to a reporter. The same could be said of the news media’s premature epitaphs for...
North Korea’s Rocket Engine Test: What We Know and Don’t Know
BY: MICHAEL ELLEMAN
DECEMBER 10, 2019WMD
A spokesperson for North Korea’s Academy of National Defence Science announced that a “very important test took place at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground on...
Imran Khan’s China Visit Meant To Influence President Xi’s Upcoming India Meeting
Imran Khan’s China Visit Meant To Influence President Xi’s Upcoming India Meeting
Paul Antonopoulos, director of the Multipolarity research centre
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will arrive in Beijing on Tuesday...
North Korea’s New Pukguksong-3 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile
BY: MICHAEL ELLEMAN
On October 2, North Korea conducted an underwater launch of its new Pukguksong-3 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) off the coast of Wonsan. The two-stage, solid-fuel missile flew on...
Negotiating With North Korea
Over the past 2,000 years, Korea has been invaded often by China, Russia, Japan and Mongolia. To survive against these powerful and aggressive neighbors, Korea had to be militarily strong and self-reliant.