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    Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. North Korea poised to launch up to five missiles, South Korea says

    BEIJING -- North Korea is poised to launch as many as five missiles from its east coast, South Korean intelligence officials said Thursday. But security analysts said they believed the launches would be part of a military exercise and would not pose an immediate threat to the United States, Japan or South Korea.
    BEIJING -- North Korea is poised to launch as many as five missiles from its east coast, South Korean intelligence officials said Thursday. But security analysts said they believed the launches would be part of a military exercise and would not pose an...

    Tags: G8, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Seoul (South Korea), Japan, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    2. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. North Korea moves missile with 'considerable range' to east coast

    North Korea has moved a missile with “considerable range” to its east coast, South Korea's defense minister said Thursday, but he added that there are no signs that Pyongyang is preparing for a full-scale conflict.
    North Korea has moved a missile with “considerable range” to its east coast, South Korea's defense minister said Thursday, but he added that there are no signs that Pyongyang is preparing for a full-scale conflict. The report came hours...

    Tags: Defense, U.S. Department of Defense, Petroleum Industry, Manufacturing and Engineering, Japan

    3. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. North Korea claims to have 'smaller, lighter' nuclear weapons

    SEOUL -- In what is becoming a daily ritual, North Korea has threatened the United States, saying it is prepared to strike with “smaller, lighter and diversified” nuclear weapons.
    SEOUL -- In what is becoming a daily ritual, North Korea has threatened the United States, saying it is prepared to strike with “smaller, lighter and diversified” nuclear weapons. The statement from the North Korean military, relayed early...

    Tags: North Korea, Weaponry, U.S. Department of Defense, Nuclear Weapons, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    4. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. U.S. moves to protect Guam amid 'clear danger' from North Korea

    WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Wednesday that it was sending a mobile missile defense system to Guam as a "precautionary move," as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said North Korea posed a "real and clear danger" to the U.S. military base on the western Pacific island, as well as to allies and other U.S. territory.
    WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Wednesday that it was sending a mobile missile defense system to Guam as a "precautionary move," as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said North Korea posed a "real and clear danger" to the U.S. military base on the...

    Tags: Weaponry, Defense, North Korea, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Department of Defense

    5. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Korean tensions prompt U.S. to beef up defense of Guam

    WASHINGTON—The Pentagon said Wednesday that it is sending a mobile missile defense system to Guam as a "precautionary move," as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said North Korea posed a "real and clear danger" to the U.S. military base on the western Pacific island, as well as to allies and other U.S. territory.
    WASHINGTON—The Pentagon said Wednesday that it is sending a mobile missile defense system to Guam as a "precautionary move," as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said North Korea posed a "real and clear danger" to the U.S. military base on the western...

    Tags: North Korea, Weaponry, Defense, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Department of Defense

    6. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. North Korea vows to expand nuclear arsenal, signaling end of talks

    SEOUL — Escalating the stakes of a standoff with Washington and its allies, North Korea is signaling that it will abandon two decades of negotiations to constrain its nuclear program and will close the door on any deal over its atomic weapons and production facilities.
    SEOUL — Escalating the stakes of a standoff with Washington and its allies, North Korea is signaling that it will abandon two decades of negotiations to constrain its nuclear program and will close the door on any deal over its atomic weapons and...

    Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Kim Jong Il, Manufacturing and Engineering, Beijing (China), Unrest, Conflicts and War

    7. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Letters: Missile defense, again

    Re "What would Reagan do?," Opinion, March 28 Graham Allison asserts that after spending $150 billion over 30 years on missile defense, the objection that destroying a missile with another missile is impossible has been largely overcome. But later, he...

    Tags: Defense, Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Health Insurance Cost

    8. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. 'Star Wars' today: What would Reagan do?

    President Reagan stunned fellow citizens and the world 30 years ago this month with a dramatic announcement that the United States would develop and deploy a system capable of intercepting and destroying strategic ballistic missiles. Like President Kennedy's pledge to send a man to the moon, Reagan's vision was meant to stretch minds to new realities that most found inconceivable.
    President Reagan stunned fellow citizens and the world 30 years ago this month with a dramatic announcement that the United States would develop and deploy a system capable of intercepting and destroying strategic ballistic missiles. Like President...

    Tags: Defense, Henry Kissinger, Iran, Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    9. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. North Korea threatens attacks on U.S., Guam, South Korea

    SEOUL -- In the latest in a series of escalating threats, North Korea's top command announced Tuesday that it has put its artillery and strategic rocket units under what it called "No. 1 combat readiness," targeting the U.S. mainland, Hawaii, Guam and South Korea.
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    SEOUL -- In the latest in a series of escalating threats, North Korea's top command announced Tuesday that it has put its artillery and strategic rocket units under what it called "No. 1 combat readiness," targeting the U.S. mainland, Hawaii, Guam and...

    Tags: Weaponry, Pyongyang (North Korea), North Korea, Korean War (1950-1953), U.S. Military

    10. Mar 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. In signal to allies and N. Korea, U.S. to add missile interceptors

    WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon intends to add 14 interceptors to a missile defense site in Alaska by 2017 in an unusual move to beef up U.S. defenses after recent threats by North Korea’s new leadership to carry out a nuclear strike, according to defense officials.
    WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon intends to add 14 interceptors to a missile defense site in Alaska by 2017 in an unusual move to beef up U.S. defenses after recent threats by North Korea’s new leadership to carry out a nuclear strike, according to...

    Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), North Korea, Weaponry, Defense, U.S. Department of Defense

    11. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. U.N. approves new sanctions against North Korea

    UNITED NATIONS --
    UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday for tough new sanctions to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test, a move that sparked a furious Pyongyang to threaten a nuclear strike against the United States. The...

    Tags: Exports, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics

    12. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Obama's dangerous defense experiment

    Mindful of the repeated rounds of cuts the military has already endured, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, recently delivered a grim warning: "If you want [the military] to be doing what it's doing today, then we can't give you another dollar."
    Mindful of the repeated rounds of cuts the military has already endured, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, recently delivered a grim warning: "If you want [the military] to be doing what it's doing today, then we can't give you another...

    Tags: Defense, U.S. Department of Defense, Armed Forces, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Barack Obama

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