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Houthi attacks from Yemen show need for controls on advanced missile technology proliferation

By James Brady | Nuclear Risk

North Korea’s state television released a propaganda video about its recent missile launch featuring Kim Jong Un. Screenshot accessed via Korea Now, the official YouTube Channel of the Yonhap News Agency, from the embedded video below. Yonhap is funded in whole or in part by the Korean government.

North Korea tests a banned missile—and glamorizes nuclear weapons

By Susan D’Agostino | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

2014 missile launch of the Iskander-M missile system. North Korea’s March 25, 2021 missile test appears to be an improved variant of the Russian Iskander-style short-range ballistic missile. Credit: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0.

North Korea’s “tactical-guided” ballistic missile test is no joke for Biden and South Korea

By Duyeon Kim | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Qased rocket before launch

Iran’s space launches are not a cover for missile work. Until they are.

By John Krzyzaniak | Nuclear Risk