

JNorth Korea Says It Test-Fired Hwasong-18 Solid-Fuel ICBM. Navy P-8A Poseidon flew over the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, after which China protested the flight saying that the United States "hyped" up the flight publicly. JThe United Nations has claimed that the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched by North Korea on Wednesday, July 12th landed in Russia's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which has led Russia to investigate the site where the ICBM crashed down.


JChina announced plans to build a “massive” remote sensing satellite network before 2030, which will include 300 remote sensing satellites in extra-low orbits around the earth that would be capable of taking high-resolution photos anywhere in the world within 15 minutes time of being requested. JThe South Korean Navy held a joint missile defense exercise with the United States and Japan on Sunday in order to counter growing missile threats from North Korea. On July 14th, a Chinese navy Dongdiao-class intelligence-gathering ship was spotted. JFrom July 16th to 17th, a total of six Chinese Navy Dongdiao-class information-gathering ships, two Luyang III-class missile destroyers, two Jiangkai II-class frigates, and one Huchi-class replenishment ship sailed northeast through the Tsushima Strait. JAn American citizen crossed over the border from South Korea into North Korea without having authorization and has been taken into custody by North Korean authorities. JNorth Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea after an American nuclear ballistic missile submarine arrived at the Korean Peninsula, according to the South Korean military. North Korea: The presence of the US nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine which recently surfaced while visiting South Korea could be justification to use nuclear weapons. JNorth Korea Fires Cruise Missiles Into Yellow Sea. Beijing claimed that the wars and conflicts NATO is involved in suggest that the alliance is a grave challenge to global peace and security. JChina To Japan: NATO's Plan To Expand To Asia Violates UN Rules. JThe South Korean military has reported that North Korea has launched at least one ballistic missile into the eastern sea.
