The test, analysts said, may have involved a new intermediate-range hypersonic missile that is faster to launch and more difficult to intercept.
Tag: Missiles and Missile Defense Systems
Macron and Scholz Spar Over Policy on Ukraine and Russia
A fraught relationship has recently turned bitter, with insults and barbs threatening European unity at a critical moment.
Russia Intensifies Air War, Enabling Ukraine to Shoot More Planes Down
Moscow’s recent gains in the east have been aided by more aggressive air support on the front lines. But that also has helped Ukraine shoot down enemy planes in the past two weeks.
U.S. and British Warplanes Again Strike Houthi-Linked Targets in Yemen
The Iran-backed group, which has been targeting global shipping routes, has proved especially difficult for the United States and its allies to restrain.
U.K.’s Trident Nuclear Missile Fails Another Test, Fueling Scrutiny
An unarmed Trident missile splashed into the sea close to its launch site, the U.K. government confirmed on Wednesday, fueling scrutiny of the state of Britain’s nuclear deterrent.
Russia Used a New Hypersonic Missile, Ukraine Says
Russia has not confirmed that a Zircon hypersonic missile was used. The United States says it’s looking into the claim.
Ukraine’s Creative Use of Weapons Carries Promise and Risk
A Russian plane shot down with a Patriot missile was probably carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war, U.S. officials say.
Germany Braces for Decades of Confrontation With Russia
Leaders are sounding alarms about growing threats, but Chancellor Olaf Scholz is wary of pushing the Kremlin, and his own ambivalent public, too far.
Where Is Hamas Getting Weapons? Increasingly, From Israel.
The very weapons that Israeli forces have used to enforce a blockade of Gaza are now being used against them.
U.S. Is Watching North Korea for Signs of Lethal Military Action
A shift by Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, toward open hostility against South Korea is alarming but does not indicate he is about to start a full-scale war, officials say.