Missile Proliferation
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Taiwan Would Continue Arms Buildup Despite Potential Chinese Missile Reduction
Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009Taiwan indicated this week that it would not scale back weapons acquisitions if China moved forward on a reported plan to reduce the number of missiles aimed at the island, Agence France-Presse reported ...
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Chavez Denies Venezuelan Missile Smuggling
Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez yesterday denied reports that his national airline has been delivering Iranian-built missile components to Syria, Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN, Dec. 22). ...
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Venezuela Aids Iranian Missile Sales to Syria, Intelligence Agencies Say
Monday, Dec. 22, 2008Iran has sought to circumvent U.N. trade and economic sanctions by using Venezuelan aircraft to deliver missile components to Syria, the Italian newspaper La Stampa reported yesterday, citing Western ...
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Iran Tests New, More Accurate Missile
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008Iran today conducted a test-launch of a new two-stage, surface-to-surface missile, Reuters reported (see GSN, Aug. 20). ...
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India Tests Ballistic Missile
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008India conducted a successful flight test today of a Shourya ballistic missile with a range of nearly 375 miles, the Defense Ministry announced (see GSN, May 13). ...
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North Korea Developing Missile Site, South Says
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 North Korea is nearing completion of an installation to launch more advanced long-range missiles, South Korean Defense Minister Lee Sang-hee said today (see GSN, Oct. 9). The facility along the west coast of North Korea has been under development for eight years and is roughly 80 percent finished, Lee told lawmakers. He said the site is probably intended to fire “a bigger-sized missile or satellite projectile” than is possible at the nation’s east coast missile site, the Associated Press reported. North Korea is believed to possess roughly 200 Nodong missiles that could be used to hit Japan, along with more than 600 shorter-range Scud-type weapons that could be fired at South Korea... -
India Stops Suspicious North Korean Flight
Monday, Nov. 3, 2008 Indian officials quietly prevented a North Korean aircraft from flying to Iran in August, possibly stopping a WMD or missile shipment, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday (see GSN, March 4). The decision to deny Indian airspace to a North Korean cargo aircraft was coordinated through the U.S.-led Proliferation Security Initiative, according to officials familiar with the incident. The program aims to stop WMD smuggling, although most publicized exercises have involved seaborne cargo. The Aug. 7 incident involved an airplane, operated by North Korea’s state airline, which had stopped in Myanmar and had requested to fly through Indian airspace to Iran, a Western official said... -
Canadian Allegedly Aided Iranian Missile Work
Friday, Oct. 17, 2008German authorities have arrested a 61-year-old Canadian entrepreneur for allegedly supplying equipment to an Iranian firm engaged in ballistic missile work, the CanWest News Service reported yesterday (see GSN, July 18). ...
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North Korea Seeks Missile Improvements, U.S. Says
Friday, Oct. 17, 2008The United States and South Korea have agreed to step up their joint defense efforts to address concerns that North Korea is seeking to refine its short-range missile capabilities, the Korea Times reported today (see GSN, March ...
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D.P.R.K. Missiles Launched From Aircraft, Source Says
Friday, Oct. 10, 2008A source yesterday suggested that North Korea employed an old Russian airplane to fire two short-range missiles on Tuesday, United Press International reported (see GSN, Oct. 9). ...
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North Korea Could Launch More Missiles
Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008Satellite images indicate that North Korea could be preparing to follow up its recent missile tests with additional launches, the Associated Press reported today (see GSN, Oct. 8). ...
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North Korea Reportedly Launches Short-Range Missiles
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008North Korea yesterday reportedly conducted test launches of two short-range missiles, Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN, Sept. 16). ...
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North Korea Must Avoid Missile Testing, U.S. Says
Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008The United States yesterday said North Korea would defy a U.N. Security Council demand for a freeze to the nation's missile development efforts by test-firing a long-range ballistic missile, the Yonhap News Agency reported (see GSN, ...