Sentences with phrase «recent missile tests»

North Korea has received a lot of focus due to a recent missile test and the expectation of another nuclear test.

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In recent years, North Korea successfully put satellites into orbit twice aboard long - range rockets in what the UN called a disguised test of long - range missile technology.

In response, India has gone beyond expressing dismay by testing its long - range ballistic missiles - Agni IV and Agni V - in recent weeks.

In recent weeks, North Korea has launched two missiles over Japan and conducted its sixth nuclear test, as it fast advances toward its goal of developing a nuclear - tipped missile capable of hitting the U.S. mainland.

Shooting a missile straight up and down, as North Korea has done in recent tests, doesn't have the same challenges as shooting one on a trajectory that could actually cover ground.

The congressman said they want to see Iran's nuclear facilities, visit with detained Americans, meet with Iranian officials about their recent ballistic missile tests and the Jan. 12 detention of U.S. sailors, and observe Iran's Feb. 26 elections.

Just before the Senate confirmed Trump's new secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, national security adviser Michael Flynn made a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room to deliver a tight - lipped warning to Iran over its most recent ballistic missile test.

To what do you attribute their recent success testing missiles and nuclear weapons?

North Korea has been ramping up its testing of various missiles, rockets and other offensive capabilities in recent years.

In a recent test at the White Sands Missile Range, a specially equipped C - 130 plane fried a parked truck with a powerful laser.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced today that it has moved its Doomsday Clock to 2 minutes before midnight, citing North Korea's recent tests of missiles and nuclear weapons and the world's lack of progress in confronting climate change.

It's recent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) testing has led to severe UN sanctions, and its ongoing nuclear program is definitely worrisome.

This is especially true given the hermit kingdom's recent testing of nuclear missiles and other weaponry.