The South Korean military has retrieved the first stage of the North Korean long-range rocket on Dec. 13. Divers went below 80 meters of water and took 8.5 hours to recover the debris.
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Syria fires Scud missiles at rebels
NATO and U.S. intelligence officials say Syria has fired several Scud missiles into rebel areas over the past few days.
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U.S. Air Force launches 3rd X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle
X-37B OTV-1 has returned to orbit after launch from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 41 at 1:03 p.m. Eastern time Dec. 11.
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X-37B cleared to launch Dec. 11
The X-37B has been cleared for it’s third mission in space, it will be placed in orbit using a Atlas 5 on Dec. 11.
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China confirms testing of multi-warhead DF-31A
The PLA Daily published on Dec. 10 carried an article that confirms testing of a new ICBM. The Washington Beacon reported on Dec. 4 that U.S. intelligence detected the launch of a road-mobile DF-31A missile on Nov. 30.
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