India has successfully conducted a fourth test launch of its Agni 5 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile on Dec. 26.
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South Korean think tank says North’s ICBM can reach U.S. mainland in 2020
South Korea’s Institute for National Security Strategy, a government-sponsored think tank, said North Korea will be able to fire a intercontinental ballistic missile that can reach the U.S. mainland by 2020.
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Russia tested anti-satellite weapon on Dec. 16
Russia carried out another test of its Nudol anti-satellite weapon on Dec. 16 and that was the third successful flight out of five tests so far.
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North Korea can mount nuke weapon on missile, problem with warhead re-entry
An anonymous U.S. military official said North Korea is now able to put a nuclear warhead atop of a missile, however, Pyongyang is not sure whether the warhead can survive re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere.
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Experts warn Pentagon that China, Russia are ahead in hypersonic weapon research
An unclassified report produced by a blue-ribbon panel of experts for the U.S. Air Force Studies Board at the National Academies of Science warns the Pentagon that both China and Russia are ahead in the race to develop hypersonic weapons.
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