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. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are currently on a high-profile trip to Asia, with stops in Japan and South Korea. It’s proving to be an opportunity to clear up some early mixed messaging on North Korea.
Since Jan. 20, President Biden and top U.S. diplomats, including Blinken, have used two phrases to describe their goal: “Denuclearize North Korea,” or “denuclearize the Korean peninsula.”
They may sound close, but mean radically different things
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China is allegedly working on more missile silos. These weapon containers were revealed by leaked satellite images. Some sources claimed that these silos are specifically designed for the country s most powerful ICBMs (Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles).
According to Business Insider s latest report, the Asian country is allegedly developing more underground silos from where its most destructive intercontinental ballistic missiles could be launched.
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An unarmed Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Missile Defense Agency is expected to conduct a developmental flight test October 14, 2002, including a planned intercept of long-range ballistic missile target in support of Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) test program. Interceptor will launch from Ronald Reagan Missile Test Facility at Kwajalein Atoll in Marshall Islands.
South Korea, US Prepare to Conduct Joint Military Exercise thediplomat.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thediplomat.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.