Second North Korean missile launch would be unprecedented
By Jennifer Rizzo While new satellite images show preparations for what is believed to be a coming long-range missile launch by North Korea, a second attempt in 2012 would be unprecedented, a top...
View ArticleNorth Korea extends launch window for rocket after technical problems
By Jethro Mullen North Korea has extended the window for a controversial long-range rocket launch by one week after finding technical problems in an engine, state media reported Monday. The planned...
View ArticleUnited States to send troops and Patriot missiles to Turkey
The United States is to deploy 400 troops and two Patriot air-defense missile batteries to Turkey in the coming weeks to defend against potential threats from Syria, defense officials said Friday....
View ArticleHow the Patriot deployment to Turkey will work
By Barbara Starr U.S. troops will be in direct position for the first time to take action against the government of Syrian President Bashr al-Assad with the deployment of 400 American forces and two...
View ArticleU.S. troops arrive in Turkey; rebels battle for airport in Syria
By Ben Brumfield U.S. troops arrived in Turkey on Friday to man Patriot missile defense batteries near the Syrian border, according to Turkish state media. Syria has previously launched Scud missiles...
View ArticleNATO: Patriot missile battery operational on Syrian border
By Melissa Gray and Greg Botelho The first of six Patriot missile batteries intended to protect Turkey from Syrian threats is operational along the countries' shared border, NATO said Saturday. The...
View ArticleYemen, U.S. intercept ship with 'large cache of illegal arms'
By Barbara Starr and Greg Botelho Yemeni authorities working with the U.S. Navy intercepted a ship carrying a "substantial" cache of "illegal arms" such as surface-to-air missiles, potent explosives...
View ArticleHow close is North Korea to a nuclear missile?
By Kevin Voigt, CNN North Korea's intention to carry out a new nuclear test, coming on the heels of December's successful satellite launch, suggests that Pyongyang is moving forward toward developing a...
View ArticleNorth Korea: Hints of calming rhetoric
In North Korea Friday, CNN’s told, two medium-range missiles are in their launchers, loaded and ready to go. The White House says it won’t be surprised if Kim Jong Un orders those missiles to be fired...
View ArticlePentagon intel suggested N. Korea nuke capability previously
By Pam Benson and Chris Lawrence Despite the uproar over a disclosure this week of Pentagon intelligence concluding North Korea may be able to deliver a nuclear weapon on a ballistic missile, it's not...
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