Nuclear-armed North Korea has touted the successful test of "a new-type weapon," an apparent hypersonic missile and glide vehicle that it is developing as a means of besting enemies' defenses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/22/asia-pacific/north-korea-hypersonic-missile/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #missiles #nuclearweapons #kimjongun #southkorea #us #usbases #usmilitary #defense #defenseministry
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A powerful U.S. missile system that has been deployed in Japan for joint military exercises with the Self-Defense Forces will be stored at a key military base in Okinawa Prefecture indefinitely from mid-October. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/28/japan/us-typhon-missile-japan-storage-okinawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #usbases #usmilitary #usjapanrelations #missiles #china #russia #defense #defenseministry #pla #okinawa