An expert panel has called for Japan’s next-gen subs to be able to operate longer and strike targets from father away. Easier said than done, analysts say, amid an array of technical and political challenges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/japan-nuclear-submarines-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sdf #defense #submarines #nuclearenergy #missiles #china #us #indopacific #pla

Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit North Korea for celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea later this week, Beijing and Pyongyang announced Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-china-li-qiang/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #china #kimjongun #liqiang #missiles #defense #nuclearweapons #donaldtrump #russia

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer to voluntarily maintain limits on deployed strategic nuclear weapons "sounds like a good idea." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/world/politics/trump-putin-nuclear-arms-control/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #us #vladimirputin #donaldtrump #russiaukrainewar #nuclearweapons #missiles #defense

China is transforming parts of its east coast into a platform for potential missile strikes against Taiwan and the nearby seas — a move crucial to bringing Taipei under Beijing’s control and fending off U.S. forces. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/05/asia-pacific/china-missiles-threatening-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #taiwan #china #pla #missiles #usmilitary #asia #indopacific #defense

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country has deployed "special assets" in response to what he called Washington's arms build-up in the South, state media reported Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/05/asia-pacific/north-korea-special-assets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #southkorea #us #kimjongun #nuclearweapons #missiles #donaldtrump #usmilitary

The Trump administration's desire to send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine may not be viable because current inventories are committed to the U.S. Navy and other uses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/world/ukraine-tomohawk-missiles-unlikely/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #missiles #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #defense

A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a regional economic summit in South Korea next month cannot be ruled out, a Seoul official reportedly said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/27/asia-pacific/politics/trump-kim-south-korea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #donaldtrump #us #southkorea #kimjongun #nuclearweapons #missiles #apec

Japan, South Korea and the U.S. reaffirmed their “resolute commitment” to Pyongyang's “complete denuclearization,” pouring cold water on heated speculation that Donald Trump could soon meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/23/japan/politics/us-japan-south-korea-denuclearization/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #usjapanrelations #us #northkorea #nuclearweapons #donaldtrump #takeshiiwaya #marcorubio #leejaemyung #kimjongun #missiles #china #taiwan

North Korea's Kim Jong Un said he is open to talks with the U.S. if it drops its denuclearization demand — remarks that came as South Korea's leader said he would back a deal to freeze Pyongyang's nuclear program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/22/asia-pacific/kim-trump-north-korea-denuclearization/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #us #kimjongun #nuclearweapons #donaldtrump #missiles #southkorea #leejaemyung

Depuis 2 ans, l'armée israélienne utilise des MISSILES AMERICAINS d'1 tonne et de 2 tonnes pour frapper des zones résidentielles à travers Gaza
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A 1 and 2 ton AMERICAN MADE MISSILES are used by IDF to strike residential areas across Gaza for the past 2 years

#palestine #gaza #missiles#USA #genocide #stopgenocide #freegaza #freepalestine #sailtogaza

Depuis 2 ans, l'armée israélienne utilise des MISSILES AMERICAINS d'1 tonne et de 2 tonnes pour frapper des zones résidentielles à travers Gaza
🫶 🇵🇸 🫶
A 1 and 2 ton AMERICAN MADE MISSILES are used by IDF to strike residential areas across Gaza for the past 2 years

#palestine #gaza #missiles#USA #genocide #stopgenocide #freegaza #freepalestine #sailtogaza

The Defense Ministry plans to have the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Aegis destroyer Chokai test-fire a U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missile in the United States by next summer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/japan/msdf-chokai-test-fire-tomahawk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #defense #msdf #missiles #aegis #usjapanrelations #sdf #usmilitary #china #northkorea #russia

The U.S. military is for the first time bringing some of its most advanced missile systems for keeping Chinese forces at bay to joint training with Japan, part of a gradual policy shift by Tokyo. What does this all mean? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/us-deploying-missiles-system-in-okinawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usjapanrelations #us #missiles #defense #usmilitary #china #pla #sdf #defenseministry

China’s massive military parade through Beijing on Wednesday showed off scores of cutting-edge new weapons, with many specifically designed to keep U.S., Japanese and other allied forces at bay in the event of conflict. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/asia-pacific/china-military-parade-weapons-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #pla #taiwan #sdf #defense #chinajapanrelations #uschinarelations #us #usmilitary #missiles #drones

The U.S. Marine Corps has deployed a cutting-edge unmanned surface-to-ship missile system at a base in Okinawa Prefecture since July, sources said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/japan/us-missile-system-deployed-in-okinawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usbases #missiles #gsdf #okinawa #usjapanrelations #us

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was set to arrive in Beijing he makes his debut on the multilateral stage Wednesday at a military parade overseen by Chinese leader Xi Jinping and attended by Russia's Vladimir Putin. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/asia-pacific/north-korea-kim-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #kimjongun #missiles #nuclearweapons #china #russia #xijinping #vladimirputin #us #donaldtrump #beijing #pla

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a major new missile factory, saying that his country’s five-year plan to boost production had been achieved — a key milestone announced ahead of a rare visit to Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/asia-pacific/north-korea-kim-missiles-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #russia #china #kimjongun #missiles #nuclearweapons #xijinping #donaldtrump #vladimirputin

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test-firing of two new air-defense missiles, state media said Sunday, after Pyongyang accused Seoul of fomenting tensions on the border. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/24/asia-pacific/north-korea-air-defense-missiles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #southkorea #missiles #nuclearweapons #usmilitary

North Korea has built a secret military base near its border with China that may house Pyongyang's newest long-range ballistic missiles, according to new research. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/21/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-icbm-china-border/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #china #missiles #nuclearweapons #defense

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for the "rapid expansion” of his country’s nuclear weapons program, escalating tensions with the U.S. and South Korea as the allies conduct joint military drills. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/19/asia-pacific/north-korea-kim-nuclear-expansion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #missiles #nuclearweapons #kimjongun #southkorea #us #donaldtrump