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US launches cruise missile strike on Syrian air base

US launches cruise missile strike on Syrian air base

President Donald Trump ordered military action against the Assad regime in Syria in response to the horrific Khan Sheikhoun chemical attack believed to have been carried out by government forces. Up to 60 Tomahawk missiles were fired at an air base in Homs where aircraft that carried out the attack, possibly with sarin gas, are thought to have been based. The missile strike was not announced earlier, but strong rhetoric had come out of the administration before the action was taken. Speaking from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Trump said: I call on all civilised nations in seeking to end the slaughter and bloodshed in Syria. Apr 7, 2017
Kim Jong-un oversees North Koreas high-thrust rocket engine test

Kim Jong-un oversees North Koreas high-thrust rocket engine test

North Korea has tested a new high-thrust rocket engine. Leader Kim Jong-un personally monitored the test calling it a new birth of North Korea’s rocket industry. The rocket engine could be used for long-range missiles. Recently, the U.S. and China agreed to persuade North Korea to move away from its weapons programmes. Mar 19, 2017
North Koreas latest missile footage released as US THAAD missile system deployed in South Korea

North Koreas latest missile footage released as US THAAD missile system deployed in South Korea

North Korea’s state media have released video on 7 March, showing its latest test of four missiles. Kim Jong-un reportedly supervised the launch by an army unit commissioned with attacking US military bases in Japan. The footage release comes at the same time as the US has begun the implementation of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defence system in South Korea, to try and combat North Korean aggression. Mar 7, 2017
US starts to deploy Thaad anti-missile defense system in South Korea

US starts to deploy Thaad anti-missile defense system in South Korea

The United States has started the deployment of a sophisticated missile defence system in South Korea to counter North Koreas increasing aggression in the region. Military equipment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) have already arrived in South Korea. The process of deployment began on Monday (6 March) — the same day North Korea fired off four ballistic missiles. Mar 7, 2017
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