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Analysts remain sceptical of North Korea's nuclear strike claims
The design of North Korea's claimed miniaturised warhead appears to be of the simple implosion system, employing a dodecahedron 12-point primary point lighting system. Source: KCNA/North Korean TVUSAF reveals 2014 nuclear 'mishap' that damaged ICBM
A USAF missile combat crew on alert at an underground ICBM control centre. The service revealed to AP that it suspended the nuclear certification of three personnel following a 'mishap' in 2014 in which an ICBM was damaged. Source: US Air ForceNorth Korea carries out fourth nuclear test
Historic Airbus Defence and Space imagery shows the northern test site at Punggye-ri, 1 May 2014. (© CNES 2014, Distribution Astrium Services / Spot Image S.A. / IHS)Use of chemical weapons continues in Syria
Allegations of CW attacks in Syria and Iraq by perpetrator. (IHS)
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OSINT Summary: Officials accuse Islamic State of using toxic shells near Iraq's Kirkuk
Local officials from the predominantly Shia Muslim village of Taza, located 20 km south of Kirkuk in a region under Kurdish control, said on 9 March that the Islamic State had fired mortar shells and Katyusha rockets containing unknown "poisonous substances" into the village. A total of 24
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DoE seeks to terminate MOX project, but faces uphill battle
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has requested to shutter a multi-billion dollar project aimed at disposing weapon-grade plutonium, seeking a less expensive option, but the agency faces a significant battle in Congress where support for the facility has been strong. The effort is based on a joint
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North and South Korea's closure of jointly operated zone, severing of hotlines increase risk of unintended escalation
Key Points The Kaesong Industrial Zone (KIZ) is one of the few channels, and at times the only channel, for informal communication between the two Koreas, via South Korean managers and their North Korean counterparts. Following South Korea's suspension of operations and supply of electricity, and
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Suspected ELN militants kidnap soldiers in Colombia's Antioquia
A SOLDIER was kidnapped when suspected Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional (ELN) militants set up a roadblock as military forces were inspecting the site of a power plant that the militant group had just attacked near the town of Segovia in Colombia's Antioquia department on 4 February, Colombia Reports
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Mortar attack hits power plant in Libya's Cyrenaica
THREE mortar shells, fired by unidentified militants, struck the power station in the city of Benghazi in Libya's Cyrenaica region on 2 February, the Libya Prospect reported. No casualties were reported.
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Challenges remain to Islamic State RDD usage
With the Islamic State intent on conducting attacks abroad, Western intelligence circles are concerned about its capability in the WMD field. Rob Downes and Geoffrey Chapman assess the group's ability to procure the necessary materials to create a 'dirty bomb'. -
North Korea modernises submarine fleet
North Korea continues to modernise its conventional submarine fleet, while developing a submarine-launched ballistic missile capability. Joseph S Bermudez Jr and Karl Dewey examine the North Korean fleet, and the threat it poses to South Korea and the region. -
JTIC Global Attack Index 2015
From open source data collected across the course of 2014, IHS Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre recorded a total of 18,987 attacks in total carried out by non-state armed groups with the bulk of non-state political violence taking place in Syria and Iraq.Almost half of these attacks took place in Syria and Iraq and 3,317 of them, or 17 percent, were claimed by the Islamic State.
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Putin announces Syria mission 'generally complete'
The first Russian combat aircraft began leaving Syria on 15 March a day after President Vladimir Putin announced the withdrawal of some Russian forces in Syria. Videos released by the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) and various media channels showed three Su-34 strike aircraft, eight Su-25s in
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Putin reveals units deployed to Syria
President Vladimir Putin confirmed on 17 March that Russian special forces, artillery, and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) units have been operating in Syria. In a ceremony held at the Hall of the Order of St George in the Kremlin, Putin presented medals and decorations to 17 service personnel,
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Islamic State claims Iraqi Cessna shoot-down
Islamic State claimed its fighters downed an Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in the Al-Hawijah in Al-Tamim province on 16 March. One of the group's media organisations released a video showing the aircraft crashing, as well as the resulting wreckage and the remains of its crew on
