http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/24348-weapons-technology.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/24348-weapons-technology.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2097446-seoul-day-3-nkorea-tests-short-range-weapon.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea continued firing short-range weapons over its own eastern waters Monday after a weekend of what it called "rocket launching tests" intended to bolster deterrence against enemy attack. South Korean officials were investigating exactly what it was that the North was testing. North Korea regularly conducts short-range mi... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:28:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2097446-seoul-day-3-nkorea-tests-short-range-weapon.html 2013-05-20T16:28:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2095912-skorea-analyzing-nkoreas-4-projectile-launches.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is analyzing whether projectiles North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend are short-range missiles or a new type of artillery the country may be developing, officials said Monday. North Korea fired what Seoul officials called a short-range projectile Sunday, a day after conducting three similar launc... Mon, 20 May 2013 03:18:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2095912-skorea-analyzing-nkoreas-4-projectile-launches.html 2013-05-20T03:18:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2058770-un-report-wants-moratorium-killer-robots.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Killer robots that can attack targets without any human input "should not have the power of life and death over human beings," a new draft U.N. report says. The report for the U.N. Human Rights Commission posted online this week deals with legal and philosophical issues involved in giving robots lethal powers over humans, echoing cou... Thu, 02 May 2013 19:34:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2058770-un-report-wants-moratorium-killer-robots.html 2013-05-02T19:34:45Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2043544-north-koreas-military-capabilities.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's military, founded 81 years ago Thursday, is older than the country itself. It began as an anti-Japanese militia and is now the heart of the nation's "military first" policy. Late leader Kim Jong Il elevated the military's role during his 17-year rule; South Korea estimates he boosted troop levels to 1.2 million sold... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:21:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2043544-north-koreas-military-capabilities.html 2013-04-26T03:21:25Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2013272-pentagon-nkorea-launch-nuclear-missile.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. intelligence report concludes that North Korea has advanced its nuclear knowhow to the point that it could arm a ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead, a jarring revelation in the midst of bellicose threats from the unpredictable communist regime. President Barack Obama urged calm, calling on Pyongyang to end its saber-rattling... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:12:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2013272-pentagon-nkorea-launch-nuclear-missile.html 2013-04-12T02:12:25Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2003288-despite-threats-risks-temper-korea-war-tensions.html TOKYO (AP) — As tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula, one thing remains certain: All sides have good reason to avoid an all-out war. The last one, six decades ago, killed an estimated 4 million people. A war would be suicidal for North Korea, which cannot expect to defeat the United States and successfully overrun South Korea. War would be horrific for t... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:21:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2003288-despite-threats-risks-temper-korea-war-tensions.html 2013-04-07T15:21:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1997234-skorea-north-korea-moved-missile-to-east-coast.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After a series of escalating threats, North Korea has moved a missile with "considerable range" to its east coast, South Korea's defense minister said Thursday. But he emphasized that the missile was not capable of reaching the United States and that there are no signs that the North is preparing for a full-scale conflict. North ... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:01:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1997234-skorea-north-korea-moved-missile-to-east-coast.html 2013-04-04T20:01:12Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1996610-nkorea-clears-military-to-attack-us-with-nukes.html PAJU, South Korea (AP) — North Korea warned Thursday that its military has been cleared to attack the U.S. using "smaller, lighter and diversified" nuclear weapons, while the U.S. said it will strengthen regional protection by deploying a missile defense system to Guam. Despite the intense rhetoric, analysts do not expect a nuclear attack by North Korea, ... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:37:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1996610-nkorea-clears-military-to-attack-us-with-nukes.html 2013-04-04T04:37:17Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1986578-analysis-nkorea-threat-bark-than-bite.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Across North Korea, soldiers are gearing up for battle and shrouding their jeeps and vans with camouflage netting. Newly painted signboards and posters call for "death to the U.S. imperialists" and urge the people to fight with "arms, not words." But even as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is issuing midnight battle cries to his ... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:19:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1986578-analysis-nkorea-threat-bark-than-bite.html 2013-03-30T01:19:06Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1913434-israel-us-test-anti-missile-system.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and the U.S. on Monday carried out a successful test of the next-generation Arrow 3 missile defense system, for the first time sending an interceptor into outer space, where it could destroy missiles fired from Iran. The Arrow 3 is part of a multilayered system that Israel is developing to protect against a range of missile threats... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:17:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1913434-israel-us-test-anti-missile-system.html 2013-02-25T12:17:09Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1769402-n-korea-displays-kim-jong-il-year-death.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea unveiled the embalmed body of Kim Jong Il, still in his trademark khaki jumpsuit, on the anniversary of his death Monday as mourning mixed with pride over a recent satellite launch that was a long-held goal of the late authoritarian leader. Kim lies in state a few floors below his father, national founder Kim Il S... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 02:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1769402-n-korea-displays-kim-jong-il-year-death.html 2012-12-18T02:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1736098-north-korea-gears-up-to-launch-long-range-rocket.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is gearing up to fire a long-range rocket this month in a defiant move expected to raise the stakes of a global standoff over its missile and nuclear programs. The North's announcement Saturday that it would launch the rocket between Dec. 10 and Dec. 22 came as President Barack Obama prepares for his second term and a... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 10:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1736098-north-korea-gears-up-to-launch-long-range-rocket.html 2012-12-02T10:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1736376-european-stealth-combat-test-drone-flies-france.html PARIS (AP) — A pan-European stealth combat drone demonstrator has taken its first test flight in southern France. French defense company Dassault-Aviation is lead contractor on the "Neuron" project launched in 2005 involving firms from France, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Greece and Switzerland to provide a test bed for developing future combat aircraft. ... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 13:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1736376-european-stealth-combat-test-drone-flies-france.html 2012-12-01T13:05:00Z