Missile Takedown: Historic ICBM Intercept Test Sends Strong Message to North Korea
Jen Judson | Defense News
A monumental intercept test for the United States’ critical homeland defense system designed to defend against intercontinental ballistic missile threats from North Korea and Iran was a success, the Missile Defense Agency announced Tuesday shortly after the test.
U.S., China Debating When U.N. Should Act on North Korea: Haley
Michelle Nichols | Reuters
The United States and China are negotiating when they should push for further United Nations Security Council action on North Korea and could reach a decision this week, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Tuesday. Haley characterized the discussions between Washington and Beijing as "at what point ... do we say 'OK, now it's time for a resolution?'"
Modi-Putin Summit: All Eyes On Nuclear Power Deal
Times of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet on Thursday for an annual summit, the highlight of which is expected to be the signing of an agreement to build the last two units of the Kundankulam nuclear power plant with Moscow's help.
Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant to Close
Timothy Cama | Hill
The infamous Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Pennsylvania will close by September 2019, its owner announced Tuesday. The power plant is retiring 15 years before its federal license is due for renewal, falling victim to the same competitive electricity marketplace that has doomed numerous other nuclear plants in recent years, Exelon Corp. said, adding that some state policy changes could convince the company to keep the plant open.
U.S. Conducting Dual-Carrier Ops Off Korean Peninsula Amidst Chinese Concern
Sam LaGrone | USNI News
The U.S. Navy has begun dual-carrier operations with the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) in the Sea of Japan, a service official told USNI News on Wednesday. It will be first time two U.S. carriers have operated in tandem off the Korean Peninsula since the 1990s and follows several recent North Korean missile tests.
Moon, Abe Agree on Need for More Sanctions on N. Korea
Yonhap News
The leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed Tuesday on the need for more sanctions and pressure on North Korea, saying now is not the time for dialogue with the recalcitrant state, according to the South's presidential office. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe reached the conclusion during a 20-minute phone conversation one day after the North's new ballistic missile test.