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N. Korea to South: We'll Attack

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:36:37 CST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened a powerful retaliatory strike against South Korea if provoked, state media said today, a day before the annual South Korean-US military drills that Pyongyang calls an invasion rehearsal. South Korean and US officials have said the 12-day, largely computer-simulated war games are defensive...

Iran's Navy Launches War Games

Mary Papenfuss — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:01:48 CST

Saber rattling just in time for the holidays. Iran is launching war games in international waters in the Persian Gulf today. The 10 days of exercises will likely bring warships close to US Navy vessels patrolling beyond the Strait of Hormuz, reports AP. The exercises are intended to display Iran's...

US, Japan Flex Muscles in Korean Waters

Kevin Spak — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:49:08 CST

Japan and the US began some of their biggest military exercises ever today, conspicuously mobilizing more than 44,000 troops, 400 aircrafts, and a US supercarrier right under North Korea’s nose. These “keen sword” maneuvers are an annual exercise, but this year’s display is especially large, and for the first...

Iran Flaunts Defense Systems in War Games

Matt Cantor — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:23:05 CST

War games are underway in Iran as the country puts its defensive prowess on display: Radar and signal detection equipment was turned on around 4,200 miles of borderland; military forces went on alert; and six planes staged a mock raid, likely simulating a US or Israeli attack on nuclear...

Iran Begins 5 Days of War Games

Polly Davis Doig — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:19:30 CST

It's a day ending in Y, so Iran is saber-rattling: Tehran today kicked off five days of war games, reports the Wall Street Journal. On the agenda: tests of long-range missiles, radar systems, and air defenses, as part of a general warning to any would-be attackers not to get any...

North Seizes S. Korean Fishing Boat

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 09:39:49 CDT

North Korean authorities seized a South Korean fishing boat and its crew today in waters off the divided peninsula's eastern coast, the South's coast guard said, with tensions already high over the sinking of a southern navy ship. Four South Korean and three Chinese fishermen were questioned for an alleged...

As N. Korea Seethes, US Leads War Games

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:13:43 CDT

The nuclear-powered USS George Washington led an armada of warships in exercises off the Korean peninsula today, in a show of solidarity with the South that North Korea warned could have "nuclear deterrence." The military drills, code-named "Invincible Spirit," are to run through Wednesday with about 8,000 US and...

Aussie School War Games Under Fire

Rob Quinn — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:41:35 CST

Australian parents are furious that efforts to stamp out school violence are being undercut by paint-balling companies who advertise schools as perfect weekend "killing fields." The head of a parents association in Queensland was "absolutely horrified" to see images of a high school overrun with adults and children firing realistic...

Iran Kicks Off 5 Days of War Games

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:42:32 CST

Iran today begins large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting the country's nuclear facilities, state television reports, adding that the five-day drill will cover a third of the country, including regions that are home to Iran's nuclear facilities. The drill involves both Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard, the paramilitary Basij...