Tag: intercontinental ballistic missile

China carries out mock ICBM strike mission from underground bunker

The three generations of ICBMs could be the DF-5, DF-31 and DF-41, all of which were capable of striking targets more than 10,000 kilometres away with a deviation of less than a few dozen metres, carrying single or multiple thermonuclear warheads.

January 23, 2019

China ‘seriously concerned’ about N Korea’s missile test

China on Wednesday said that it was seriously concerned about and opposed to North Korea’s test-firing of a newly-developed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). “China strongly demands the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) abide by the UN Security Council resolutions and refrain from actions that heighten the tension on the Korean Peninsula,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson...

November 29, 2017

FPIs’ net outflow at Rs 3,000 cr from equities in a week

Continuing the selling spree, foreign investors have pulled out close to Rs 3,000 crore from equities in the first week of this month amid “lacklustre earnings season” as well as tensions between the US and North Korea over the latter’s nuclear programme. The net outflow by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) follows a withdrawal of Rs...

September 10, 2017

India condemns North Korea’s nuclear test

India on Sunday strongly condemned North Korea’s nuclear test and asked the reclusive nation to refrain from actions which adversely impact peace and stability in the Korean peninsula. North Korea carried out its most powerful nuclear test to date on Sunday, claiming to have developed an advanced hydrogen bomb that could sit atop an intercontinental...

September 3, 2017

North Korea launches intercontinental ballistic missile: US

North Korea on Friday launched an intercontinental ballistic missile for the second time in a month, the Pentagon said, a day after US Congress voted to impose new tougher sanctions against Russia, Iran and Pyongyang. The unusual late-night test launch prompted the heads of the US and South Korean militaries to discuss "military response options",...

July 28, 2017

N Korea reiterates threat to test intercontinental missile

North Korea on Thursday reiterated its threat to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile soon after Seoul warned that Pyongyang could test its new missile. "Our ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) will be test-fired at a certain time and place which our leadership will decide," the Rodong Sinmun, a daily of the North's ruling Workers' Party, said...

January 20, 2017