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Analysis: Russia’s missiles see mixed results in Ukraine war as world watches

Analysis: Russia’s missiles see mixed results in Ukraine war as world watches

JOSH SMITH RUSSIA has employed hundreds of powerful and precise ballistic missiles in the first days of its Ukraine attack, but analysts and U.S. officials say many Ukrainian defences remain intact - effects that countries around the world are watching closely. The use of short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) is likely being watched closely as a real-world case study by China, North Korea, and other countries that have been developing increasingly advanced arsenals of such weapons in recent years. And Western governments who see Russia as an adversary are eager to gather data on the missiles' effects in combat. Russia had…
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North and South Korea conduct duelling missile tests as arms race heats up

North and South Korea conduct duelling missile tests as arms race heats up

HYONHEE SHIN and JOSH SMITH NORTH Korea and South Korea test-fired ballistic missiles on Wednesday, the latest volley in an arms race that has seen both countries develop increasingly sophisticated weapons while efforts to get talks going on defusing tension prove fruitless. South Korea tested a submarine-launched ballistic missile, becoming the first country without nuclear weapons to develop such a system. South Korean President Moon was attending that test firing when word came of the North Korean launches, its first ballistic missile tests since March. North Korea fired a pair of ballistic missiles that landed in the sea off its…
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