Science & Tech
The Increasingly Automated Hunt for Mobile Missile Launchers
The trick is training computers to filter the normal from an ocean of imagery, alert human analysts sparingly, and learn from their feedback.
Science & Tech
Intelligence Chief: We Don’t Know If North Korea Has a ‘Boosted Bomb’
Pyongyang’s bomb-making capabilities remain opaque even to the nation’s top spy.
Science & Tech
Pyongyang Forecast: More Missiles Through May
North Korea's recent launches display modest technological achievements, but that’s not why they’re flying.
Ideas
Under the Nuclear Shadow: A Short History of the China-North Korea Relationship
While Beijing may be unhappy about Pyongyang’s nuclear games, few expect bold action that could cause sudden collapse.
Ideas
What North Korea’s Latest Missile Test Means for the US and Its Allies
The Unha launch is hardly the basis for panic, but it is time for certain measures to ensure security and stability.
Science & Tech
Old American Warplanes Still Scare North Korea
The B-52 bomber might be more than 50 years old, but when it flies near the Korean peninsula, Kim Jong-un’s government pays attention.
Threats
How to Tell The Difference Between a Nuclear Bomb Test and an Earthquake
The preliminary data suggests that the event in North Korea was not, in fact, the end of the world.
Ideas
Artillery, Protests, and Giant Balloons Mark Rising Korean Tensions
North and South Korea, locked in one of the world’s most intractable conflicts, exchanged fire on Thursday.
Ideas
North Korea’s Missile Test Is Less Impressive Than You Think
Photos of a May 9 sub-launch test indicate Pyongyang has a long way to go.
Threats
China Says North Korea Has More Nukes Than the US Thought
North Korea watchers have argued that it may be too late to stop North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. China just reportedly backed that up in a big way.
Science & Tech
Researchers Develop Program That Can Read Malware’s Mind
The future of malware detection are analyzers that compute malware “intent.” By Patrick Tucker
Threats
Why North Korea Sanctions Are Unlikely To Be Effective
President Obama's punishment allows him to fulfill his promise to respond to the Sony hack, but probably won't have much effect on the country. By Matt Schiavenza
Threats
North Korea Is Experiencing a Full Internet Blackout
It's unclear what is causing the outage, though the timing is likely to fuel speculation that it is a retaliatory move by U.S. authorities over the Sony hack. By Dustin Volz
Threats
Why the US Can't Punish North Korea
The FBI formally accused the isolated country of the Sony hack, but the White House is basically powerless to do anything to respond. By Adam Chandler
Threats
How Did North Korea Pull Off the Sony Hack?
The Sony hack was carried out by a very poor country where citizens are thought to lack basic internet access. By John McDuling
Threats
Obama Says the North Korea Hack Was ‘Cybervandalism,’ Not Cyber War
President Obama calls the Sony hack a reminder to do a lot more to guard against them.’ By Allen McDuffee
Threats
America Is Learning the Hard Way How To Respond to Cyber Threats
The Obama administration's caution in responding to the alleged North Korean hack on Sony Pictures illuminates the boundaries of national cyber security policy. By Adam Segal
Threats
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About North Korea
From 'Team America' to 'The Interview,' North Korea’s leadership has become the butt of a joke that obscures the nation's steadily growing threatening behaviors. By Scott A. Snyder
Threats
US Will Destroy Landmines Everywhere But Korea
The ‘unique situation’ at the Korean Demilitarized Zone still prevents the U.S. from fully embracing the worldwide ban on landmines. By Ben Watson
Threats
U.S., China Begin Strategic Talks on North Korea Nukes
Secretary of State John Kerry is in Beijing Wednesday for yearly bilateral talks on North Korean nuclear threats. By Global Security Newswire
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