ICBMs

US Secretary of Defense James Mattis to discuss North Korea threat on Asia trip

Tension has been high on the divided peninsula for months with Pyongyang staging its sixth nuclear test and launching two ICBMs that apparently brought much of the US mainland into range.

Oct 23, 2017, 13:06 PM IST

Under Trump, future of US nuclear arsenal slowly taking shape

About 70 feet (21 m) below ground, in a shielded military capsule that can launch nuclear missiles, 23-year-old 2nd Lieutenant Tia Hewuse is concerned that Americans have the mistaken impression that her mission is a gloomy one.

Sep 14, 2017, 08:11 AM IST

India's Agni-V missile in comparison with other ICBMs in the world—All you need to know

India successfully test-fired its most potent indigenously developed intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-V on Monday. The nuclear-capable, inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBMs) Agni-V with a range of over 5,000 km covering whole of China, was test-fired from Abdul Kalam island off Odisha coast.

Dec 27, 2016, 02:26 AM IST