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☆ Analysis: China, Russia and North Korea watch on as crisis unfolds in key US ally South Korea
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

That’s an unnerving reality for the United States military, which has nearly 30,000 troops and its largest overseas base in South Korea, serving as a check against a belligerent North Korea and counterweight to an aggressive China in a strategically critical region. ‘Major ramifications’The US-South Korea alliance has long been seen by both countries as a cornerstone of peace in the region, where North Korea continues to threaten South Korea and the US with its illegal weapons program. “Any instability in South Korea has major ramifications for our Indo-Pacific policies,” retired US Col. Cedric Leighton told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, pointing to how US troops in the country are geared for a “fight tonight” scenario against North Korea. “We should not be surprised if Pyongyang exploits the domestic crisis in South Korea to its advantage, either rhetorically or otherwise,” he said. And Yoon, who’s taken a harder line on North Korea than many of his predecessors, has been a willingly staunch partner of the US.

Persons: Yoon Suk Yeol, Yoon, ”, That’s, Cedric Leighton, CNN’s Wolf, Joe Biden, Democracy ”, Yoon Suk, Evelyn Hockstein, Donald Trump, “, Rachel Minyoung Lee, Kim Jong, Edward Howell, hyeon Kim, Xi Jinping, who’s, Howell Organizations: CNN, United States, Leaders, Ukraine, North, South, Democracy, Korean, White, Reuters, Camp David, US National Security, Stimson, University of Oxford, National Assembly Locations: South Korea, Washington, Seoul, North Korea, China, Asia, Russia, Ukraine, Pyongyang, Beijing, Moscow, Korea, Camp, Japan, United States, United Kingdom

☆ What is THAAD? The powerful US anti-missile defense system is being sent to Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The THAAD defense system is one of the US military’s most powerful anti-missile weapons, capable of intercepting ballistic missiles at ranges of 150 to 200 kilometers (93 to 124 miles) and with a near-perfect success rate in testing. THAAD interceptors are kinetic, meaning they take out incoming targets by colliding with them rather than exploding near the incoming warhead. Those other missile defense systems are more numerous than THAAD, an illustration of the importance the Biden administration is placing on this deployment to Israel. What makes THAAD so accurate is the radar system that supplies its targeting information, the Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance radar, or AN/TPY-2. Production models of the THAAD system have never failed to intercept incoming targets in testing, according to the Missile Threat Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Persons: Biden, THAAD, Cedric Leighton, ” Leighton, Israel’s RAFAEL, Washington Organizations: CNN, Defense, Congressional Research Service, Pentagon, US Army, US, Patriot, US Air Force, Army Navy, Missile Defense, Missile, Center for Strategic, International, Defense System, Raytheon, Iron Locations: Israel, Iran, Tehran, United States, China, South Korea, North Korea, Beijing, Guam

☆ Video: ‘Axis of resistance expanding itself’: Cedric Leighton weighs in on Iran and Russia meeting
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Eden Getachew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Why America is looking increasingly powerless as Israel’s war expands
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

And the US has incessantly pushed for a Gaza ceasefire that neither Netanyahu nor Hamas seems to want. For instance, the US and its allies helped repel a massive Iranian missile and drone attack against Israel in April. It has also killed other senior members of the two groups in strikes in Syria, Lebanon, Iran and in Gaza. And pro-Trump Republicans are goading him to go further — at least partly to weaken Biden and his chosen successor, Harris. This is just one of many reasons why Netanyahu is incentivized to expand his war no matter how powerless it makes America look.

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☆ Russian submarine sunk in Crimean port, Ukraine claims
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Radina Gigova | Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Ukraine’s military has claimed it sank a Russian submarine in a port in Crimea, in what would be another major setback for Moscow in the occupied peninsula. The submarine Rostov-on-Don was hit in the port of Sevastopol on Friday, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said in a statement Saturday. “The boat sank on the spot,” the General Staff said, without providing further evidence. The submarine was “severely damaged” in a Ukrainian missile attack in September 2023, according to Ukraine’s General Staff. In addition to striking the submarine, Ukrainian forces also severely damaged four S-400 anti-aircraft missile launchers on Friday, the Ukrainian General Staff said.

Persons: CNN —, Don, Don “, Mikhail Razvozhayev, Boris Rozhin, Kilo, Cedric Leighton, ” Leighton, Leighton Organizations: CNN, Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Staff, Fleet, Russian Defense Ministry, Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Rostov, General Staff, Ukraine’s, Ukrainian Locations: Russian, Crimea, Moscow, Rostov, Sevastopol, Russia, Ukraine, ”, Ukrainian

☆ US aid to Ukraine is arriving too late to stop major advances by Russia, says ex-US military official
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russia is pushing back Ukraine's military on key parts of the front line. A US military official told CNN that US aid arrived too late to stop Russia from advancing. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe delay by the US Congress in approving a vital aid bill means Ukraine is now struggling to fight back Russian advances, a former US military official said. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: —, Cedric Leighton, Ukraine's Organizations: CNN, Service, US Air Force, Business Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine's

☆ US Osprey aircraft crashes off coast of Japan with eight on board
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Jessie Yeung | Emiko Jozuka | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Tokyo CNN —A US military Osprey aircraft crashed off the coast of Japan’s Yakushima Island in southern Kagoshima prefecture on Wednesday, with eight people on board, according to a spokesperson from the Japan Coast Guard. ET), said the spokesperson, adding the 10th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters has dispatched a patrol boat and aircraft to the crash area. It is the latest deadly crash to involve an Osprey military aircraft, with numerous accidents reported over the years. In 2022, five US Marines died after their MV-22B Osprey plane crashed during a training mission near Glamis, California. The same year four US service members were killed when their Osprey crashed during NATO training exercises in Norway.

Persons: Cedric Leighton Organizations: Tokyo CNN, Osprey, Japan Coast Guard, Coast Guard, Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, NATO, CNN, US Air Force Locations: Japan’s, Kagoshima prefecture, Australia, Glamis , California, Norway

☆ CNN Investigates: Forensic analysis of images and videos suggest rocket caused Gaza hospital blast, not Israeli airstrike
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Paul P. Murphy Katie Polglase Benjamin Brown Gianluca Mezzofiore Eliza Mackintosh | Paul P. Murphy | Katie Polglase | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

But CNN’s analysis suggests that a rocket launched from within Gaza broke up midair, and that the blast at the hospital was the result of part of the rocket landing at the hospital complex. All agreed that the available evidence of the damage at the site was not consistent with an Israeli airstrike. In the past few days, a number of outlets have published investigations into the Al-Ahli Hospital blast. CNN geolocated the hospital blast by referencing nearby buildings just west of the complex. Marc Garlasco, the former defense intelligence analyst and UN war crimes investigator, says there are signs of a lack of evidence at the Al-Ahli Hospital site.

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☆ Hamas fooled Israel's advanced surveillance by doing all of its planning offline, retired US general says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A retired US general called it a "classic failure of technology," given Israel's surveillance apparatus. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe latest attack on Israel by the militant group Hamas was a failure of Israel's huge surveillance and defense systems, a retired US general told CNN. Retired US Air Force Colonel Cedric Leighton called the deadly attacks a ''classic failure of technology," given the strength of Israel's defenses. But Leighton said that Hamas launched missiles with a short, lower trajectory, making them harder for Israel to shoot down. In a separate CNN interview, Leighton said it doesn't make sense that this attack could happen, given Israel's vast intelligence apparatus.

Persons: Israel, —, Cedric Leighton, Leighton, Col, Alexander Vindman, Eli Maron Organizations: Hamas, Service, CNN, US Air Force, Israeli Navy, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Israel, US, Gaza

“Russia’s thinly veiled threats to use nuclear weapons remind the world that escalation of the conflict – by accident, intention, or miscalculation – is a terrible risk. New Construction at Russia's Novaya Zemlya nuclear test site, June 22, 2023. Lop Nur nuclear test site. “The Chinese test site is different than the Russian test site,” Lewis said. Both countries keep their strategic nuclear arsenals on “hair-trigger” alert, meaning that nuclear weapons can be launched on short notice.

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CNN —Three US Marines who died when their Osprey aircraft crashed during a military exercise in Australia have been identified by their unit. Air Force CV-22 Ospreys take off from Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, for a training mission. April 8, 2010: US Air Force Osprey crashes in southern Afghanistan, killing three US service members and one civilian employee. August 5, 2017: An MV-22B Osprey crashes off the coast of Australia, leaving three Marines dead. June 8, 2022: Five US Marines die after an MV-22 Osprey crashes during a training mission Wednesday near Glamis, California.

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☆ A suspected Chinese spy balloon was seen operating near a US nuclear base housing 150 Minuteman ICBMs
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US is tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon, which has been hovering over Montana. Montana Senator Steve Daines said he feared it was targeting the state's nuclear missile base. Montana is home to the sprawling Malmstrom Air Force Base, which stores nuclear weapons. Malmstrom Air Force Base is one of three such bases in the US to contain Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles, a strategic nuclear weapon. Malmstrom maintains 150 intercontinental ballistic missile silos across its 13,800-square-mile complex, according to The Telegraph.

Kherson, Ukraine CNN —For eight months, residents of the Ukrainian city of Kherson have been living under brutal Russian occupation. But on Friday, Ukrainian forces swept into the city and Russian troops retreated to the east. Another local resident named Andrew said he was so glad to see Ukrainian soldiers. The woman said it felt “amazing” to see Ukrainian troops in Kherson. He warned that many Russian troops “threw away their military uniforms, and are now hiding with civilian clothes on.”

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