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Fresh photos in a press release for state media show the tyrant clutching binoculars surrounded by a group of Army officials as he watches a test-firing of a new anti-aircraft weapons system.

The Government mouthpiece, the KCNA, did not reveal details of the launch but said it was organised by the Academy of National Defence Science an agency believed to be developing nuclear weapons.

A KCNA spokesman said: Kim Jong-un watched the test of a new type of anti-aircraft guided weapon system organised by the Academy of National Defence Science.

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This weapon system should be mass-produced to deploy all over the country

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This weapon system, whose operation capability has been thoroughly verified, should be mass-produced to deploy all over the country... so as to completely spoil the enemy's wild dream to command the air, boasting of air supremacy and weapon almighty.

The new test comes almost a week after nuke-obsessed Kim latest ballistic missile test.

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Pyongyang said it performed a successful launch of what it called an intermediate-range ballistic missile that met all technical requirements for mass production.

US President Donald Trump has vowed to increase sanctions against the belligerent North.

The US Commander-in-Chief has also sent several aircraft carriers to the region to perform exercises with allies Japan and South Korea.

But top US defence chiefs believe the hermit kingdom could still develop nuclear weapons.

The head of the US Defence Intelligence Agency, Vincent Stewart, said Kim is on an inevitable path to obtaining a nuclear missile if his regime is left unchecked.

But he added it may take several years for this to be a possibility.

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The US president told his Philippine counterpart Washington had sent two nuclear submarines to waters off the Korean Peninsula.

Donald Trump told Rodrigo Duterte the US has a lot of firepower over there, according to the New York Times which quoted a transcript of an April 29 call between the two.

The US president said: We cant let a madman with nuclear weapons let on the loose like that. We have a lot of firepower, more than he has times 20, but we dont want to use it.

We have a lot of firepower over there. We have two submarines the best in the world we have two nuclear submarines

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We have a lot of firepower over there. We have two submarines the best in the world we have two nuclear submarines not that we want to use them at all.

Ive never seen anything like they are, but we dont have to use this, but he could be crazy so we will see what happens.

The report was based on a Philippine transcript of the call that was circulated under a "confidential" cover sheet by the Americas division of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs.

A senior Trump administration official in Washington, who was not authorised to publicly discuss the call and insisted on anonymity, told the New York Times the transcript was an accurate representation of the call between the two leaders.

Mr Trump has previously said a major, major conflict is possible with North Korea is possible because of its nuclear and missile programmes and that all options are on the table but that he wants to resolve the crisis diplomatically.

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The ground-to-ground medium-to-long range ballistic missile

North Korea has vowed to develop a missile mounted with a nuclear warhead that can strike the mainland US, saying the programme is necessary to counter US aggression.

In a show of force, the US sent the nuclear-powered USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier to waters off the Korean peninsula, where it joined the USS Michigan, a nuclear submarine that docked in South Korea in late April.

Tensions have escalated on the Korean Peninsula as the North continues to defy UN sanctions over its nuclear missile programme.

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Earlier today the South Korean military said as unidentified object that flew across the border from North Korea on Tuesday was most likely to have been a balloon carrying propaganda leaflets rather than a drone.

South Korea fired warning shots at the object as it crossed the border, and it disappeared from radar.

North Koreas only ally China has pushed for dialogue with North Korea and the full implementation of UN sanctions over Pyongyang's ballistic missile and nuclear tests, skirting questions about Beijing's talks with the United States on possible new measures.

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Almost a month ago Washington began discussions with China on strengthening UN sanctions.

It comes a week after Pyongyang said it launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile which met all technical requirements and could now be mass-produced, although US officials questioned the extent of its progress.

The Security Council first imposed sanctions on Pyongyang in 2006 and ratcheted up the measures in response to five nuclear tests and two long-range missile launches. North Korea is threatening a sixth nuclear test.

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THE US is getting ready to shoot down Kim Jong-uns next nuclear missile as fears of World War 3 reach an all-time high.

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US President Donald Trumps military is carrying out unprecedented tests aimed at preparing to shoot down a nuclear missile launched from North Korea.

Pentagon officials said the tests, at the Vanderberg Air Force base in California, will be used in preparation for North Korea's growing threat."

The tests are designed to mimic the effects of a North Korean nuke strike on the US and put into practice Trumps extensive missile defence network.

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Since 2008, photographer Eric Lafforgue ventured to North Korea six times. Thanks to digital memory cards, he was able to save photos that was forbidden to take inside the segregated state

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The Pentagon likens it to hitting a bullet with a bullet

Christopher Johnson, a spokesman for the Missile Defense Agency, told the AP news agency: The basic defensive idea is to fire a rocket into space upon warning of a hostile missile launch.

The rocket releases a 5-foot-long device called a "kill vehicle" that uses internal guidance systems to steer into the path of the oncoming missile's warhead, destroying it by force of impact.

Officially known as the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, the Pentagon likens it to hitting a bullet with a bullet.

The target will be a custom-made missile meant to simulate an ICBM, meaning it will fly faster than missiles used in previous intercept tests.

It will also be an almost exact replica of the ICBMs used by the North Korean tyrant.

We conduct increasingly complex test scenarios as the program matures and advances, Johnson added.

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As Donald Trump has promised to start an arms race, we take a look at the futuristic weapons being developed for the US military.

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The Lockheed Martin HULC is an exoskeleton that allows soldiers to carry loads of up to 200lbs for long distances

Testing against an ICBM-type threat is the next step in that process.

The news will come as a devastating blow to Kim, who has promised weekly missile tests in response to US aggression.

Last month Trump also test fired his own nuke at the California missile site in a chilling statement to the tubby tyrant.

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As political tensions across the globe continues to rise, the western powerhouses have been keeping an eye on Russian activity and were surprised to see the reactivated three satellites in space.

The satellites, Kosmos-2491, Kosmos-2499 and Kosmos-2504, have been inactive for a few years, but they are now thought to be back online.

Suspicions were raised when last month, Kosmos-2504, which had gone offline in October 2015, travelled completely off its orbit to come within 1,200 metres of a Chinese weather satellite that China destroyed as part of an anti-satellite rocket test in 2007.

Kosmos-2499 has also been manoeuvring in an odd fashion in recent months.

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Anatoly Zak, a Russian-born journalist and space historian, told the publication there is a chance Russia is preparing to use the satellites as weapons.

He said: Looking at the history of space technology, it often starts with a small and cheap satellite that's easy to launch, then the same technology gets incorporated into something larger.

You can probably equip them with lasers, maybe put some explosives on them.

If [one] comes very close to some military satellite, it probably can do some harm.

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Dr Laura Grego, a space expert with the Massachusetts-based Union of Concerned Scientists, said Russia may have been keeping the satellites purposefully offline as to not raise suspicions.

She told the Daily Beast: I do find it very interesting the satellite would go dormant for two years and then come back to life to manoeuvre.

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One strategy to keep satellites stealthy is to pretend they are debris, i.e. not to have them manoeuvre at all at first, and then come to life later.

To be confident this works, you might want to be able to test if your equipment works after being idle for months or years.

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South Korea's Office of Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement the projectile took off on Sunday afternoon, (07.59GMT) from a location near Pukchang.

The office did not give further details, but Japan later confirmed it as a medium range ballistic missile test.

The White House said that it is aware of this latest North Korea missile launch and notes that this system has a shorter range than the missiles launched in North Koreas three most recent tests.

Japan has said that the country strongly protests North Korea and calls the missile launch intolerable and a clear violation of UN resolution.

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The Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference that the missile was launched around 7:59 GMT from North Koreas west coast towards the Sea of Japan and it probably landed outside Japans exclusive economic zone, without causing damages to ships and aeroplanes.

A week ago,North Koreatested another missile, which it said was capable of carrying a large nuclear warhead.

Pukchang is an area where Pyongyang attempted to test-launch another missile last month, but failed.

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North Korea has defied any calls to decrease its nuclear and missile programmes, even from its only ally, China.

Yesterday analysts revealed that Pyongyang has launched a ballistic missile, which has re-entered the Earths atmosphere.

North Korea see this as a significant breakthrough for the state.

Donald Trump has pledged to place stronger economic and diplomatic sanctions on the hermit kingdom as it scrambles to build nuclear weapons.

North Korea has announced that the US is within strike range.

On Saturday, North Koreas state KCNA news agency said: Today the U.S. mainland and the Pacific operational theatre are within the strike range of the DPRK and the DPRK has all kinds of powerful means for annihilating retaliatory strike.

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The country regularly tests its short-range missiles and wants to develop ones that can reach the United States.

Last week, the UN Security Council again demanded that Pyongyang conduct no further such tests.

However all of North Koreas nuclear tests are in defiance of UN sanctions.

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The image emerged online after new South Korean President Moon Jae-in said there was a high possibility of war with the hermit state as he warned the recent missile launch was a serious threat to global peace.

Mr Moon said the countrys military was ready and capable of striking back should the North attack.

And today a picture of what appears to be military vehicles, emblazoned with South Korea flags, heading towards North Korea surfaced on Twitter.

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1st Infantry Division of the US Army shows soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment and 2nd Battalion and 34th Armor Regiment

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Today, S Korea military vehicles spotted around Seoul heading North, hard to say if there were any Air Def system

The freelance investigative journalist who posted the picture said: Today, S Korea military vehicles spotted around Seoul heading North, hard to say if there were any Air Def system.

North Korea and the rich, democratic South are technically still at war because their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce, not a peace treaty.

The North defends its weapons programmes as necessary to counter US hostility.

And Kim Jong-un has made no secret of the fact that it is working to develop a nuclear-tipped missile capable of striking the US mainland and has ignored calls to rein in its nuclear and missile programmes, even from China, its lone major ally.

President Moon said: "The reality is that there is a high possibility of a military conflict at the NLL (Northern Limit Line) and military demarcation line.

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Launching ballistic missiles is a serious provocation that violates UN Security Council resolutions, as well as being a serious challenge to global peace and stability. We will never tolerate such North Korean provocations and nuclear threats.

His remarks come after US President Donald Trump this week South Koreas presidential envoy that Washington was willing to try and resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis through engagement.

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Mr Moon's envoy to Washington, South Korean media mogul Hong Seok-hyun, said Mr Trump spoke of being willing to use engagement to ensure peace.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Cho June-hyuck said: "The fact that Trump said he will not have talks for the sake of talks reiterated our joint stance that we are open to dialogue but the right situation must be formed.

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RUSSIA has rushed thousands of troops to its border with Europe as fears of a possible invasion mount.

Vladimir Putin moved more warships and fighter jets to bolster his already massive army in the baltics.

The Russian military also announced the fleet will have additional guided missile craft, fighters and support vessels by the end of the year.

NATO forces are on red alert as members are anxious over planned Russian war games in September following missile deployment in the region.

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Vladimir Putin has put on an awesome display of military might with tanks and nuclear missiles rolling through downtown Moscow as World War Three tensions are at fever pitch around the world. The annual parade marks the victory over the Nazis in World War Two

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A Russian Yars RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile system rides through Red Square

The swift military buildup of the Baltic Fleet is a natural response

Defence analyst Alexander Khrolenko told the Sputnik news agency NATO can "only dream" of dominating the Baltic.

"The swift military buildup of the Baltic Fleet is a natural response on Russia's part to NATO's aggressive ambitions in the region, increased war-gaming, Baltic air policing, anti-Russian sentiments and spy fever," he said.

He added that NATO war games "simulate a hybrid war with Russia, of course".

Last week Pentagon chief Jim Matti hit back at Russian aggression saying the United States and NATO are prepared to deploy any capabilities necessary to help improve air defence systems in the Baltic region.

Russia is preparing for massive military exercises in its western military region in September, and has deployed a missile system in neighbouring Kaliningrad.

Putin has an arsenal of state-of-the-art weaponry at his fingertips. Could this be the hardware that wages WW3?

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The T-90 tank: equipped with a 125mm smoothbore cannon and remote controlled anti-aircraft gun

"We will deploy whatever capability is necessary here," Mattis said when asked about regional air defences.

"Any buildup of Russian combat power in an area where they know, and we all know, they are not threatened by anything that we are doing is simply destabilising."

Pro-Moscow analyst Khrolenko said Russia's Baltic Fleet currently consists of three diesel submarines, a destroyer, six patrol ships, six fast attack guided missile craft, six anti-submarine warfare corvettes, 12 missile boats, six amphibious assault ships, as well as six coastal minesweepers and nine inshore minesweepers.

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A SECOND US aircraft carrier has arrived on Kim Jong-uns doorstep.

The USS Ronald Reagan has joined the USS Carl Vinson in the western Pacific, the US Navy has confirmed.

The two flattops both carrying squadrons of strike fighters and attack helicopters and accompanied by an escort of warships are expected to carry out war drills with South Korea.

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The manoeuvres are seen as a thinly veiled warning to North Korea which has continued to develop long-range missiles capable of carrying out a nuclear strike on mainland America.

The deployment of two aircraft carriers to the same region at the same time is highly unusual.

The USS Carl Vinson has been despatched to Korean waters as a show of strength against Kim Jong-un. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has seen active duty in both Gulf wars

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USS Carl Vinson and USS Ronald Reagan are in the Western Pacific

The Ronald Reagan and its Carrier Air Wing Five featuring fighter jets and early warning aircraft began its spring patrol earlier this week, according to the Pacific Fleet.

They are focused on "flight deck and carrier qualifications.

The Carl Vinson and Carrier Strike Group 1 which is made up of guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain and guided-missile destroyers USS Michael Murphy and USS Wayne E Meyer have been operating in waters near Korea since late last month.

The Ronald Reagan which is based in nearby Japan was earmarked to replace the Carl Vinson.

But the Carl Vinsons mission has been extended through until the end of next month after North Korea tested what is believed to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile last weekend.

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The Hermit Kingdom claims the test means it can now deliver a warhead to the US mainland.

A Pacific Fleet spokesman said: USS Carl Vinson and USS Ronald Reagan are in the Western Pacific, but they are not in close proximity to each other.

Since 2008, photographer Eric Lafforgue ventured to North Korea six times. Thanks to digital memory cards, he was able to save photos that was forbidden to take inside the segregated state

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Taking pictures in the DMZ is easy, but if you come too close to the soldiers, they stop you

Earlier in the day, a South Korean government source said the two may hold joint drills with South Korea's Navy in the East Sea between Korean and Japan early next month.

The allies are in consultations on the exact schedule, the source said on the condition of anonymity, adding: "The Reagan is likely to enter the East Sea around the end of this month."

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While tourists are free to visit the secretive state as part of strictly controlled tour groups, they are told to never take photos of soldiers by their handlers. These images taken by photographer Eric Lafforgue show the truth behind North Korean military service: a life of hard physical labour with the perks of visits to the nation's capital

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Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.

South Korea's military officials said the reclusive North apparently stands ready to conduct another nuclear test.

They are concerned as well that it will test-fire a long-range rocket in the near future.

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In recent months, the rising tensions between the US and North Korea have aroused anxiety throughout the Asia-Pacific.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has a long history of diplomatic relations with the hermit state - with Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia all having embassies in the country.

Last month, Pyongyang appealed to the bloc for support in a letter which claimed North Korea was on the brink of war.

In the letter to the ASEAN Secretary General, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-Ho indicated his expectations that ASEAN which attaches great importance to the regional peace and stability will make an issue of the US-South Korean joint military exercises at ASEAN conferences.

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And he added ASEAN should take a fair position and play an active role in safeguarding the peace and safety of Korean Peninsula.

But just a week later, US Secretary of State Rex Tllerson warned ASEAN members to minimise relations with the hermit state.

Then in April, ASEAN expressed grave concern as it urged North Korea to comply with UN Security Council resolutions on its nuclear programme.

Now one expert believes the ASEAN bloc could hold the key to peace - and urged the association to act as a facilitator between the warring nations.

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An unidentified rocket, reported to be a Hwasong-type missile similar to the one used in a May 14, 2017 test launch, at a military parade in Pyongyang

Lonny Carlile, associate professor at the University of Hawaiis Asian Studies Program, said: North Korea has always said that they want to engage in direct negotiations with the United States and feel included in the international community.

With ASEANs track record in various dialogues, maybe thats an alternative.

Southeast Asian countries - particularly Singapore, Malaysia and Cambodia - have close ties to North Korea, and provide an economic and security lifeline for the state.

However, not everyone shares Mr Carliles optimism.

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Denny Roy, a research fellow at Hawaii-based research institute East-West Center, said: This is a Northeast Asia problem...

I dont know what ASEAN can do to make talks more likely but (it) can help to enforce sanctions."

David Han, research analyst, said: If ASEAN intends to show its relevance regarding the North Korean threat, it should be realistic about its own ability in offering viable solutions to the crisis, and avoid pandering to either China or the US.

While ASEAN could do more by signalling to North Korea during the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meetings to back down from Pyongyangs provocative behaviour, beyond this there is not much that ASEAN could do to pressure North Korea to change its course.

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THE US could see all their defences destroyed thanks to state-of-the-art "space weaponry" capable of taking out essential satellites.

World War 3 tensions between the US, North Korea, China and Russia have risen constantly over the last few months, with matters worsening after Kim Jong-un fired yet another missile on Sunday (May 14).

Kim Jong-un has now ordered North Korea to brace itself for an imminent missile attack from the US.

The paranoid tyrant has commanded forces to build protective walls in case of a missile blitz from the US Navy.

But American senator Ted Cruz urgently revealed that the US might be hopeless if World War 3 broke out, thanks to terrifying cyber-attack technology.

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The development that other countries are making in space weaponry, to take out our communication equipment, is truly chilling

"The development that other countries are making in space weaponry, to take out our communication equipment, is truly chilling," said Cruz, who once battled President Donald Trump to be Republican leader.

"I will tell you, some of the classified briefings would take your breath away at the potential threats we face," he added

And an attack would affect every technology-dependent citizen in the states.

A chilling CNN video available above shows the mayhem a "stealth cyber attack" will cause if it sweeps through America.

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14 of the biggest cyber-attacks, hacks and data breaches in history.

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The nightmare scenario shows cash machines, computers and television suddenly freeze and go blank.

Traffic jams pile up, grinding the usually bustling cities to a halt.

Mobile phone services fail, the financial district powers down and the US's military communications with drones become impossible.

Cruz broke the news on Tuesday (May 16) at the "On the Launchpad: Return to Deep Space" event organised by The Atlantic magazine in Washington, D.C.

General John Hyten, head of US Strategic Command, told CNN: "As humans go out there, there has always been conflict.

"Conflict in the Wild West as we move in the West. Conflict twice in Europe for its horrible world wars.

"So every time humans actually physically move into that, there's conflict and in that case, we'll have to be prepared for that."

America is the most dependent country on space technology, with China and Russia close behind them.

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