"Islamabad will want not only a resumption of military assistance but also that Washington stop lobbying the Financial Action Task Force, which monitors suspicious money flows, to keep Pakistan on its gray list or black list" https://t.co/EiZP2m6bNF

Over the past year, there have been handshakes, compliments and photo-ops. Analysts who pore over satellite images of the isolated country paint a different picture: N. Korea has ramped up production of missiles and fissile material. @ClementBurge https:…

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@ArmsControlWonk @adam_measures @Joshua_Pollack @mhanham @DaveSchmerler @RocketSchiller @ISNJH @grace_c_liu Possible to make out one serial number somewhat.

Iran? North Korea? I guess the real problem is with Sweden. https://t.co/aBMEZH7hYD

#Japan-#SouthKorea spat to get worse: “Japan will decide on Aug. 2 to remove South Korea from its list of countries that enjoy preferential treatment and buy products that can be diverted for military use” https://t.co/bvRH7pRqPI

KN-23 looks like it was manoeuvring in-flight, as KCNA description & earlier analysis suggested it could, very interesting. https://t.co/VLh6xuWbS6

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Trump's first response, on Fox News, to North Korea's ballistic missile test:

@ArmsControlWonk @adam_measures @Joshua_Pollack @mhanham @DaveSchmerler @RocketSchiller @ISNJH @grace_c_liu In case you don’t see it: #NorthKorea wants us to know this is a quasi-ballistic missile. (The release ranges/apogees already tell us that, but this…

@nktpnd @adam_measures (and 6 others) This may help.

KN-23 looks like it was manoeuvring in-flight, as KCNA description & earlier analysis suggested it could, very interesting. https://t.co/VLh6xuWbS6

B-21 to Fly in December 2021; More B-52s Out of Boneyard | @JohnATirpak @AirForceMag https://t.co/kFSFK9nVVs

(LEAD) N. Korea's 'new' ballistic missiles similar to Russia's Iskander: Seoul https://t.co/6t6Pimmy0S

@ArmsControlWonk @adam_measures @Joshua_Pollack @mhanham @DaveSchmerler @RocketSchiller @ISNJH @grace_c_liu One more addition: US officials comment here that these missiles had “enhanced capabilities” though were similar to the May missiles. It’s still unclear…

@ArmsControlWonk @adam_measures @Joshua_Pollack @mhanham @DaveSchmerler @RocketSchiller @ISNJH @grace_c_liu I have a few ideas one what might have been “enhanced,” but not ready yet to share. Story for the above quoted screenshot here: https://t.co/mQQUhHkIgp

Both now flew 600+km. Need some consistency in your readouts please, South Korea? https://t.co/Or1NRsM9tc

I do fear this is deliberate confusion to muddy the waters and, at least initially, downplay the seriousness of the threat. Then quietly leak the real, more menacing data, later on when it’s out of the media limelight.

Boris Johnson hitting the road On Sat he’s giving speech in Labour seat in North West. He’s also going to Birmingham over weekend Tour of union next week - visit to Glasgow on Monday Source said it’s straight out of the Vote Leave playbook https://t.co/ZaVTmgH8o5

North Korea launches highly advanced, fast & manoeuvrable ballistic missile that may be able to overcome US air defences in South Korea- US “it’s perfectly fine” Iran launches ballistic missile it’s tested for years- US “what an incredible escalation!!!”…

Islamic Republic of Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei has fired Air Force Brigadier General Ismaili after he kept secret that Israeli Air Force F35 stealth fighters Jets had violated Iran’s airspace and flown over Tehran multiple times in 2 months.