North Korea on March 8 released images of leader Kim Jong-un inspecting the construction of what it calls a “nuclear-powered ...

U.S. National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes said that “we’re aware of these claims and do not have additional ...

In fact, missile tech is one of the few areas of military technology where the U.S. is playing catch-up to its main rivals, Russia and China. A U.S. Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missile.

North Korea has conducted a slew of underwater-launched ballistic missile tests since 2016, but all launches were made from the same 2,000-ton-class submarine which has a single launch tube.

Construction is supposed to start in the early 2020s. There are some major differences. While the Ohios carried 24 Trident Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile SLBMs , the new Columbias will each ...