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2025 Korea, North Military and Security Military expenditures ...16% of state expenditures on defense; North Korea in the 2010s and 2020s has increasingly relied on illicit activities including cybercrime to generate revenue for its weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs to evade US and UN sanctions
2025 Korea, North Military and Security Military - note ...proliferation of military-related items; ballistic and cruise missile development and testing; weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs including tests of nuclear devices in 2006, 2009, 2013, 2016, and 2017; and large conventional armed forces (2025)
2025 Pakistan Space Space program overview space program dates back to the early 1960s, but funding shortfalls and shifts in priority toward ballistic missile development in the 1980s and 1990s hampered the program s development; now has a strengthened focus on acquiring satellites and reaching agreements...
2025 Pakistan Space Key space-program milestones ...UK and launched by Russia 2011 - first digital communications satellite (PakSat-1R) launched by China 2017 - successfully test-launched ballistic missile system (Shaheed-III) 2023 - joined China s International Lunar Research Station program 2024 - first lunar orbiter/satellite (iCube Qamar...
2025 South Africa Space Space launch site(s) Arniston launch facility (Western Cape) used to support space launch vehicle and ballistic missile program (1980s-1990s); it is now a weapons testing facility called the Denel Overberg Test Range (2024)
2024 Belarus Military and Security Military - note ...integrated air and missile defense system and joint military training centers and exercises; Russia leases from Belarus a strategic ballistic missile defense site operated by Russian Aerospace Forces and a global communications facility for the Russian Navy; in 2020, the...
2024 Korea, North Military and Security Military expenditures ...16% of state expenditures on defense; North Korea in the 2010s and 2020s has increasingly relied on illicit activities including cybercrime to generate revenue for its weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs to evade US and UN sanctions
2024 Korea, North Military and Security Military - note ...proliferation of military-related items; ballistic and cruise missile development and testing; weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs including tests of nuclear devices in 2006, 2009, 2013, 2016, and 2017; and large conventional armed forces; despite high-level efforts to...
2024 Pakistan Space Space program overview space program dates back to the early 1960s but funding shortfalls and shifts in priority toward ballistic missile development in the 1980s and 1990s hampered the program s development; more recently, the program has regained attention and become more ambitious...
2024 South Africa Space Space launch site(s) Arniston launch facility (Western Cape) used to support space launch vehicle and ballistic missile program (1980s-1990s); it is now a weapons testing facility called the Denel Overberg Test Range (2024)
2023 Belarus Military and Security Military - note ...integrated air and missile defense system and joint military training centers and exercises; Russia leases from Belarus a strategic ballistic missile defense site operated by Russian Aerospace Forces and a global communications facility for the Russian Navy; in 2020, the...
2023 France Military and Security Military - note ...ocean-going patrol ships, three helicopter carrier/amphibious assault ships, six nuclear-powered attack submarines, and four nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (note France became a nuclear power in 1960) French military aviation was officially established in 1912 although its...
2023 India Military and Security Military - note ...aircraft carriers, more than 50 destroyers, frigates, corvettes, and large patrol vessels, 16 attack submarines, and two nuclear-powered ballistic missile capable submarines; the Navy also has several combat aircraft and anti-submarine warfare helicopter squadrons, as well as a...
2023 Iran Military and Security Military - note ...Russian-produced aircraft; the IRIADF controls the country s surface-to-air missile capabilities; the IRGCASF operates some ground attack aircraft and most of Iran s unmanned aerial vehicles; it also controls Iran s cruise and ballistic missile force (2023)
2023 Israel Military and Security Military - note ...000 personnel that can be mobilized rapidly into dozens of combat brigades; the Ground Force also controls Israel s ballistic missile force; the Air Force has approximately 250 modern US-made combat aircraft, as well as one of the world...
2023 Korea, North Introduction Background ...These include proliferation of military-related items; ballistic and cruise missile development and testing; WMD programs including tests of nuclear devices in 2006, 2009, 2013, 2016, and 2017; and large conventional armed forces. Despite high-level efforts to ease tensions...
2023 Korea, North Military and Security Military expenditures ...16% of state expenditures on defense; North Korea in the 2010s and 2020s has increasingly relied on illicit activities including cybercrime to generate revenue for its weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs to evade US and UN sanctions
2023 Korea, North Military and Security Military - note ...MND) is responsible for administrative control of the military and external relations with foreign militaries North Korea s growing ballistic missile program includes close- (CRBM), short- (SRBM), medium- (MRBM), intermediate- (IRBM), and intercontinental- (ICBM) range ballistic missiles; the North received...
2023 Korea, South Military and Security Military - note ...Korean militaries maintain large numbers of troops the South Korean Army is organized into commands for aviation, ballistic and cruise missile operations, capital defense, ground operations, air and missile defense, and rear area defense operations; the Ground Operations Command has...
2023 Pakistan Space Space program overview space program dates back to the early 1960s but funding shortfalls and shifts in priority toward ballistic missile development in the 1980s and 1990s hampered the program s development; more recently, the program has regained attention and become more ambitious...
2023 Russia Military and Security Military - note ...the Navy is its submarine force, which has approximately 50-60 nuclear ballistic missile, nuclear cruise missile, nuclear attack-type, and conventional attack submarines; the ballistic missile submarines are an essential arm of Russia s nuclear triad; the Navy has...
2023 Saudi Arabia Military and Security Military - note ...combat aircraft from Europe and the US with more on order; the Strategic Missile Force manages Saudi Arabia s ballistic missile inventory, largely acquired from China the SANG is responsible for both internal security and external defense; its duties include...
2023 South Africa Space Space launch site(s) Arniston launch facility (Western Cape) used to support space launch vehicle and ballistic missile program (1980s-1990s) (2023)
2023 United Kingdom Military and Security Military - note ...assault ships and flotillas of patrol and mine warfare vessels; the Navy also has nine attack submarines and four ballistic missile submarines that form the UK's strategic nuclear deterrent force; the air arm has advanced US-made multirole fighter...
2022 Belarus Military and Security Military - note ...supplier of arms to Belarus, and Belarusian troops reportedly train on Russian equipment; Russia leases from Belarus a strategic ballistic missile defense site operated by Russian Aerospace Forces and a global communications facility for the Russian Navy; in 2020, the...
2022 Korea, North Introduction Background ...Since 2019, North Korea has continued developing its ballistic missile program and issued statements condemning the US, and vowing to further strengthen its military capabilities, including long range missiles and nuclear weapons. North Korea remains one of the world s...
2022 Korea, North Economy Economic overview ...Corruption and resource misallocation, including show projects, large-scale military spending, and development of its ballistic missile and nuclear programs, severely draws off resources needed for investment and civilian consumption. Industrial and power outputs have stagnated for years at a...
2022 Korea, North Military and Security Military expenditures ...of North Korea's GDP annually; North Korea in the 2010s and 2020s has increasingly relied on illicit activities including cybercrime to generate revenue for its weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs to evade US and UN sanctions
2022 Korea, North Military and Security Military - note ...for administrative control of the military and external relations with foreign militaries as of 2022, North Korea s growing ballistic missile program included close- (CRBM), short- (SRBM), medium- (MRBM), intermediate- (IRBM), and intercontinental- (ICBM) range ballistic missiles; the North received...
2021 Belarus Military and Security Military - note ...supplier of arms to Belarus, and Belarusian troops reportedly train on Russian equipment; Russia leases from Belarus a strategic ballistic missile defense site operated by Russian Aerospace Forces and a global communications facility for the Russian Navy; in 2020, the...
2021 Korea, North Introduction Background ...Since 2019, North Korea has continued developing its ballistic missile program and issued statements condemning the US, and vowing to further strengthen its military capabilities, including long range missiles and nuclear weapons. North Korea remains one of the world s...
2021 Korea, North Economy Economic overview ...Corruption and resource misallocation, including show projects, large-scale military spending, and development of its ballistic missile and nuclear programs, severely draws off resources needed for investment and civilian consumption. Industrial and power outputs have stagnated for years at a...
2021 Korea, North Military and Security Military - note ...for administrative control of the military and external relations with foreign militaries as of 2021, North Korea s growing ballistic missile program included close- (CRBM), short- (SRBM), medium- (MRBM), intermediate- (IRBM), and intercontinental- (ICBM) range ballistic missiles; the North received...
2020 Korea, North Economy Economic overview ...Large-scale military spending and development of its ballistic missile and nuclear programs severely draws off resources needed for investment and civilian consumption. Industrial and power outputs have stagnated for years at a fraction of pre-1990 levels. Frequent weather...
2020 Korea, North Military and Security Military equipment inventories and acquisitions the KPA is equipped mostly with older weapon systems originally acquired from the former Soviet Union, Russia, and China; North Korea manufactures copies and provides some upgrades to these weapon systems; it also has a robust domestic ballistic missile program...
2019 Korea, North Economy Economy - overview ...Large-scale military spending and development of its ballistic missile and nuclear program severely draws off resources needed for investment and civilian consumption. Industrial and power outputs have stagnated for years at a fraction of pre-1990 levels. Frequent weather...
2019 Yemen Terrorism Terrorist groups - foreign based ...spread Iran’s influence and counter Saudi and UAE by supporting Yemen’s Houthi government through funding, training, logistical support, and weapons, to include ballistic missile and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology area(s) of operations: Yemen, including the Red...
2018 Korea, North Economy Economy - overview ...Large-scale military spending and development of its ballistic missile and nuclear program severely draws off resources needed for investment and civilian consumption. Industrial and power outputs have stagnated for years at a fraction of pre-1990 levels. Frequent weather...
2017 Korea, North Economy Economy - overview ...Large-scale military spending and development of its ballistic missile and nuclear program severely draws off resources needed for investment and civilian consumption. Industrial and power outputs have stagnated for years at a fraction of pre-1990 levels. Frequent weather...
2012 Iran Introduction Background ...Resolutions 1737, 1747, 1803, and 1929 subject a number of Iranian individuals and entities involved in Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs to sanctions. Additionally, several Iranian entities are subject to US sanctions under Executive Order 13224 designation for...
2011 Iran Introduction Background ...Resolutions 1737, 1477, 1803 and 1929 subject a number of Iranian individuals and entities involved in Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs to sanctions. Additionally, several Iranian entities are subject to US sanctions under Executive Order 13382 designations for...
2010 Iran Introduction Background ...Resolutions 1737, 1477, and 1803 subject a number of Iranian individuals and entities involved in Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs to sanctions. Additionally, several Iranian entities are subject to US sanctions under Executive Order 13382 designations for proliferation...
2009 Iran Introduction Background ...Resolutions 1737, 1477, and 1803 subject a number of Iranian individuals and entities involved in Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs to sanctions. Additionally, several Iranian entities are subject to US sanctions under Executive Order 13382 designations for proliferation...
2006 Wake Island Military Military - note defense is the responsibility of the US; launch support facility is part of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site (RTS) administered by US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC)
2005 Wake Island Military Military - note defense is the responsibility of the US; launch support facility is part of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site (RTS) administered by US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC)
2004 Wake Island Military Military - note defense is the responsibility of the US; launch support facility is part of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site (RTS) administered by US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC)