Missiles

North Korean and U.S. officials on Oct. 5 gathered for new nuclear talks in Stockholm after months of deadlock and Pyongyang's defiant test of a sea-launched ballistic missile this week.    

The UN Security Council will hold a closed-door consultation on Tuesday over North Korean ballistic missile tests. Missile launches are in violation of UN sanctions.

At the same time, a delegation from North Korea arrived in Stockholm for talks with US representatives on nuclear disarmament.

North Korea confirmed on Oct. 3 it has carried out its first underwater-launched ballistic missile test in three years, in an apparent bid to dial up pressure on the United States ahead of a weekend resumption of their nuclear diplomacy.

North Korea has confirmed that it fired a ballistic missile from a submarine off its east coast.

The official statement states that this is a new type of rocket fired from a vertical position. The purpose of the successful attempt is to strengthen the country's military self-defense power.

North Korea has launched two ballistic missiles in the direction of the Sea of ​​Japan. One of them has fallen in Japan's exclusive economic zone.

According to the Secretary-General of the Government of Japan, there is no record of injuries or damage to property. Information gathering continues.

Turkey has announced the completion of the transfer of the components of the S-400 air defense systems' second battery from Russia and that it will be operational by April 2020.

Turkey has successfully test-fired its first cruise missile with a warhead capable of penetrating a concrete bunker, according to Turkey's industry and technology minister.

The Turkish Defense Ministry on Wednesday said that training has commenced on the controversial Russian S-400 missile defense system that has soured Ankara's ties with Washington and raised tension with Athens.

In a post on Twitter, the minister said that training on the long-range air and missile defense system has started in Gatchina, Russia.

Turkish Air Force personnel are attending a training for S-400 missile defense systems in Russia.

Russia said on Tuesday that the U.S. test of a ground-launched cruise missile was regrettable and showed that Washington had long been preparing for the demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, TASS news agency reported.