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U.S. Tests Missile With A Range Prohibited By Now-Abandoned Treaty

This photo released by the U.S. Defense Department shows the launch of a conventionally configured ground-launched cruise missile at San Nicolas Island, Calif., on Sunday. U.S. Department of Defense hide caption

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National Security

U.S. Tests Missile With A Range Prohibited By Now-Abandoned Treaty

The Pentagon says it tested a modified cruise missile that flew "more than 500 kilometers" — a distance prohibited under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty scrapped earlier this month.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un Says He Will Visit Seoul

South Korean President Moon Jae-in (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands after signing a joint declaration at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday. Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP hide caption

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Asia

North Korea's Kim Jong Un Says He Will Visit Seoul

During a third summit between Kim Jong Un and South Korea's Moon Jae-in, Pyongyang also agrees to dismantle missile and nuclear weapons sites if the U.S. takes "corresponding" measures.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un Says He Will Visit Seoul

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China Acknowledges Sale Of Advanced Missile Technology To Pakistan

Pakistan test fires its new Ababeel surface-to-surface ballistic missile in Pakistan on Jan. 24, 2017. Ababeel has a maximum range of 1,350 miles and is capable of delivering multiple warheads using multiple independent re-entry vehicle technology, according to Pakistani sources. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

China Acknowledges Sale Of Advanced Missile Technology To Pakistan

The technology, described as a "large-scale optical tracking and measurement system," is reportedly for use in testing Pakistani ballistic missiles that can carry multiple warheads.

Reported Missile Launch Is Early Test For Trump Administration's Approach To Iran

Missiles on display in northern Tehran in 2014. A reported missile test by Iran on Sunday has led some American officials to accuse the country of violating a U.N. resolution that accompanied the 2015 nuclear deal. Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Reported Missile Launch Is Early Test For Trump Administration's Approach To Iran

Since the 2015 international agreement to curb Iran's nuclear capabilities in exchange for lifting some sanctions, the U.S. and Iran have argued over what exactly it says about ballistic missiles.

North Korea 'Very Far Along' In Developing New Ballistic Missile

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looks at a warhead component being developed for a ballistic missile, at an unidentified location in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on March 15, 2016. KCNA/Reuters hide caption

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Parallels

North Korea 'Very Far Along' In Developing New Ballistic Missile

Many independent arms control experts suspect that North Korea will test a missile capable of reaching the continental U.S. later this year. There may not be much the U.S. can do about it.

U.S. Enlarges Its Military Footprint In Eastern Europe, To Mixed Reviews

A MiG-21 fighter — a leftover monument from the Soviet era — is the centerpiece of the Aviators Neighborhood in Deveselu, Romania. Now the base has become a U.S. Navy facility that is part of NATO's anti-missile shield for Europe. Gabriel Amza for NPR hide caption

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Gabriel Amza for NPR

Parallels

U.S. Enlarges Its Military Footprint In Eastern Europe, To Mixed Reviews

In Poland and Romania, some are happy to have new U.S. bases in light of recent Russian moves. But others say the most likely result will be heightened tensions with Moscow.

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