Missile Test

• L'8 maggio 2025, l'India ha condotto un test riuscito del missile avanzato Agni-5 dotato di tecnologia MIRV dall'isola Dr APJ Abdul Kalam al largo dell'Odisha, visibile fino al Bangladesh. • Sotto il nome in codice Mission Divyastra, il singolo missile ha dispiegato testate multiple in grado di colpire diversi obiettivi simultaneamente, collocando l'India tra le nazioni d'élite con tale capacità strategica. • Il Ministro della Difesa Rajnath Singh ha descritto il test come un 'salto enorme' nella preparazione della difesa contro 'crescenti percezioni di minaccia', con l'intero volo tracciato da sistemi terrestri e navali.

• North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Monday, prompting immediate condemnation from Seoul and Washington amid escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula. • South Korea's military detected at least three missile launches, with analysts assessing the tests as part of Pyongyang's ongoing weapons development program. • The U.S. State Department condemned the launches as destabilizing and reiterated its commitment to defending South Korea and Japan through extended deterrence.

• North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile from its western region Tuesday evening, the sixth such test in the past three months despite frozen nuclear diplomacy with the US. • US officials assessed the missile demonstrated improved guidance systems, suggesting continued weapons development despite economic sanctions and international isolation. • The test complicates efforts to restart dialogue, with South Korea calling for emergency trilateral talks involving Japan to address escalating regional security threats.