Two ballistic missiles fired by North Korea landed in waters within Japan’s exclusive economic zone on Thursday, a Tokyo defense ministry official told reporters. The zone extends up to 200 nautical miles from Japan’s coast, beyond the limits of its territorial waters. “Two ballistic missiles fell inside the EEZ,” said ...
Russia’s hypothetical use of nuclear weapons may happen exclusively in extraordinary circumstances and will be possible only for defensive purposes, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on Thursday. “Russia’s nuclear deterrence policy is strictly defensive. ...