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North Korea will make another attempt to launch a rocket into space between Dec. 10 and Dec. 22, months after a launch carried out by the impoverished state failed.

North Korea said Tuesday that it has missiles that can reach the U.S. mainland in an apparent threat that was issued after South Korea announced an agreement with the United States to extend the range its missiles.

Iran said Tuesday it has tested medium-range missiles that are capable of hitting targets as far away as Israel in an attempt to discourage the United States or Jerusalem from attacking it, state-run media reported.

Iran claims to have successfully tested a long-range missile in the Persian Gulf, further heightening tensions over the country’s nuclear program.

British security officials are planning to deploy surface-to-air missiles during the London Olympics in 2012, media reports have said.

NATO has expressed concern over a report that thousands of missiles have gone missing in Libya after six months of civil war, according to media reports.

China’s ‘carrier killer,' the DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile was developed with technology pilfered from U.S. military trash during the 1990s, according to recent revelations by a Chinese military analyst.

A new missile developed in China may be able to more easily penetrate Taiwan’s defenses, says a Taiwan intelligence expert.

China’s Dong Feng 21D missile, a newly developed weapon, is said to be capable of destroying moving US aircraft carriers with pinpoint precision.

Claims that a satellite was put into orbit were debunked by the U.S. Northern Command following the launch of North Korea’s rocket.

China is deploying anti-ship missiles along its southeast coast, with a range that covers Taiwan.