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US says NKorea fired three 'short-range' ballistic missiles

Washington - Muslimchronicle

The US military said that North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles on Saturday, with two of them failing in flight and the third blowing up "almost immediately." A spokesman for US Pacific Command said none of the missiles, which it said were launched near Kittaeryong, had posed a threat to either North America or the US Pacific territory ofRead more

Minutes from missiles, Guam islanders get to grips with uncertain fate

Guam - Muslimchronicle

Fourteen minutes is not long to prepare for a potential catastrophe. That’s the estimated time taken from a launch of a mid-range ballistic missile in North Korea until impact on Guam, where residents seem resigned to the belief that their fate is out of their control. The local government of this tiny US Pacific island issued preparation guidance to itsRead more

N. Korea threatens missile strike near US territory Guam

Seoul - Muslimchronicle

North Korea said Wednesday that it is considering strikes near US strategic military installations in Guam with its intermediate range ballistic missiles, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported. The threat comes days after the US Security Council levied new sanctions on North Korea over its growing nuclear arsenal. source: AFPRead more

Compensation for Guam WWII atrocity survivors

Hagatna - Muslimchronicle

The US government has launched a compensation scheme for survivors of Japanese atrocities in Guam, 73 years after hostilities ended on the Pacific island. Japan occupied Guam on December 10, 1941, -- three days after the Pearl harbour attack -- and remained there until US Marines liberated the island on July 21, 1944, after a bloody month-long battle. The indigenousRead more

US B-52 bomber down off Guam, crew survive

Los Angeles - Arab Today

A B-52 bomber crashed at a US airbase on the Pacific island of Guam Thursday, with all seven crew unharmed, the U.S. Air Force said. "A B-52H Stratofortress preparing to take off for a Continuous Bomber Presence mission aborted on take-off and caught fire at approximately 8:30 a.m. local time (on Thursday) on the Andersen AFB (Air Force Base) flightRead more