THAAD is an advanced U.S. missile defence system designed to intercept and neutralize ballistic threats using kinetic energy. Developed in response to the 1991 Gulf War's Scud missiles ...

Melissa Hanham, also of CNS, notes that Pyongyang may have decided to advertise the Scud-ER now “because they can produce a lot more of them than longer range [missiles].” Given the decision ...

The journey of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the field of missile construction began around 1987 when they initiated operating on Scud missiles. Before this leap, Iran had relied on imported ...

Instead, it relies on the "hit-to-kill" technique, where it physically collides with incoming missiles to destroy them ...