North Korea now has enough fissile material to build up to 90 nuclear warheads, a sharp rise from previous estimates of 20 to 60, according to a new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report released Friday. Despite years of U.N. sanctions and U.S.-South Korea military drills, Pyongyang has rapidly advanced its nuclear weapons and missile programs, posing an escalating threat to the United States and its allies.
A ballistic missile launched by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen struck within the perimeter of Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday, marking the most direct hit yet on one of the nation’s most critical infrastructures. Israeli officials are now weighing military retaliation—against either Yemen or Iran.
