Current Events in Asia-Pacific

Multiple Spaces Flooded on Stranded U.S. Minesweeper (DefenseNews)

A Dog And Pony Show: North Korea’s New ICBM by Markus Schiller and Robert H. Schmucker Dog and Pony Show (PDF)

The Week (Indian newspaper)

How Might North Korea Test an ICBM? (38 North)

China installs weapons systems on artificial islands: U.S. think tank (Reuters)

China Reclaimed Land for South China Sea Anti-Submarine Helicopter Base Near Vietnam (USNI News)

On the presence of both UK and Chinese carriers in the zone: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41752/british-and-chinese-aircraft-carriers-both-underway-in-the-tense-south-china-sea To follow the steaming of USS Tulsa LCS-16, apparently armed with only 1xNSM and perhaps "something" in the combat module after the gun: https://www.surfpac.navy.mil/Media/News/Article/2713202/uss-tulsa-lcs-16-sails-in-the-philippine-sea/ https://www.facebook.com/TulsaBlue/ Just here: https://scontent.fvlc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/201997926_1132684547227946_3551401952423554092_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=KNsC5f80kWIAX_thJHI&_nc_ht=sc…

North Korea's Nuclear Futures: Technology and Strategy (pdf, 38 North)

From DefenseNews [excerpt]

North Korea Missile Test Database (NTI)

Initial Analysis of North Korea’s “New Type Long-Range Cruise Missile” (38 North)

North Korea's Most Important Submarine Base (The Diplomat) With great imagery.

Suspected to be a nuclear submarine shipyard, in the analysis is more probably a merchant ship module mounting installation: Original article in The National Interest: http://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-everyone-wrong-about-chinas-next-gen-submarines-21631 Expanded article (24 pages) in The Admiral Trilogy website: http://www.admiraltytrilogy.com/pdf/Bohai.pdf

DF-26 IRBM may have ASM variant, China reveals at 3 September parade (Jane's) Interesting development, especially as it was touted as a 'Guam killer'. Now it might be both? (keeping in mind that the ASBM concept still has some gaping holes)

I know radar ranges are ever contested, and usually don't write about it to avoid irresoluble feuds. But the last week discovered one or some Korean Wikipedia editors have detailed some radar ranges compilations and number of T/R modules (From OSINT) on many radar types entries on Korean Wikipedia: https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/SPY-1 And here Chinese radar ranges (Obviously South Koreans are very interested on it!): https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/346%EC%8B%9D_%EB%A0%88%EC%9D%B4%EB%8D%94

North Korea’s Musudan Missile: A Performance Assessment (38 North)

This Is Not The ICBM You Are Looking For; Detailed Analysis Of North Korean Missile (Breaking Defense)

PLAN Type 901 integrated supply ship (Admiralty Trilogy, pdf)

Refitted Aircraft Carrier Sails Out From Russia to India (RIA Novosti)

New BVRAAM may have entered PLAAF service (Jane's)