Elisabeth Bumiller And Michael Wines New York Times

In a major new assessment of North Korea, US Defence Secretary Robert M Gates said on Tuesday that the country is becoming a direct threat to the United States and was within five years of developing a missile with the potential of hitting Alaska or the West Coast.Mr. Gates said that although he expected North Korea's ability to be limited, he anti...

China's military conducted a test flight of a new stealth fighter jet on Tuesday, overshadowing an important visit to Beijing by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates aimed at improving defense ties -- and apparently catching China's civilian leadership off guard. Staging the test flight of the long-secret J-20 while Mr. Gates was in Beijing amounted t...

In a major new assessment of North Korea, US Defence Secretary Robert M Gates said on Tuesday that the country is becoming a direct threat to the United States and was within five years of developing a missile with the potential of hitting Alaska or the West Coast.Mr. Gates said that although he expected North Korea's ability to be limited, he anti...

China's military conducted a test flight of a new stealth fighter jet on Tuesday, overshadowing an important visit to Beijing by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates aimed at improving defense ties -- and apparently catching China's civilian leadership off guard. Staging the test flight of the long-secret J-20 while Mr. Gates was in Beijing amounted t...