http://www.warsigns.com World War 3 Signs, Iraq, North Korea Nuclear Crisis, Iran, and more Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:52:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By APRIL CASTRO and DEVLIN BARRETT, Associated Press Writers April Castro And Devlin Barrett, Associated Press Writers FORT HOOD, Texas – An Army officer opened fire Thursday with two handguns at the Fort Hood military base in an attack that left 12 people dead and 31 wounded. Authorities killed the ... http://www.warsigns.com/army-officer-opens-fire-kills-12-at-fort-hood-texas/2009110538.html KABUL – Hundreds of insurgents armed with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades stormed a pair of remote outposts near the Pakistan border, killing eight U.S. soldiers and capturing more than 20 Afghan security troops in the deadliest assault against U.S. forces in more than a year, military officials said. The fierce ... http://www.warsigns.com/8-us-troops-killed-in-fierce-afghan-fighting/2009100436.html MIAMI – Police say 12 people were shot when up to three gunmen stormed a Miami house party and opened fire.  Police spokesman Det. William Moreno said three of the wounded were hospitalized in critical condition from the shooting early Monday morning. Another person fleeing the home was struck by ... http://www.warsigns.com/12-people-wounded-in-miami-house-party/2009070634.html Commercial satellite images show that North Korea's sophisticated new missile base on its west coast — designed for multiple test flights in a short time — is ready for use, according to an independent analyst. Photographic images show the launch tower and what appears to be construction materials on the launch ... http://www.warsigns.com/north-korean-missile-launch-pad-is-ready/2009060431.html North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has signaled the anointment of his youngest son as heir to the ruling family dynasty as the rival Koreas bolstered their militaries along a disputed sea border on Tuesday. Analysts believe that Kim Jong-il, whose power base stems from his support for the military, may be ... http://www.warsigns.com/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-ils-successor/2009060229.html The following is a look at North Korea's missile program: THE ARSENAL - North Korea has well over 1,000 missiles of various ranges. It has sold missiles and missile technology overseas, with Iran being one of the large buyers. The North has more than 800 ballistic missiles -- including 600 Scud ... http://www.warsigns.com/north-koreas-missile-program/2009060225.html "North Korea is so impoverished it has not been able to renew arms that are outdated and degraded," said Atsuhito Isozaki, a North Korean expert at Japan's private Keio University. "Its conventional military is no match for those of Japan, South Korea or the U.S." Isozaki said the North's shortage of ... http://www.warsigns.com/defense-ready-for-potential-north-korean-attack/2009053022.html North Korea has threatened to retaliate with its military if any of its ships are stopped and searched for banned weapons. Deadly naval skirmishes occurred in 1999 and 2002 off disputed shores along Korea's western coast. But despite all of its bluster, some experts say Pyongyang is playing a calculated game ... http://www.warsigns.com/north-korean-focused-on-clash-at-sea/2009053019.html At the outset of the war, which began 59 years ago next month, North Korean armor rolled across the border, catching the South by surprise. An emergency U.S. defense effort initially crumbled, and the North's forces almost succeeded in pushing the Americans off the tip of the peninsula. http://www.warsigns.com/memories-of-the-korean-war/2009053016.html North Korea has 1.2 million troops, and as many as 80,000 commandos trained to infiltrate the South. In April, it launched a rocket that experts say indicates it has the capability of hitting Japan or possibly the United States with conventional warheads. And it has now demonstrated twice that it ... http://www.warsigns.com/north-koreas-neighbors-reason-to-be-anxious/2009053014.html