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SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has conducted a test of its underwater nuclear weapons system in a protest against this week's joint military drills by South Korea, the United States and Japan, state media KCNA said on Friday. The test of the "Haeil-5-23" system, a name North Korea has given to its nuclear-capable underwater attack drones, was carried out by the defence ministry's think tank in the waters off its east coast, the report said, without specifying a date.

One of several parting shots that the Obama Administration has taken at Israel is the recent vote by the UN Security Council. The vote which passed 14-0 with 1 abstention (The US) has placed Israel in a very precarious position. Are we seeing the time that Israel will become a cup of trembling? Will Daniel's prophecies soon be fulfilled? Join John as he walks us through a disastrous week of foreign policy failures, spearheaded by John Kerry, that puts America at odds with the Israel, and thus, at odds with God. Get prayed up...it is going to be a fast-moving...

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The U.S. Navy is putting underwater drones through wartime-style drills as part of international mine-clearing exercises in the Persian Gulf following similar maneuvers by Iran. The U.S.-led exercises, which began last week, include operations by the unmanned SeaFox devices, which are equipped with sonar and an explosive charge designed to shoot and destroy mines. It is part of the Navy's plans to increasingly deploy automated surveillance and protection systems, including aerial drones. Navy commanders insist the exercises, comprising more than 41 nations, are not intended solely against possible Iranian threats. But Iran has previously warned it...