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U.S. boosts missile defense after North Korea warns of nuclear strike
The United States has scrambled to reinforce its Pacific missile defences, preparing to send ground-based interceptors to Guam, as North Korea said Thursday it had authorised plans for nuclear strikes on US targets. US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Pyongyang’s increasingly bellicose threats combined with its military capabilities represented a…
CNN previews how war with North Korea would play out
CNN brought retired General James Marks into their studio on Wednesday afternoon to explain the military strategies North Korea and the United States would likely employ in a conflict. Assuming North Korea struck first, the country would begin firing artillery into South Korea while deploying special operation forces along the…
Think tank: North Korea has already restarted plutonium reactor
North Korea has already begun work to restart a plutonium production reactor in a sign that its confrontational rhetoric may not all be bluster, a US think tank said Wednesday. The US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University said that a satellite photograph seen on March 27 indicated construction at the…
North Korea: War could break out ‘today or tomorrow’
North Korea dramatically escalated its warlike rhetoric on Thursday, warning that it had authorised plans for nuclear strikes on targets in the United States. “The moment of explosion is approaching fast,” the North Korean military said, warning that war could break out “today or tomorrow”. Pyongyang’s latest pronouncement came as…
Defense secretary: North Korea threats pose ‘real and clear danger’
WASHINGTON — North Korea’s threats and recent actions represent a “real and clear danger” to the United States as well as its allies South Korea and Japan, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday. “They have nuclear capacity now, they have missile delivery capacity now,” Hagel said after giving a…
Rick Perry: North Korea wants to blow up Texas to stop my awesome awesomeness
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) believes that his success as governor has made Texas a target for attack by North Korea leader Kim Jong-un. Following the news that a North Korean government photo had revealed plans to strike cities in the United States, many were confused about why Austin made…
Colbert crows over North Korea: ‘I told you so’
Stephen Colbert admitted to his audience on Tuesday that he never understood the expression, “I hate to say I told you so.” And North Korea’s recent declaration of a “state of war” with South Korea gave him a chance to demonstrate that. “Guess what? I told you so,” he deadpanned.…
North Korea bans South from joint industrial zone
North Korea told South Korea on Wednesday that it was banning access to their Kaesong joint industrial park, but said South Koreans in the complex would be allowed to leave, officials said. The Kaesong industrial complex is a crucial source of hard currency for the regime in Pyongyang and seen…
John Kerry denounces ‘unacceptable rhetoric’ from the North Korea
The United States vowed to defend itself and its regional allies Tuesday after North Korea again stepped up its warlike rhetoric and the UN warned that the crisis could spin out of control. Standing side-by-side with counterpart South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, US Secretary of State John Kerry denounced…
U.S. deploys sea-based radar amid North Korea crisis
WASHINGTON — The United States has deployed a sophisticated sea-based radar to the ocean east of Japan to track any North Korean ballistic missile launches, a Pentagon official said Tuesday. The Sea based X-Band Radar (SBX) looks like an enormous balloon mounted on a large ocean oil rig. The large…
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