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North Korea to restart nuclear reactor to fuel arms program
North Korea said Tuesday it would restart a nuclear reactor to feed its atomic weapons programme, in its clearest rebuff yet to UN sanctions at the heart of soaring tensions on the Korean peninsula. The announcement was the latest in a series of aggressive statements by Pyongyang that have prompted…
U.S. sends anti-missile destroyer near North Korean coast
The United States has positioned near North Korea a destroyer capable of shooting down missiles in the latest military move amid a showdown with the communist state, an official said Monday. The USS Fitzgerald, which had sailed to South Korea as part of recent exercises, has been sent off the…
White House says North Korean threats aren’t backed up by troop movement
WASHINGTON — The White House said Monday that despite days of bellicose rhetoric, North Korea had yet to back up its threats with mass troop mobilizations or troop movements. With tensions on the Korean peninsula rising ever higher, Washington reiterated that it took Pyongyang’s war talk seriously but also noted…
Bomb test secrecy stirs suspicions on North Korea’s advanced nuclear capabilities: Washington Post
North Korea likely took meticulous steps to conceal any residue from its February nuclear weapon test, fueling suspicions that it is using a new bomb design with highly enriched uranium at its core, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Citing unnamed US officials and weapons experts, the newspaper said the effects…
New U.S. strategy could push North Korea over the edge
AFP – Soaring tensions on the Korean peninsula have seen dire North Korean threats met with an unusually assertive US response that analysts warn could take a familiar game into dangerous territory. By publicly highlighting its recent deployment of nuclear-capable B-52 and stealth bombers over South Korea, Washington has, at…
Russia calls for ‘maximum restraint’ regarding North Korea
Russia on Saturday called for “maximum responsibility and restraint,” after North Korea declared it was in a “state of war” with South Korea and warned Seoul and Washington against any provocation. “We expect all sides to show maximum responsibility and restraint and that no-one will cross the line after which…
North Korea now says it is in ‘state of war’ with South Korea
North Korea announced Saturday that it had entered a “state of war” with South Korea and would deal with every inter-Korean issue accordingly. “As of now, inter-Korea relations enter a state of war and all matters between the two Koreas will be handled according to wartime protocol,” the North said…
Iran, North Korea, and Syria block major UN arms trade treaty
Iran, North Korea and Syria held up agreement on the first global treaty on the $80 billion a year conventional arms trade. The three states twice blocked moves to adopt a treaty by consensus at the end of 10 days of arduous talks at the UN headquarters. Kenya announced that…
North Korea prepares rockets for strike against U.S.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on Friday ordered preparations for strategic rocket strikes on the US mainland and military bases in the Pacific and South Korea. The order, issued at an overnight emergency meeting with top army commanders, was a direct response to the use of nuclear-capable US B-2 stealth…
U.S. will ‘respond’ to North Korea’s provocations, says Chuck Hagel
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday that the United States was “prepared to deal with any eventuality” from North Korea and warned that danger from Pyongyang was on the rise. “We will unequivocally defend — we are unequivocally committed — to that alliance with South Korea as well as our…
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