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United Nations: Sanctions against North Korea after threat of pre-emptive nuclear strike
The UN Security Council on Thursday imposed new sanctions against North Korea amid escalating tensions as the North threatened a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States. The council unanimously passed a resolution, agreed by the United States and China, which added new names to the UN sanctions blacklist and…
North Korea threatens ‘pre-emptive’ nuclear strike
North Korea threatened to carry out a “pre-emptive” nuclear strike Thursday as the UN Security Council prepared to vote on new sanctions against the isolated state. “As long as the US seeks to ignite a nuclear war, our revolutionary armed forces will exercise the right to launch a pre-emptive nuclear…
South Korea vows to retaliate if provoked by North Korea
South Korea warned Wednesday that it would retaliate against any provocation from North Korea, a day after the North threatened to tear up the armistice that ended the Korean War in 1953. “If North Korea carries out provocations that threaten the lives and safety of South Koreans, our military will…
‘The Pirate Bay’ move to North Korea is a hoax
Update: ZDNet reports that at least one programmer found the story to be a hoax. After Google chairman Eric Schmidt and former NBA star Dennis Rodman, the notorious file-sharing site The Pirate Bay is claiming to be the latest unexpected visitor to Stalinist North Korea. In a posting on its…
North Korea says its nuclear weapons can reach the U.S.
North Korea warned Wednesday that the US mainland was “well within” the range of its nuclear weapons, as Pyongyang continued to ramp up the bellicose rhetoric after its recent nuclear test. In an article posted on the official Uriminzokkiri website, a member of the Korean National Peace Committee — a…
U.S. officials secretly visited North Korea last year to encourage them to moderate foreign policy: LA Times
US officials made two secret visits to North Korea last year in an effort to improve relations after North Korea leader Kim Jong Un assumed power, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday. Citing unnamed former US officials familiar with the trips, the newspaper said the visits in April and August…
Photos show North Korea has resumed activity at nuclear site
North Korea has resumed activity at a nuclear site following its internationally condemned bomb test, a US think tank said Wednesday, amid fears that the regime will carry out more explosions. Examining satellite photos, the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University detected a rise in traffic at the Punggye-ri site…
New crazy North Korea propaganda video shows Obama and U.S. troops in flames
North Korea has released a new propaganda video showing US soldiers and President Barack Obama burning in the flames of a nuclear blast. The footage was uploaded on YouTube on Monday, two weeks after a separate video that showed New York city in flames after an apparent missile attack. Both…
North Korea claims tourism is ‘booming’ following nuclear test
Foreign tourism is “booming” in North Korea, state media said Tuesday a week after the country triggered global outrage by conducting its third nuclear test. The number of foreign visitors to the North has grown steadily since 2000 and witnessed a surge after 2009, especially in the number of European…
Satellite images show North Korea making progress on long-range missile
Already under fire for its latest nuclear test, North Korea has been making preparations at a launchpad that could pave the way for firing a long-range missile, a US think tank said Thursday. 38 North, a blog of the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University, analyzed satellite photos that it…
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