There could be a high cost for talking up the North Korean threat
Constant threat inflation and fear-mongering take their toll on public opinion:A majority of Americans support military action against North Korea if economic and diplomatic efforts fail, according to...
View Article'Rocket man is on a suicide mission': Trump threatens to 'totally destroy...
President Donald Trump blasted the North Korean regime during his speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.In denouncing the "scourge of our planet," which he said was a "small group of...
View ArticleTrump tells the UN that 'major portions of the world' are 'in conflict' and...
President Donald Trump said in an address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that "major portions of the world are in conflict" and that "some, in fact, are going to hell."The president...
View ArticleMattis explains why the US isn't shooting down North Korean missiles
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday that the U.S. hasn't tried to shoot down any of North Korea's missiles because none of them has posed a threat to the U.S."No. 1, those missiles are not...
View ArticleMattis hints at secret 'kinetic' military options for North Korea
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis hinted that the United States still had military options left for dealing with North Korea, but did not elaborate when asked for details Monday.Most experts believe that a...
View Article'Rocket man is on a suicide mission': Trump threatens to 'totally destroy...
During an address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, President Donald Trump slammed North Korea for the "imprisonment, torture, killing, and oppression of countless" people and...
View Article8 ways North Korea evades UN sanctions
The United Nations recently passed its strongest sanctions yet against North Korea following its sixth nuclear test. But critics have expressed doubts as to whether the sanctions would stop Pyongyang...
View ArticleHere was John Kelly's reaction during Trump's big UN speech
President Donald Trump kicked off Tuesday by delivering an impassioned speech to delegates from the 193 member states of the United Nations.Among other things, Trump lashed out at North Korean leader...
View ArticleNorth Korea's biggest trading partner is China — and it's not even close
China has historically been North Korea's biggest trading partner — and it's not even close.Business Insider put together two charts comparing North Korea's imports and exports by country using 2015...
View ArticleRussia is reportedly going around sanctions and supplying North Korea with fuel
MOSCOW (Reuters) - At least eight North Korean ships that left Russia with a cargo of fuel this year headed for their homeland despite declaring other destinations, a ploy that U.S. officials say is...
View ArticleNorth Korea has launched a bike-sharing scheme to alleviate its apparent fuel...
• Bike-sharing hubs have been spotted in downtown Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea.• The bike-share scheme could be an attempt to alleviate a fuel shortage in the reclusive state.The bike-sharing...
View ArticleNORTH KOREA: US will meet 'final ruin' if it goes to war
North Korea warned Tuesday that the U.S. will be destroyed if it chooses to defy the "military giant" led by leader Kim Jong Un."In case the U.S. opts for confrontation and war at last, defying the...
View ArticleSarah Huckabee Sanders says not to read into the photos of John Kelly looking...
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that she "would certainly not read anything" into photos of White House Chief of Staff John Kelly looking distressed during President Donald...
View ArticleTrump’s threat to 'totally destroy' North Korea is straight out of the...
President Donald Trump blasted North Korea's government in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, threatening to "totally destroy" the recalcitrant nation and calling its leader,...
View ArticleHere’s why US missile defense probably won't protect us from a North Korea...
The prospect that North Korea could fire missiles at its enemies has shed light on ways potential targets could defend themselves. And when it comes to missiles, some say the best defense is more...
View ArticleChinese universities restricting admissions for North Korean students amid...
Some Chinese universities are restricting the admission of North Korean students and even blacklisting their scholarship applications as the nuclear weapons crisis escalates on the Korean peninsula,...
View ArticleWhy UN sanctions on North Korea aren't working, according to experts
The UN recently passed multiple rounds of sanctions designed to cripple the North Korean economy.It hopes the pressure will force the country to curb its nuclear programme.But experts say this hasn't...
View Article'The sound of a dog barking': North Korean foreign minister mocks Trump's...
North Korea's foreign minister has cited a local proverb in likening US President Donald Trump's fiery rhetoric against his country to "a dog barking.""If he was thinking he could scare us with the...
View ArticleHow the US could prevent a North Korean nuclear strike — according to a...
Concerns over a nuclear strike from North Korea are growing, but the US may already have a plan to stop an attack at the last minute. David Kennedy, a former Marine and intelligence specialist,...
View ArticleNorth Korea's ambassador told the UN that sanctions are threatening the...
GENEVA (Reuters) - North Korea told a UN rights panel that international sanctions imposed on it over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs would endanger the survival of North Korean children.Han...
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