North Korea is getting close to the red line
North Korea is a despotic regime in the full sense of the term. It is a regime run for the benefit of the leadership. It is also a hereditary despotism. Kim Jong Un, the current despot, is the grandson...
View ArticleIf a nuclear bomb is dropped on your city, here's where you should run and hide
People who survive a nuclear blast may be exposed to radioactive ash and dust called fallout.Finding a good shelter as soon as possible and going inside is critical to surviving fallout.A scientist has...
View ArticleThe US is considering 'all options' to stop North Korea — but here's how it...
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made waves on Friday when he expressed his dissatisfaction with decades of failed diplomacy towards North Korea and mentioned that the US would consider "all...
View ArticleTillerson finally speaks: 'The threat of North Korea is imminent'
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, in his first sit-down interview since assuming his role as the nation's top diplomat, addressed a number of pressing issues regarding the US' role in the global order,...
View ArticleThe US and China warily stick to the script during Rex Tillerson's visit
BEIJING (Reuters) - Despite a long list of potential pitfalls, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's visit to China, the first by a senior member of the Trump administration, passed off relatively...
View ArticleMalaysia expects more arrests for the murder of Kim Jong Un's half-brother —...
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian police are expected to make a few more arrests, including an "important person", in connection with the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North...
View ArticleNorth Korea rocket-engine test shows 'meaningful' progress in engine function
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Monday North Korea's latest rocket-engine test showed "meaningful" advancement in engine function."Through this test, it is found that engine function has made...
View ArticleLatest missile test shows North Korea likely developing an ICBM that can hit...
North Korea has likely mastered the technology to power the different stages of an intercontinental ballistic missile and may show it off soon, analysts say, but is likely still a long way from being...
View ArticleChina is going after South Korea's wallet in their dispute over the THAAD...
The first pieces of the US-made Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile system arrived in South Korea earlier this month, the latest step a deployment process the Chinese government had greeted...
View ArticleNorth Korea says it's not afraid of US threat of military strike
TOKYO (AP) — North Korea said Monday it is not frightened by U.S. threats of possible pre-emptive military action to halt its nuclear and missile buildup.A spokesman for North Korea's Foreign Ministry...
View ArticleNorth Korea blasts US arsenal in fresh propaganda video
A new video that called US forces "perverted animals," and portrayed them under attack was uploaded on a YouTube account run by North Korean propagandists.In the video published on Saturday, still...
View ArticleChina and America need a One-Korea policy
The first serious foreign-policy crisis to confront U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has emerged on the Korean Peninsula. Tensions have been compounded by Pyongyang’s alleged assassination...
View ArticleHow refueling the F-35 in mid-air sends North Korea a new message
It might have been just a coincidence in the raging battle of threats and displays of military might in and around the Korean Peninsula.But the U.S. military may have sent North Korea a not-so-subtle...
View ArticleNorth Korea may have 'launched several missiles' hours after warning it would...
A Japanese government source claims North Korea launched "several missiles" this morning.The type of missile and whether the launch was successful is not yet known.The launch report comes just 24 hours...
View ArticleNorth Korea's nukes are nearing the 'point of no return' — and the US may...
North Korea recently doubled the size of its uranium-enrichment plant and pushed through with the testing of rocket engines that could soon power intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of hitting...
View ArticleNorth Korea doesn't fear US sanctions, is looking into a 'preemptive first...
GENEVA (Reuters) - North Korea has nothing to fear from any U.S. move to broaden sanctions aimed at cutting it off from the global financial system and will pursue "acceleration" of its nuclear and...
View ArticleJOHN MCCAIN: There's a 'crazy fat kid' running North Korea
Sen. John McCain of Arizona on Wednesday delivered scorching remarks against North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, while discussing his plan to limit the country's continued provocations."China is the...
View ArticleUS officials warn that North Korea will test another missile soon
North Korea has made preparations for yet another missile test within the coming days, US officials have told Fox News.“The test could come as early as the end of the month,” said an unnamed official....
View ArticleNorth Korean nuclear-site 'activity' suggests impending test
Washington (AFP) - The US military has observed activity in North Korea that suggests Pyongyang may be gearing up for another nuclear test, a US official said Thursday."At the sites where we watch...
View ArticleNorth Korea blasts Trump's 'businessmen turned US authorities' as too much...
TOKYO — North Korea has a criticism of US President Donald Trump he probably wasn't expecting: He's too much like Barack Obama.North Korea's state media, which regularly vilified Obama in the strongest...
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