New North Korea nuclear, ICBM testing would trigger instant crisis — Moon

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SEOUL — A resumption of North Korea’s nuclear weapon or long-range missile tests would “instantly” send the peninsula back into crisis, outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in said this week, calling for measures to prevent that from happening. A record … Read More

North Korea’s Missile Program Keeps Growing More Dangerous

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South Korea’s Debate over Preemption is the Inevitable Result of North Korea’s Rapid Missilization – As a presidential candidate, South Korean President-Elect Yoon Seok-Yeol suggested that South Korea might need to preemptively strike North Korea because of its spiraling missile … Read More

State Dept. refuses to detail ‘red line’ if China provides support to Russia amid war in Ukraine

China has fallen short of criticizing Putin’s actions against Ukraine. The State Department on Friday refused to detail what “red lines” the U.S. would draw with respect to China’s support for Russia amid its deadly invasion in Ukraine. President Biden … Read More

US carrier displays air power over Yellow Sea as North Korea seen set to test long-range missile

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SEOUL (REUTERS) – The USS Abraham Lincoln aicraft carrier led military exercises in the Yellow Sea, and air defense artillery at Osan air base intensified drills, US forces in Asia said on Tuesday (March 15) amid signs of an imminent … Read More

North Korea Missile Launches ‘Provocation’: US, Japan, South Korea

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The top diplomats of Japan, South Korea, and the United States declared their unity against North Korea on Saturday after a series of ballistic missile launches by Pyongyang. After a day of meetings in Honolulu, US Secretary of State Antony … Read More

Japan, U.S. and South Korea reaffirm resolve on tackling security threats from North Korea

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The defense ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea affirmed on Thursday their intention to work together in dealing with North Korea, which continues to test missiles. In telephone talks that lasted about 35 minutes, Defense Minister Nobuo … Read More

N.Korea boasts of ‘shaking the world’ by testing missiles that can strike US

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SEOUL, Feb 8 (Reuters) – North Korea boasted on Tuesday that it is one of only a handful of countries in the world to field nuclear weapons and advanced missiles and the only one standing up to the United States … Read More

Biden administration must rejig its North Korea strategy

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The US preoccupation with sanctions and its rhetoric of protecting its credibility with its regional allies seem rigid and dated The UN Security Council was to hold an emergency meeting this Friday to discuss North Korea’s seven missile tests in … Read More

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