The Chinese Navy Can Make North Korean Sanctions Bite

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Joint U.S.-Chinese naval operations would put real pressure on Pyongyang — and are in China’s interests, too. China’s Peoples’ Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) sailors march in Hong Kong on July 1, 2015. (Isaac Lawrence/AFP/Getty Images) On Feb. 8, the U.S. … Read More

Trump Opens Door, Just Slightly, to Talking With North Korea

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“We want to talk also,” President Trump said in remarks to American governors at the White House on Monday, referring to the North Koreans. But he quickly added: “only under the right conditions.”CreditTom Brenner/The New York Times   TOKYO — … Read More

US ‘NERVOUS’ of North Korea NUCLEAR WAR threats admits Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

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US SECRETARY of State, Rex Tillerson, has admitted he’s nervous that he does not know how long it may be until North Korea strikes America with a nuclear bomb, it has been revealed. The member of Donald Trump’s cabinet declared … Read More

North Korea THREAT: Expect ‘SIGNIFICANT’ response from Kim if Trump attacks, expert warns

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NORTH KOREA would unleash a “more significant” military response to any attack from the United States in order to protect the “fragile” Kim Jong-un regime, Korea expert Sue Mi Terry claimed. North Korea and the United States have been engaged in … Read More

Mike Pence raises prospect of U.S-North Korea talks

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. and South Korea have agreed on terms for further diplomatic engagement with North Korea, which could potentially lead to direct talks with Washington without pre-conditions, according to Vice President Mike Pence. Speaking to the Washington Post … Read More

US and North Korea trade warnings on nuclear strikes

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US Ambassador Robert Wood (R) waits next to US Army Captain Murzban Morris of the Department of Defense Joint Staff before their address on North Korea to the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland on … Read More

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