N. Korea fires ballistic missile as South gets ready for new president

SEOUL, May 4 (Reuters) – North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea and Japan said, about a week after Pyongyang vowed to develop its nuclear forces “at the fastest possible … Read More

US envoy vows ‘decisive response’ to North Korea missile, nuclear tensions

SEOUL: The US envoy for North Korea said that Washington would act “responsibly and decisively” in response to “escalatory actions” after a series of test missile launches raised concerns that the North was preparing to resume nuclear testing. US Special … Read More

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

North Korea’s nuclear site hit by series of earthquakes, South Korea says

South Korea says earthquakes highlight the area’s geological instability as Pyongyang hinted it could resume testing for the first time since 2017. North Korea’s nuclear test site has been struck by a series of small, natural earthquakes, South Korea has … 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

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