With Pyongyang on war footing, US must quickly defuse nuclear flashpoints
North Korea’s nuclear programme is a symptom of weakness, not strength. The reality is that it is comprehensively outspent, outgunned and out-resourced by the South.
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North Korea tests submarine-launched cruise missiles, KCNA says
SEOUL — North Korea tested its new strategic cruise missiles for the second time in a week on Sunday (Jan 28), calling it a newly developed submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM), accelerating its navy's nuclear armament, state media reported on Monday.
Putin in Pyongyang? Proposed trip to meet Kim Jong-un reveals Russia’s growing reliance on North Korea
During a meeting with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui in Moscow last week, Putin expressed his “willingness” to visit Pyongyang soon to meet supreme leader Kim, North Korean state news agency KCNA reported on Sunday.
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un ‘guides’ submarine-launched cruise missile test
The two Pulhwasal-3-31 missiles “flew in the sky above the East Sea … to hit the island target” on Sunday, state-run news agency KCNA reported, adding that Kim had “guided” the launch.
North Korea fires cruise missile salvo as Kim Jong-un ramps up rhetoric
North Korea fired several cruise missiles on Sunday, Seoul’s military said, the latest in a series of tension-raising moves by the nuclear-armed state.
Friday Briefing: Will North Korea Attack?
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, could take some form of lethal military action against South Korea in the coming months after having shifted his policy to one of open hostility, U.S. officials say.
North Korea fires cruise missiles off west coast, Seoul says
SEOUL — North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles towards the sea off its west coast on Wednesday (Jan 24), South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, in the latest sign of heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula.
North Korea tears down monument symbolising union with South
SEOUL — North Korea has demolished a major monument in its capital that symbolised the goal of reconciliation with South Korea on the orders of leader Kim Jong-un, who last week called South Korea a "primary foe" and said unification was no longer possible.