Kim watches missile tests and warns that North Korea will take an aggressive stance in disputed seas
10 months, 1 week ago

Kim watches missile tests and warns that North Korea will take an aggressive stance in disputed seas

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a test of new surface-to-sea missiles and warned that the country would take a more aggressive military posture in disputed seas, the North’s state media said Thursday. The report by the Korean Central News Agency came a day after South Korea’s military detected the North firing multiple cruise missiles into waters off its eastern port of Wonsan. Kim told the Supreme People’s Assembly that if South Korea “violates even 0.001 millimeter of our territorial land, air and waters, it will be considered a war provocation.” In the same speech, Kim also declared that the North was abandoning its long-standing goal of reconciliation with the South and repeated a threat that it would annihilate its rival with nukes if provoked. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff spokesperson, Lee Sung Joon, said in a briefing Thursday that the South’s military would sternly respond to any provocation along the Northern Limit Line, which he described as “our military’s unchanging sea border.” In early January, both countries fired artillery rounds near the western sea boundary in exchanges that caused no known damage.

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North Korea’s Kim vows steadfast support for Russia’s war in Ukraine
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

North Korea’s Kim vows steadfast support for Russia’s war in Ukraine

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed his country will “invariably support” Russia’s war in Ukraine as he met Russia’s defense chief, the North’s state media reported Saturday. U.S., South Korean and others say North Korea has also shipped artillery systems, missiles and other conventional weapons to replenish Russia’s exhausted weapons inventory. Last week, South Korean …

North Korea's Kim accuses US of stoking tension, warns of nuclear war
1 month ago

North Korea's Kim accuses US of stoking tension, warns of nuclear war

Hindustan Times  

By Hyonhee Shin North Korea's Kim accuses US of stoking tension, warns of nuclear war SEOUL -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused the United States of ramping up tension and provocations, saying the Korean peninsula has never faced such risks of nuclear war as now, state media KCNA said on Friday. "Never before have the warring parties on …

North Korean leader calls for expanding his nuclear forces in the face of alleged US threats
1 month ago

North Korean leader calls for expanding his nuclear forces in the face of alleged US threats

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un renewed his call for a “limitless” expansion of his military nuclear program to counter U.S.-led threats in comments reported Monday that were his first direct criticism toward Washington since Donald Trump’s win in the U.S. presidential election. North Korea has since suspended any meaningful talks with Washington and Seoul as …

North Korea test-launches a ballistic missile toward the sea, South Korea says
1 month, 3 weeks ago

North Korea test-launches a ballistic missile toward the sea, South Korea says

The Independent  

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North Korea beefs up Kim Jong-un’s security due to assassination threat
1 month, 3 weeks ago

North Korea beefs up Kim Jong-un’s security due to assassination threat

The Independent  

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South Korean military says the North appears poised to conduct nuclear and ICBM tests
1 month, 3 weeks ago

South Korean military says the North appears poised to conduct nuclear and ICBM tests

The Independent  

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North Korea says it will permanently ‘shut off’ border with South
2 months, 2 weeks ago

North Korea says it will permanently ‘shut off’ border with South

The Independent  

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North Korea to 'permanently' shut border with South Korea
2 months, 2 weeks ago

North Korea to 'permanently' shut border with South Korea

ABC  

North Korea said it will permanently block its border with South Korea and boost its front-line defence posture to cope with "confrontational hysteria" by South Korean and US forces. South Korean officials said North Korea had already been adding anti-tank barriers and reinforcing roads on its side of the border since April. In a report to parliament on Tuesday, South …

North Korea vows to block border with South Korea and build front-line defense structures
2 months, 2 weeks ago

North Korea vows to block border with South Korea and build front-line defense structures

LA Times  

Choe Ryong Hae, the chairman of the Supreme People’s Assembly’s Standing Committee, speaks during an assembly session in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea said Wednesday that it will permanently block its border with South Korea and build front-line defense structures to cope with “confrontational hysteria” by South Korean and U.S. forces, while not announcing an expected constitutional revision to formally …

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un threatens to use nuclear weapons against South Korea and US – again
2 months, 2 weeks ago

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un threatens to use nuclear weapons against South Korea and US – again

The Independent  

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South Korea unveils most powerful missile, which can reach North Korea’s underground bunkers
2 months, 3 weeks ago

South Korea unveils most powerful missile, which can reach North Korea’s underground bunkers

The Hindu  

South Korea unveiled its most powerful ballistic missile and other weapons targeting North Korea during a massive Armed Forces Day ceremony on Tuesday as the South's President warned the North's regime would collapse if it attempts to use nuclear weapons. South Korea’s weapons displays and warning against North Korea came after the latter recently rose regional animosities by disclosing its …

On a day when isolated nations get their say at the UN, North Korea reups condemnation of US
2 months, 3 weeks ago

On a day when isolated nations get their say at the UN, North Korea reups condemnation of US

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — North Korea condemned the United States and its allies Monday for “stirring up military confrontations still further” by engaging in war games in the Asia-Pacific region and “talking unceasingly” about regime change in the diplomatically isolated nation. “They are stirring up military confrontations still further,” Kim said, accusing Washington of hypocrisy — another common charge from North …

North Korea’s Kim calls for bolstering nuclear and conventional weapons after testing two missiles
3 months ago

North Korea’s Kim calls for bolstering nuclear and conventional weapons after testing two missiles

The Hindu  

North Korea said on Thursday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised successful tests of two types of missiles — one designed to carry a “super-large conventional warhead" and the other likely for a nuclear warhead, as he ordered officials to bolster up his country's military capabilities to repel US-led threats. The tests were apparent references to the multiple missile launches …

North Korea test-fired ballistic missiles in latest military display, neighbors say
3 months ago

North Korea test-fired ballistic missiles in latest military display, neighbors say

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Wednesday test-fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern seas, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said, adding to its military demonstrations as tensions with Washington and neighbors escalate. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected North Korea firing multiple short-range ballistic missiles from north of its capital, Pyongyang, and said they …

North Korea's Kim vows to put his nuclear force ready for combat with US
3 months, 2 weeks ago

North Korea's Kim vows to put his nuclear force ready for combat with US

The Independent  

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Kim Jong Un emphasises importance of strengthening naval power
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Kim Jong Un emphasises importance of strengthening naval power

The Hindu  

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un underscored the importance of strengthening naval power as he toured a naval base construction site, state media KCNA reported on Sunday. A recent satellite imagery analysis by 38 North indicated that North Korea’s newest ballistic missile class submarine, the “Sinpo-C” class, was undergoing an extensive fitting-out period at the Sinpo South Shipyard. KCNA also …

North Korea threatens to boost nuke capability in reaction to US-South Korea deterrence guidelines
5 months, 1 week ago

North Korea threatens to boost nuke capability in reaction to US-South Korea deterrence guidelines

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea threatened Saturday to boost its nuclear fighting capability and make the United States and South Korea pay “an unimaginably harsh price” as it slammed its rivals’ new defense guidelines that it says reveal an intention to invade the North. In a statement carried by state media, North Korea’s Defense Ministry said the U.S.-South Korea …

North Korea tests ballistic missiles in response to US-South Korea-Japan military drill
5 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea tests ballistic missiles in response to US-South Korea-Japan military drill

The Independent  

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North Korea tests two ballistic missiles after conclusion of new multidomain US-South Korea-Japan drill
5 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea tests two ballistic missiles after conclusion of new multidomain US-South Korea-Japan drill

India TV News  

North Korea conducted the test-firing of two ballistic missiles on Monday, according to South Korea's military. North Korea on 'Freedom Edge' drill On Sunday, North Korea's Foreign Ministry issued a lengthy statement strongly denouncing the “Freedom Edge” drill, calling the US-South Korea-Japan partnership an Asian version of NATO. North Korea's missile advancements and regional tensions amid political developments Last week, …

North Korea test-launches 2 ballistic missiles, after end of new US-South Korea-Japan drill
5 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea test-launches 2 ballistic missiles, after end of new US-South Korea-Japan drill

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea test-fired two ballistic missile Monday but one of them possibly flew abnormally, South Korea’s military said, a day after the North vowed “offensive and overwhelming” responses to a new U.S. military drill with South Korea and Japan. On Sunday, North Korea’s Foreign Ministry issued a lengthy statement strongly denouncing the “Freedom Edge” drill, calling …

Vladimir Putin went to North Korea looking for friends, but he may have helped arm his enemy
6 months ago

Vladimir Putin went to North Korea looking for friends, but he may have helped arm his enemy

ABC  

When Russian President Vladimir Putin visited North Korea to announce a new military partnership a few days ago, he was given the trademark military spectacle that Pyongyang has perfected. South Korea warns of red line Vladimir Putin's decision to sign a military partnership with North Korea may change South Korea's stance on sending arms to Ukraine. North Korea's official Korean …

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un supervised drills simulating preemptive attacks on South Korea
6 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un supervised drills simulating preemptive attacks on South Korea

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised drills involving the firing of nuclear-capable multiple rocket launchers to show the country’s ability to carry out a preemptive attack on rival South Korea, state media reported Friday. North Korea has simulated nuclear strikes on South Korea numerous times, but the latest drills came after animosities on the Korean …

North Korea fires missile barrage toward its eastern waters days after failed satellite launch
6 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea fires missile barrage toward its eastern waters days after failed satellite launch

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Thursday fired a barrage of suspected ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea, according to South Korea’s military, days after its attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure but still drew strong condemnation from its rivals. Thursday’s launches came after North Korea flew hundreds of trash-carrying balloons toward the South since …

North Korea appears to have fired a missile into the sea, Japan and South Korea say
6 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea appears to have fired a missile into the sea, Japan and South Korea say

The Hindu  

North Korea on Monday launched a missile into the sea, Japan and South Korea said, hours after North Korea announced plans to put a rocket into orbit apparently carrying its second military reconnaissance satellite. North Korea had earlier notified Japan's coast guard about its plans to launch “a satellite rocket” during a launch window from Monday through June 3. North …

North Korea accuses Washington, Seoul of sending spy planes and boats
6 months, 4 weeks ago

North Korea accuses Washington, Seoul of sending spy planes and boats

Live Mint  

North Korea on Sunday accused the United States and South Korea of conducting more aerial espionage around the peninsula, warning it would take "immediate action" if its sovereignty was breached. The official also lashed out at the South Korean navy for what he called "enemy intrusion across our maritime border", claiming such acts were conducted under the guise of "mobile …

North Korea test-fires suspected missiles a day after US and South Korea conduct a fighter jet drill
7 months, 1 week ago

North Korea test-fires suspected missiles a day after US and South Korea conduct a fighter jet drill

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, a day after South Korea and the U.S. flew powerful fighter jets in a joint drill that the North views as a major security threat. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the weapons launched from the North’s east …

North Korea fires ballistic missile towards sea off east coast, says South Korea's military
8 months ago

North Korea fires ballistic missile towards sea off east coast, says South Korea's military

Hindustan Times  

North Korea fired "several" short-range ballistic missiles on Monday toward the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said, drawing a swift condemnation from Seoul, which called it a grave threat to stability on the Korean peninsula. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un A Japanese government alert and its coast guard also said North Korea had fired what appeared …

North Korea resumes missile tests, raising tensions with its rivals after their military drills' end
9 months ago

North Korea resumes missile tests, raising tensions with its rivals after their military drills' end

The Hindu  

North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on March 18 morning, its neighbours said, days after the end of the South Korean-U.S. military drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal. Outside experts earlier predicted North Korea would continue its run of missile tests and intensify its warlike rhetoric ahead of the U.S. presidential election …

North Korea resumes missile tests, raising tensions with its rivals after their military drills’ end
9 months ago

North Korea resumes missile tests, raising tensions with its rivals after their military drills’ end

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Monday morning, its neighbors said, days after the end of the South Korean-U.S. military drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal. South Korea’s military said it also detected “several” suspected short-range ballistic launches by North Korea on Monday morning. According to Japanese and …

North Korea’s Kim calls for stronger war fighting capabilities against the US and South Korea
9 months, 2 weeks ago

North Korea’s Kim calls for stronger war fighting capabilities against the US and South Korea

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for greater war fighting capabilities against the United States and South Korea, state media reported Thursday, after his defense ministry vowed to respond to the ongoing South Korean-U.S. military drills that it views as an invasion rehearsal. But his latest demand came two days after North Korea’s Defense Ministry …

North Korea threatens military response to U.S.-South Korean armed drills
9 months, 2 weeks ago

North Korea threatens military response to U.S.-South Korean armed drills

The Hindu  

North Korea called the ongoing South Korean-U.S. military drills a plot to invade the country, as it threatened Tuesday to take unspecified “responsible” military steps in response. In a statement carried by state media, the North’s Defense Ministry said it “strongly denounces the reckless military drills of the U.S. and for getting more undisguised in their military threat to a …

North Korea threatens to take military moves in response to US-South Korean drills
9 months, 2 weeks ago

North Korea threatens to take military moves in response to US-South Korean drills

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea called the ongoing South Korean-U.S. military drills a plot to invade the country, as it threatened Tuesday to take unspecified “responsible” military steps in response. In a statement carried by state media, the North’s Defense Ministry said it “strongly denounces the reckless military drills of the U.S. and for getting more undisguised in their …

North Korea’s Kim says he has no desire for talks and repeats a threat to destroy South if provoked
10 months, 2 weeks ago

North Korea’s Kim says he has no desire for talks and repeats a threat to destroy South if provoked

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un restated he has no desire for diplomacy with South Korea and that the North would annihilate its rival if provoked, state media said Friday, in the latest of his belligerent statements that are raising tensions in the region. During a visit to North Korea’s Defense Ministry on Thursday, Kim said …

South Koreans stay calm as they see showmanship in the North’s escalating threats
10 months, 2 weeks ago

South Koreans stay calm as they see showmanship in the North’s escalating threats

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s recent escalation of threats and more tests of weapons aimed at South Korea haven’t done much to upset the calm in the nation’s capital. There’s widespread doubt that North Korea, an autocracy that values the survival of the Kim dynasty over anything else, would risk war with U.S.-backed South Korea. Since taking office in …

North Korea tests more cruise missiles as leader Kim calls for war readiness
10 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea tests more cruise missiles as leader Kim calls for war readiness

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Friday extended a provocative series of weapons tests by firing cruise missiles into the sea, as leader Kim Jong Un called for his military to step up war preparations and toured a shipyard. Kim Inae, a spokesperson for South Korea’s Unification Ministry, said it was the first time the ministry was aware of …

South Korea says North Korea fired several cruise missiles, adding to provocative weapons tests
10 months, 3 weeks ago

South Korea says North Korea fired several cruise missiles, adding to provocative weapons tests

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s military said Sunday that North Korea fired several cruise missiles that flew over waters near a major military shipyard on the country’s eastern coast, extending a streak in weapons tests that are worsening tensions with the United States, South Korea and Japan. Those tests reflect North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s efforts to expand …

North Korea says it tested a cruise missile, flaunting new nuclear-capable weapon
10 months, 4 weeks ago

North Korea says it tested a cruise missile, flaunting new nuclear-capable weapon

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Thursday it conducted its first flight test of a new cruise missile, as it expands its military capabilities in the face of deepening tensions with the United States and neighbors. The report in state media came a day after South Korea’s military said it detected the North firing several cruise missiles into waters …

North Korea says it tested a new cruise missile in the latest example of its expanding capabilities
10 months, 4 weeks ago

North Korea says it tested a new cruise missile in the latest example of its expanding capabilities

The Independent  

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North Korea and South Korea: Spiking tensions
11 months ago

North Korea and South Korea: Spiking tensions

The Hindu  

Kim Jong-un’s decision to declare South Korea as an enemy state of the North and abandon the idea of peaceful reunification signals that Pyongyang is adopting a more aggressive stand. Earlier this month, the North fired hundreds of artillery shells near the South’s islands of Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong, closer to the Northern Limit Line, a disputed inter-Korean maritime border. The …

North Korea stresses alignment with Russia against U.S. and says Putin could visit at an 'early date'
11 months ago

North Korea stresses alignment with Russia against U.S. and says Putin could visit at an 'early date'

The Hindu  

North Korea said Sunday it has agreed to further strategic and tactical cooperation with Russia to establish a “new multi-polarized international order,” as the two countries work to build a united front in the face of their separate, intensifying tensions with the United States. In describing North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui’s meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and …

North Korea stresses alignment with Russia against US and says Putin could visit at an early date
11 months ago

North Korea stresses alignment with Russia against US and says Putin could visit at an early date

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his willingness to visit the North at an unspecified “early date” as the countries continue to align in the face of their separate, intensifying confrontations with the United States. The North Korean Foreign Ministry highlighted Putin’s intent for a visit following North Korean Foreign Minister Choe …

Analysis: North Korea’s rejection of the South is both a shock, and inevitable
11 months, 1 week ago

Analysis: North Korea’s rejection of the South is both a shock, and inevitable

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Even for a nation that has perfected the provocative, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s declaration that he would abandon the existential goal of reconciling with rival South Korea was a shock. The bombshell came at this week’s rubber-stamp parliament, where Kim called for rewriting North Korea’s constitution to eliminate the idea of a peaceful unification …

North Korea abolishes agencies managing relations with South Korea, warns of war
11 months, 1 week ago

North Korea abolishes agencies managing relations with South Korea, warns of war

India TV News  

In a major escalation, North Korea has moved to abolish key government organisations managing relations with South Korea, as leader Kim Jong Un has made it clear that diplomacy and reunification with its rival is no longer possible in the wake of an expanded partnership between Seoul and Washington. North Korea should also plan for "completely occupying, subjugating and reclaiming" …

North Korea’s Kim shuts agencies working for reunification with South Korea
11 months, 1 week ago

North Korea’s Kim shuts agencies working for reunification with South Korea

Al Jazeera  

Kim Jong Un says his country does not want war but does not seek to avoid it. North Korea has scrapped several government bodies tasked with promoting reconciliation and reunification with South Korea as authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un warned that his secretive country does not seek to avoid war. In a speech to North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament, the Supreme …

North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls for change in status of South Korea, warns of war
11 months, 1 week ago

North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls for change in status of South Korea, warns of war

The Hindu  

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday called for a constitutional amendment to change the status of South Korea as a separate state and warned that while his country doesn't seek war, it didn't intend to avoid it, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday. Kim said it was his final conclusion that unification with the South is no longer …

North Korea fires intermediate-range ballistic missile: Seoul military
11 months, 1 week ago

North Korea fires intermediate-range ballistic missile: Seoul military

Firstpost  

North Korea allegedly fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile on Sunday, according to Seoul’s military, only days after Pyongyang conducted live-fire exercises along the country’s sensitive maritime border with South Korea. As he toured key weapons facilities earlier this week, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un labelled Seoul his “principal enemy” and threatened that he would not hesitate to devastate South …

Kim calls South Korea a principal enemy as his rhetoric sharpens in a US election year
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Kim calls South Korea a principal enemy as his rhetoric sharpens in a US election year

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called South Korea “our principal enemy” and threatened to annihilate it if provoked, as he escalates his inflammatory rhetoric in an election year in South Korea and the U.S. During tours of munitions factories this week, Kim said it’s time to define South Korea “as a state most hostile” …

North Korea conducts artillery drills along disputed sea border, South Korea to stage similar drills
11 months, 2 weeks ago

North Korea conducts artillery drills along disputed sea border, South Korea to stage similar drills

The Hindu  

“North Korea fired artillery rounds near its disputed sea boundary with South Korea on January 5 in violation of a fragile 2018 military agreement,” officials said, prompting the South to plan similar drills. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired 200 rounds in the waters north of their disputed western sea boundary. South Korea accused North Korea …

North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls for 'thorough annihilation' of US, South Korea if provoked
11 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls for 'thorough annihilation' of US, South Korea if provoked

India TV News  

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday said that his military should "thoroughly annihilate" the United States and South Korea if provoked, after he promised to boost national defence, including by launching three more spy satellites and building nuclear weapons in 2024, as part of "overwhelming" war readiness to cope with US-led confrontational moves. Growing ties with China and …

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