By Soo-hyang Choi (Reuters) – South Korea’s president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol said on Thursday strong deterrence was crucial in the face of nuclear and missile threats from North Korea amid a …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL – There are increasing signs that North Korea could soon test a nuclear weapon for the first time since 2017 in a bid to improve its …
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By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL – South Korea’s military has said North Korea’s largest missile test yet used an older, smaller intercontinental ballistic missile, and not the massive …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL -North Korea will continue to develop “formidable striking capabilities” that cannot be bartered or sold for anything, leader Kim Jong Un said, according to state media …
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By Josh Smith and Minwoo Park SEOUL – North Korea appeared to have fired a short-range multiple rocket launcher on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, amid heightened military tensions on …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL – More than 24 hours after a missile test reportedly ended in a fiery failure over Pyongyang on Wednesday, North Korea had yet to say anything …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL – North Korea’s decision to use the international airport near its capital city as a site for test-firing large missiles is “absolutely bonkers” and may be …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL – The U.S. military has increased surveillance and reconnaissance collection in the Yellow Sea and heightened its ballistic missile defence readiness after a “significant increase” in …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL – South Korea’s military said on Wednesday it had sent back all seven North Korean sailors who were aboard a ship it seized after the vessel …
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WASHINGTON – North Korea’s missile launches could be groundwork for a return to intercontinental ballistic missile and nuclear bomb tests this year for the first time since 2017, the U.S. …
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By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL – North Korea’s main nuclear facility is in full swing, a new report said on Friday, the latest evidence to highlight the challenges …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS – The United States called on North Korea on Monday to defund its nuclear and ballistic missile programs and prioritize the needs of its own …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL – North Korea confirmed on Monday it had launched a Hwasong-12 ballistic missile, the same weapon it had once threatened to target the U.S. territory of …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL – In a letter to China, North Korea blamed “hostile forces” and COVID-19 risks for not being able to attend the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL – A former North Korean defector who made a risky and rare cross-border return home last week had struggled in South Korea, officials and media reports …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL – South Korean President Moon Jae-in vowed on Monday to use his last months in office to press for a diplomatic breakthrough with North Korea, despite …
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By Josh Smith and Sunghyuk An SEOUL – In the 10 years since Kim Jong Un came to power, North Korea has cracked down on people trying to get out …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL – North Korea can get all the uranium it needs for nuclear weapons through its existing Pyongsan mill, and satellite imagery of tailings piles suggests the …