Tag: north korea
North Korea’s Kim greets Chinese official, calls for stronger ties
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally greeted a top Chinese official in Pyongyang and called for stronger ties with Beijing, state media from...
US, South Korea begin low-key army drills amid diplomatic thaw
The United States and South Korea kicked off a low-key joint military drill Sunday as a diplomatic thaw over North Korea gathered pace. Tension on...
Pentagon looks to counter rivals’ hypersonic missiles
Even as the Pentagon hustles to ensure that its defenses keep pace with North Korea's fast-growing rocket program, US officials increasingly are turning attention...
Test of US-Japanese missile interceptor fails again
A test of a US missile interceptor failed in Hawaii on Wednesday (Jan 31), a defence official said, marking the second such unsuccessful attempt...
Tokyo simulates first military attack since WWII amid North Korea threat
Hundreds of Tokyo residents scrambled for cover Monday (Jan 22) in the Japanese capital's first evacuation drill for a military attack since World War...
‘Serious’ US training for eventual North Korea conflict: congressman
The US military is conducting "very serious" training for a possible conflict with North Korea, a top Republican lawmaker said Tuesday, though he said...
Likelihood Of “Preemptive War” With North Korea Grows, Warns US Lawmaker
A top Republican lawmaker warned Sunday that the United States moves closer to preemptive war with North Korea every time Pyongyang carries out a...
US, South Korea begin largest-ever joint air drill
The US and South Korea on Monday kicked off their largest ever joint air exercise, an operation North Korea has labeled an "all-out provocation",...
North Korea Launches ICBM
The Defense Department detected and tracked a single North Korea missile launch today at about 1:17 p.m. EST, Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Robert Manning...
North Korea says it is nuclear state with US in missile strike range
North Korea said Wednesday it had achieved its goal of becoming a nuclear state after successfully testing a new intercontinental ballistic missile that put...
