Kim Jong-un slams Seoul for ‘aggravating’ tensions by pursuing nuclear submarines

[Column] The harder US pushes N.Korea to denuclearize, the greater the risk to S. Korea

[Column] The harder US pushes N.Korea to denuclearize, the greater the risk to S. Korea

North Korea's Kim doubles down on nuclear buildup

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday doubled down on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons buildup and confrontational stance toward Seoul. Experts believe the move is aimed at foreclosing future denuclearization talks and reframing any potential negotiations with Washington around arms control rather than disarmament. According to the Korean Central News Agency on Tuesday, the ruling Workers' Party of Korea convened the second plenary meeting of its ninth Central Committee for three days beginning

[Photo] JUST IN: 🇰🇵 Kim Jong Un orders North Korea to strengthen and increase its nuclear forces.

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सियोल। दक्षिण कोरिया र जापानका रक्षामन्त्रीहरूले आइतबार कोरियाली प्रायद्वीपलाई आणविक हतियारमुक्त बनाउने आफ्नो देशको प्रतिबद्धतालाई पुनः दोहोर्‍याएका छन्। उत्तर कोरियाले आफ्नो आणविक हतियार भण्डार विस्तार गर्ने बारम्बारको घोषणाका बाबजुद उनीहरूको यो भनाइ आएको हो। दक्षिण कोरियाली रक्षामन्त्री आजल ग्यू ब्याकले सियोलमा जापानी समकक्षी सिनजिरो कोइजुमीबिच यो बैठक उत्तर कोरियाली नेता किम जोङ उनले आफ्नो देशको []

North Korea vows boost to nuclear buildup, military intelligence

SEOUL: North Korea will strengthen its nuclear force “both in quality and quantity” and expand the role of its military intelligence agency focused on South Korea, state media said Friday. Pyongyang is under widespread sanctions over its nuclear program, and the two Koreas remain technically at war as their 1950-53 conflict ended without a peace treaty. The announcement comes after North Korea has repeatedly spurned South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s dovish overtures, labelling Seoul its “most hostile” enemy and declaring itself an “irreversible” nuclear state.

North Korea: Denuclearization must begin with Washington’s allies, not Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, July 12 (YPA) – North Korea has hardened its rhetoric toward the United States and its allies following the recent NATO summit in Ankara, asserting that any talk of denuclearization must begin with Washington’s allies under the US nuclear umbrella, not with Pyongyang. In a statement, the North Korean Foreign Ministry said that NATO []

Japan and South Korea Reaffirm Goal of Nuclear Disarmament, Strengthen Defense Ties to Confront North Korea’s Nuclear Threat

Seoul - South Korea and Japan reaffirmed Sunday their commitment to achieving the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. The two countries also agreed to revive joint search and rescue exercises as part of efforts to strengthen security cooperation. At a meeting in Seoul, South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik and Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara... Read more Source The post Japan and South Korea Reaffirm Goal of Nuclear Disarmament, Strengthen Defense Ties to Confront North Korea’s Nuclear Threat appeared first on Libya Update News.

In praise of Korean-American relations

In praise of Korean-American relations

'Intensify' education, control to prevent corruption in army, North Korean leader says

North Korea condemns, rejects US, Japan, South Korea's call for its denuclearization

U.S. calls on S. Korea not to impose 'disproportionate' burdens on U.S. firms under revised network act

WASHINGTON, July 9 (Yonhap) -- A State Department spokesperson urged South Korea...

North Korea’s abductions are ‘state-sponsored kidnapping,’ US ambassador says

The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. on Wednesday called North Korea’s past abductions of Japanese citizens “state-sponsored kidnapping” and urged Pyongyang to immediately resolve the decades-old cases. “The United States stands with you, stands with Japan, with the Republic of Korea, and with every nation whose citizens were stolen by the DPRK,” Amb. Mike Waltz []

State TV shows North Korea's Kim Jong Un at the ruling Workers' Party meeting

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has stressed his need for nuclear weapons at a meeting of his ruling Workers' Party, state media reported early Tuesday. The meeting took place on 20-22 June, according to the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) . #northkorea #news #kimjongun Picture credit: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

U.S., S. Korea, Japan reaffirm N. Korea denuclearization, target cyber threats

U.S., S. Korea, Japan reaffirm N. Korea denuclearization, target cyber threats

Korea: Denuclearisation must start with US allies

Korea: Denuclearisation must start with US allies

Pyongyang Slams S. Korea-Japan Military Cooperation

Pyongyang, July 09 (QNA) - North Korea strongly slammed the military cooperation between South Korea and Japan, calling it self-destruction.

Kim Jong Un Says North Korea To Exercise Its Position As Nuclear State

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said exercising the country's position as a nuclear weapons state is the only way to cope with an unpredictable and complicated global security situation, KCNA state...

Why Kim Jong Un is racing to expand North Korea's nuclear arsenal

As per experts, Kim Jong Un's push for a heavy nuclear arsenal comes as part of his bid to deter the US' influence and intervention in the region.

Why Japan and South Korea’s Deepening Defense Ties Are Good News for the US

Two of America’s closest security partners in Asia, Japan and South Korea, have historically struggled to cooperate due to historical animosities. However, at the urging of the U.S., in recent years Tokyo and Seoul have increasingly collaborated with each other and trilaterally with Washington. Last month, that cooperation took another step forward. Japanese Defense Minister...

South Korea, Japan reaffirm pledge to denuclearise Korean peninsula

South Korea, Japan reaffirm pledge to denuclearise Korean peninsula

Why South Korea Is a Warning to the World

Why South Korea Is a Warning to the World

N Korean Leader Calls for Expanding Nuclear Arsenal

N Korean Leader Calls for Expanding Nuclear Arsenal

North Korea’s Kim Vows to Accelerate Military Buildup

During a meeting of the Workers’ Party of Korea in North Pyongan, North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, vows to strengthen his country’s defense capabilities, according to state media, citing military modernization efforts by South Korea and the United States that are pushing the region “to the brink of a nuclear war.

Report: Pyongyang Has Plans for Nuclear Surge and Aggressive South Korea Spying

Report: Pyongyang Has Plans for Nuclear Surge and Aggressive South Korea Spying

North Korea’s border build-up opens a Seoul-UN Command rift

A public row between Seoul and the US-led United Nations Command (UNC) has revealed a fresh fault line over how the two interpret North Korea’s recent border fortification activities. South Korea views its arch-rival’s actions as a violation of the 1953 Korean war armistice agreement. The UNC does not. The dispute follows a separate disagreement over which authority should govern access to the demilitarised zone (DMZ), while analysts say differences also persist between Seoul and Washington over...

North Korean white paper says South’s president has raised risk of nuclear war

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean state media released a white paper on Sunday accusing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol of exposing his country to the danger of nuclear war through his policies toward the North. The document, compiled by North Korea’s Institute of Enemy State Studies and released by state news agency KCNA, criticised Yoon’s “reckless remarks” about war, abandoning elements of an inter-Korean agreement, engaging in nuclear war planning with the []