North Korea fires ballistic missiles toward East Sea as allies engage in naval drills
Pyongyang’s consecutive missile launches came just one day before US Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit South Korea.
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North Korea blames US for first-use nuclear doctrine
North Korea repeatedly clarified that it no longer seeks to discuss Korean Peninsula affairs with the Yoon Suk-yeol government.
North Korea fires 1 short-range ballistic missile into East Sea: JCS
The launch of the ballistic missile comes in an apparent show of force against the arrival of the US Navy’s USS Ronald Reagan in the region.
Relatives of Japanese possibly abducted by North Korea continue fight for missing relatives
In addition to the 17 people officially recognized, there are about 470 missing persons for whom the possibility cannot be ruled out.
North Korea denies supplying arms to Russia, denounces US ‘rumors’
North Korea’s Defense Ministry claimed that the US’ goal is to “tarnish the image of the DPRK.”
Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea embrace 20 years of freedom, fight for return of others
Of the 17 abductees recognized by the Japanese government, only five have returned to Japan.
North Korea maintains hard line against “audacious initiative”
Amid the North's ongoing provocations and ridicule, South Korean military authorities and the US have maintained a firm status.
North Korea continues to run, expand uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon: IAEA
The assessments are in line with the North Korean leader’s recent public pledge that he will never be the first to renounce nuclear weapons.
After heavy rains, North Korea stops reenabling tunnel at nuclear test site
Previous commercial satellite imagery suggested that North Korea had resumed reactivation activity at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site since early March.
NPT members call for North Korea’s ‘concrete measures’ to abandon nukes in draft final declaration
North Korea’s nuclear buildup was raised as one of the key regional issues in the 34-page declaration.