Category: North Korea

Capitol Report (Jan. 6): US Figure Skaters Withdraw Due to COVID-19

President Joe Biden joined members of Congress on Capitol Hill to mark the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 capitol breach. We look at how Congress members from both sides of the aisle are recognizing the events of the day. With all of the events and rhetoric surrounding Jan. 6, we had a chance to…


North Korea Launched a Hypersonic Missile, State Media Confirms

North Korea said Thursday it successfully fired a hypersonic ballistic missile. The “hypersonic gliding warhead” detached from its rocket booster and manoeuvred 120 kilometers (75 miles) laterally before it traveled 700 kilometers (435 miles) to “precisely” hit its target, reported Pyongyang state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The test also confirmed other aspects such as flight…


North Korea State Media Says Country Launched a ‘Hypersonic’ Missile

North Korea’s state media said Thursday the country successfully fired a “hypersonic” missile, a claim that has yet to be independently confirmed. The “hypersonic gliding warhead” reportedly manoeuvred 120 kilometers (75 miles) laterally before it traveled 700 kilometers (435 miles) to “precisely” hit its target,  Pyongyang state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) claimed. Other aspects…


North Korea Fires Possible Ballistic Missile Into Sea After Kim Jong-Un Vows to Bolster Military Capabilities

North Korea fired a possible ballistic missile off its east coast on early Wednesday, authorities in Japan and South Korea said, just a week after its leader Kim Jong-un vowed to bolster North Korea’s military capabilities amid the instability on the Korean Peninsula. The Japanese Ministry of Defense said in a statement that a possible…


South Korea Says Man Who Crossed Armed Border Is Previous Defector From North Korea

South Korea’s Defense Ministry on Monday said that the man spotted crossing the eastern inter-Korean border into North Korea on Sunday is presumed to be a North Korean defector who previously entered South Korea via the same route. On Sunday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said that an unidentified person was spotted crossing the…


South Korea’s Moon Jae-In Vows to Pursue Peace With North Korea Until Presidential Term Ends

South Korean President Moon Jae-in pledged Monday to pursue an “irreversible path to peace” with North Korea until the end of his five-year term in May, despite the North Korean leader’s unresponsiveness to the country’s proposal for an end-of-war declaration. “The government will pursue normalization of inter-Korean relations and an irreversible path to peace until…


North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un Demands ‘Absolute Loyalty’ From Military Amid Korean Peninsula Instability

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un demanded “absolute loyalty and allegiance” from the military force and vowed to bolster the country’s defense capabilities in response to the “destabilizing situation” on the Korean Peninsula. Kim was speaking at the Workers’ Party’s five-day plenary meeting on Friday, which coincided with his tenth year anniversary of ruling since his…


US Says It Holds ‘No Hostile Intent’ Toward North Korea

The United States bears “no hostile intent” toward North Korea and is prepared to meet for negotiations without any preconditions, principal deputy spokesperson for the state department Jalina Porter said on Monday. Porter was responding to questions by reporters on South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s claims that the United States, China, and North Korea have…


US Bans North Korea’s Army Minister Over Human Rights Abuses

The United States on Dec. 10 imposed new sanctions on North Korea under President Joe Biden’s administration, targeting North Korean Minister of People’s Armed Forces Ri Yong Gil and the Central Public Prosecutors Office links to human rights abuses. In a statement, the U.S. Department of Treasury said the North Korean Central Public Prosecutors Office…


US, South Korea to Update War Plan to Deter North Korean Threat

The U.S.-South Korea alliance is growing “stronger than ever”, with the two allies preparing to update strategic planning guidance to deter North Korea’s military threats, the military chiefs of both countries said in a joint statement. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his South Korean counterpart Suh Wook approved the new strategic planning guidance, which…