Category: North Korea

US Carrier Strike Group Arrives in South Korea in Show of Support as North Korea Tests Missiles

A U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea for the first time in six months in a show of alliance after North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles that it said served as warnings to the two allies. South Korea’s Defense Ministry said the 11th carrier strike group, including the nuclear-powered USS Nimitz, arrived…


North Korea Fires Missiles as Provocation Continues Over Military Drills

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on March 27 as part of announcing its displeasure over the U.S.–South Korea joint military drills in the peninsula. “North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile,” the Prime Minister’s Office of Japan posted on Twitter, with a list of the prime minister’s instructions. “1. Dedicate…


North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Off East Coast: South Korea Military

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off its east coast, South Korea’s military said on Monday. Japan’s Coast Guard said the projectile believed to be North Korea-fired missile has already fallen. Other details, such as its flight range, were not immediately available. The launch is the latest in a series of weapons tests by…


US Needs Better Missile Interception Capabilities, Experts Say

Former defense officials joined members of Congress to express concern that the United States is lagging in its missile defense capabilities, leaving the nation vulnerable to attacks from countries such as Russia, China, and North Korea. Speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on Friday, officials argued in favor of a renewed…


LIVE NOW: NTD Good Morning (Mar. 24): U.S. Strikes Multiple Targets in Syria; N. Korea Tests Nuclear-Capable Underwater Attack Drone

Revenge strikes carried out in Syria. The U.S. military hits multiple targets as payback for a deadly drone attack. North Korea says it has tested a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone. This while country blamed joint military exercises by South Korea and the U.S. for rising tensions in the region. Transgender athletes in sports are facing…


NTD Good Morning (Mar. 24): U.S. Strikes Multiple Targets in Syria; N. Korea Tests Nuclear-Capable Underwater Attack Drone

Revenge strikes carried out in Syria. The U.S. military hits multiple targets as payback for a deadly drone attack. North Korea says it has tested a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone. This while country blamed joint military exercises by South Korea and the U.S. for rising tensions in the region. Transgender athletes in sports are facing…


North Korea Says It Tested Underwater Drone Capable of Generating ‘Radioactive Tsunami’

North Korea tested an underwater attack drone capable of generating a “super-scale radioactive tsunami” that would destroy enemy naval striker groups and ports, the regime’s official mouthpiece said on Friday. The regime’s Central Military Commission commanded the drills from March 21 to 23, state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. KCNA said the drone was…


US, China, and Russia Clash Over North Korea’s Missile Launches at UN Meeting

The United States urged China and Russia to “stop shielding” North Korea from any sanctions by the United Nations Security Council, citing North Korea’s destabilizing and unlawful missile launches. At a March 20 meeting of the security council in New York, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield said China and Russia’s “obstructionism in the…


North Korea’s Kim Calls for Nuclear Attack Readiness Against US, South Korea

In North Korean state media KCNA on Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for the country to stand ready to conduct nuclear attacks at any time to deter war, accusing the United States and South Korea of expanding joint military drills involving American nuclear assets. The allies have been carrying out a multitude…


North Korea Says It Launched ICBM to Warn US, South Korea Over Drills

SEOUL—North Korea said that Thursday’s launch was its largest Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), fired during a drill to demonstrate a “tough response posture” to ongoing U.S.–South Korea military drills, state media reported. Photos released on Friday by North Korea’s state media showed Kim Jong Un watching the launch with his daughter, and included pictures…