Category: North Korea

South Korea, Japan Rebuild Ties in Face of North Korean Threat

The leaders of Japan and South Korea have agreed to restore bilateral ties, including the “complete” normalizing of a military intelligence-sharing pact to counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a summit in Tokyo on Thursday, where both promised to turn the…


Congressional Defense and Foreign Policy Forum Features North Korean Escapees

A Congressional Defense and Foreign Policy Forum held by Defense Forum Foundation at 12:00 p.m. on March 14 invites three brave and inspiring women witnesses who escaped North Korea. Two of them fled recently to share their stories for the first time in the United States. The three North Korean women are: LEE Hyun Ae: survivor of…


North Korea Fires 2 More Missiles Amid US-South Korea Joint Drill

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Tuesday, according to the South Korean military, in a tit-for-tat for ongoing U.S.-South Korea military drills on the Korean Peninsula. The launches occurred within minutes of each other. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected North Korea firing a missile from…


LIVE March 14, 12 PM ET: Congressional Defense and Foreign Policy Forum Features North Korean Escapees

A Congressional Defense and Foreign Policy Forum held by Defense Forum Foundation at 12:00 p.m. on March 14 invites three brave and inspiring women witnesses who escaped North Korea. Two of them fled recently to share their stories for the first time in the United States. The three North Korean women are: LEE Hyun Ae: survivor of…


North Korea Test-Fires Nuclear Cruise Missiles From Submarine

SEOUL—North Korea test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine on Sunday, state news agency KCNA said on Monday just as U.S.–South Korea military drills were due to begin. “Strategic” is typically used to describe weapons that have a nuclear capability. KCNA said the launch confirmed the reliability of the system and tested the underwater…


Japan to Deploy Over 100 Ammunition Storage Facilitates

The Japanese government is poised to set up about 130 ammunition storage facilities across the country in the next ten years, gearing toward boosting constant fighting capability to tackle the Taiwan Strait crisis. The first four ammunition depots are expected to be constructed in 2023 in Aomori and Oita, two prefectures in the Self-Defense Force…


South Korea Says North Korea Fired Ballistic Missile Ahead of Joint US Drill

South Korea’s military said on Thursday that it would maintain “a full readiness posture” with the United States after detecting North Korea’s launch of a short-range ballistic missile into waters off its western coast. The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the missile was launched from North Korea’s western port city of Nampo…


North Korea Could Soon Launch Solid-Fuel ICBM: South Korean Spy Agency

North Korea may conduct large-scale military exercises and test its newly developed solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as early as this month, South Korean’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) told South Korean lawmakers on Tuesday, Yonhap News Agency reported. The United States and South Korea have stepped up their joint drills as a defense measure. The speculation…


North Korea Warns US Interception of Missile Tests Will Be ‘Declaration of War’

North Korea on Tuesday warned the United States and South Korea that any attempt to intercept its “tests of strategic weapon” would be considered a “declaration of war” against the reclusive nation. Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said her nation is prepared to take “overwhelming action at any…


US, South Korea Agree to Bolster Extended Deterrence Amid North Korean Threats

The United States and South Korea have agreed on the need to further strengthen U.S. extended deterrence to counter North Korea’s growing nuclear threats, a U.S. defense official said on Tuesday. Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said delegates from both nations discussed various approaches on the alliance deterrence posture following their tabletop exercise in…