Why does North Korea want a surveillance satellite? In short, to keep an eye on U.S. and South Korean military operations. Also, in the event of a war, a satellite would help identify targets for …
China to Join Indonesia’s Multilateral Naval Drills Despite Rising Tension
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will send warships to a multilateral naval exercise hosted this month by Indonesia, which has also invited countries such as North Korea, Russia, South Korea and the United …
See the images of North Korea’s launch pad activity as it prepares its first spy satellite
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Tuesday it would launch its first military spy satellite in June and described space-based …
Japan on alert after North Korea launches ‘missile’
The Japanese prime minister’s office said on its official English-language Twitter account that a “suspected ballistic missile” had been launched by the isolated regime. It retweeted a second account …
South Korea launches first commercial-grade satellite, as North Korea plans first spy satellite
South Korea is expected to launch its first spy satellite later this year. It currently relies on U.S. spy satellites to monitor North Korean facilities. Lee Choon Geun, an honorary research …
Why North Korea’s Princess Will Never Wear the Crown
Routine missile tests aren’t generating the headlines he craves, so Kim Jong-un is tapping his daughter’s global star power.
(LEAD) Yoon calls for more efforts to crack down on N. Korea financing nuclear, missile programs
(LEAD) anti-proliferation-forum SEOGWIPO, South Korea, May 30 (Yonhap) — President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday urged strengthened cooperation to crack down on illegal financing by North Korea to advance …
Yoon calls for more efforts to crack down on N. Korea financing nuclear, missile programs
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday urged strengthened cooperation to crack down on illegal financing by North Korea to advance its nuclear and missile programs, in spite of U.N. Security Council …
It May Be Too Late to Stop North Korea From Firing Nukes
KCNA via REUTERSNorth Korea’s latest missile advances mean it is now much harder for the U.S. to prevent Kim Jong Un from launching nuclear weapons.Pentagon insiders and North Korea watchers on …
Japan says it will destroy North Korean missiles after satellite launch alert
Japan said Monday that it will shoot down North Korean missiles that enter its territory after Pyongyang notified Tokyo of its plan to launch a satellite between May 31 and June 11.