Kim Jong Un rang in the new year the way he likes best — with a fresh threat to dramatically expand North Korea’s nuclear arsenal. This one is almost certain to fizzle.
Who North Korea Does Business With, Legally and Illegally
Largely cut off from the rest of the world, North Korea’s trade with foreign territories has officially been severed as a result of global sanctions. But new analysis has revealed that sanctions …
North Korea’s nuclear escalation, explained
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula are at the highest in years after an unprecedented year of missile launches on the part of North Korea — and a more bellicose posturing from the South Korea’s …
North Korea drone entered no-fly zone near Yoon’s office, South says
A North Korean drone briefly entered a no-fly zone surrounding South Korea’s presidential office when it intruded into the South’s airspace last week, Seoul’s military said on Thursday, fuelling …
Surfing Through Korea’s War Games
U.S. and South Korean forces conduct drills in waters shared by North Korea and China. This year, I saw the exercises up close.
Dispatch from Naypyitaw: Myanmar’s North Korea-esque Independence Day
Min Aung Hlaing sought to cement his leadership with a grand stage-managed parade, but only showcased the reality of a country held hostage by military force.
Is Kim Jong Un planning a family dynasty for North Korea? Seoul’s spy agency thinks so
South Korea’s spy agency says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s disclosure of his daughter in recent public events was likely an attempt to show his people that one of his children would one day …
South Korea considers whether it needs is own nuclear weapons to counter growing North Korean nuclear threat
IS US NUCLEAR UMBRELLA ENOUGH? The White House and State Department confirmed yesterday that in the wake of North Korea’s increasingly bellicose rhetoric and growing nuclear arsenal, the United States …
North Korea is developing a HIMARS for nuclear missiles
While inspecting 30 of the “super-large multiple launch rocket systems” on New Year’s Eve, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un claimed that all of South Korea is within range …
This Could Be the Year North Korea Gets Tactical Nukes
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un is edging dangerously close to his “Next Big Thing”: a tactical nuclear warhead for wiping out a target like a …