Tensions on the Korean Peninsula are soaring with Pyongyang launching dozens of missiles amid ongoing US-South Korea military exercises.
Analysis: Sanctions fail to halt North Korea’s accelerating weapons programs
Economic sanctions, the primary means the United States has used for years to try to exert pressure on North Korea, have abjectly failed to halt its nuclear and missile programs or to bring the …
Explainer: North Korea is developing ICBMs. What are they?
North Korea has dramatically ramped up missile tests this year and tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBMs) on Thursday, as part of efforts to develop a nuclear-tipped missile that can …
Russia, China abandoning U.N. responsibility over North Korea, U.S. says
The United States accused Russia and China on Friday of providing “blanket protection” to North Korea from further U.N. Security Council action.
How impoverished North Korea finances testing spree
North Korea’s recent barrage of missile tests, including Wednesday’s record of at least 23 launches, is raising an important question about its weapons program: How does the impoverished country pay …
South and North Korea both scramble warplanes in extension of tensions
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the North Korean warplanes were detected in various areas inland and along the country’s eastern and western coasts, but they did not come particularly close …
Exclusive-U.S. Says China and Russia Have Leverage to Stop North Korea Nuclear Test
“China and Russia have long been on the record as opposing the DPRK nuclear program,” the official said referring to North Korea by the initials of its official name. “So … it’s …
As North Korea flexes its military muscles, some of South Korea’s best submarines may be sidelined
Seoul’s “overwhelming conventional advantage” at sea is why North Korea focuses on “asymmetric capabilities” like special forces, one expert said.
Analysis: Why is North Korea testing so many missiles?
The hundreds of South Korean and American warplanes simulating attacks during drills are most likely what led North Korea to test a record number of missiles this week, experts say, but Pyongyang may …
Why Biden isn’t changing course on North Korea
President Joe Biden’s strategy for North Korea isn’t getting traction in Pyongyang. But it’s unclear any other approach would prove more successful.