US to deploy F-35’s to Japan in November as show of force

As the North Korean threat seems to increase on a daily basis the US is sending 12 F-35’s to Japan. The U.S. Air Force has announced that it will send its version of the advanced F-35 stealth fighter jet to Okinawa’s Kadena Air Base next month in the first such deployment to the Asia-Pacific region. The […]

Japan takes the lead on aggressive rhetoric in joint talks on North Korea

In talks held between senior defense officials from Japan, South Korea and the United States on Monday, it wasn’t American Defense Secretary James Mattis urging an escalation of defensive posture in the face of the North Korean threat, but rather his Japanese Counterpart. Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told officials from the two allied nations […]

Is the Air Force Putting Nuclear Armed B-52 Bombers on 24 Hour High Alert?

There are reports that the Air Force may be putting nuclear armed B-52 Bombers on 24 hour high alert. The U.S. Air Force is preparing to place its fleet of nuclear-armed B-52 bombers on 24-hour alert for the first time since 1991 amid escalating tensions with North Korea, the military branch’s chief of staff said in […]

South of Pyongyang: an American English teacher in South Korea

The news rarely reports the comings and goings of ordinary people living regular lives, and yet it’s those people who make up the mass majority of the earth.  The farmer in north the northern Thai countryside, the truck driver in Cairo or the gas station attendant in Arizona–they are the fabric of society, subject to […]

On this day in history: KGB double agent breaks out of prison

On 22 October, 1966, George Blake broke out of a British prison, only 5 years into his 42 year sentence. Blake was a communist sympathizer, which was what led him to his service to the KGB against the British government.  As a child, he had spent time in Egypt with his cousin, who would go […]

Did North Korea just admit Kim’s been lying about their nukes?

Kim Jong un’s North Korean regime are no strangers to exaggeration when it comes to threats levied toward the United States and its allies.  In fact, up until recently, there were really only two things you could count on in terms of North Korean diplomacy: that they would offer up outlandish threats, and that the majority […]

Tensions and preparations continue in the Korean Peninsula

On Monday, the U.S. military began drilling to evacuate non-combatants from South Korea in case the red-hot rhetoric explodes into an all-out war between the United States and North Korea. This comes after North Korea resumed its threats against U.S. territory Guam amid the latest joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea which […]

North Korea Renews Guam Threat Ahead of Joint Naval Exercise

As the United States and South Korea prepare for next week’s joint naval exercise, North Korean officials on Friday renewed their threat to launch ballistic missiles near Guam, an American territory in the western Pacific. The drill, which involves the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, is scheduled to begin on Monday in waters east and west […]

China’s trade with North Korea slumps as nuclear sanctions finally start to bite

China’s trade with North Korea fell sharply in September as sanctions finally began to bite, data released by the Chinese government Friday showed. China says it has implemented successive rounds of sanctions, agreed to by the U.N. Security Council, that are meant to pressure Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. China is […]

Experts warn Congress a North Korean EMP could kill millions

Members of Congress were again warned this week about the threat of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack from North Korea or other rogue entities that could have catastrophic effects on the United States, akin to an extinction-level event. The briefing was given by two members of the former EMP congressional commission, who said that a […]