Watch: U.S. Marines, South Korean forces conduct massive amphibious assault training

Watch: U.S. Marines, South Korean forces conduct massive amphibious assault training

The United States Marine Corps may conduct combat operations all over the world, but its roots shall always remain in amphibious warfare.  The Marine Corps itself, a subset of the U.S. Navy, Marines take pride in their ability to fight in any environment, but like their Navy siblings, they tend to take to the water. […]

Russian and Japanese leaders ‘decisively condemn’ North Korean tests

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday after talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the two leaders “decisively condemned” North Korean weapons tests. “We decisively condemned North Korea’s launch of a medium-range ballistic missile that flew over Japan’s territory on August 28, as well as the new nuclear tests conducted on September 3,” […]

Korea update: South Koreans have cornered the market on chill

Korea update: South Koreans have cornered the market on chill

No one takes nuclear tests by a despotic madman lightly, but one might expect that the object of his disdain and the primary target for his weapons would be a little more concerned. A recent Gallup Korea poll showed that 58 percent of respondents did not think that there was a possibility of North Korea […]

The US military wants permission to start hunting down North Korean ships using ‘all necessary measures’

The US military wants permission to start hunting down North Korean ships using ‘all necessary measures’

In the aftermath of Pyongyang’s ground-shaking hydrogen bomb test, the US has circulated a proposal around the UN Security Council that would grant its Navy unprecedented powers to use “all necessary measures” to hunt down North Korean ships at sea, the New York Times reports. The resolution would let the US stop all shipments of crude oil, petroleum, and natural […]

South Korea deploys anti-missile system as U.S. seeks tough North Korea sanctions

Protesters clashed with thousands of police at a South Korean village on Thursday as components of a controversial system to guard against North Korean missiles were deployed, while China and the United States discussed options to deal with Pyongyang. The United States wants the United Nations Security Council to impose an oil embargo on North […]

Abe, Moon to seek Chinese, Russian support for North Korea sanctions: Kyodo

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will ask China and Russia for their support for new sanctions against North Korea, Kyodo News said on Thursday, citing a Japanese official. Abe and Moon, in talks on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, agreed to step up pressure […]

As North Korea ups the nuclear ante, China and Russia double down on their support for Kim… here’s why.

As North Korea ups the nuclear ante, China and Russia double down on their support for Kim… here’s why.

Kim Jong Un’s pursuit of increasingly advanced nuclear weapons and ballistic missile platforms has not only led to military tensions on and around the Korean peninsula, but continued diplomatic tensions within international bodies like the United Nations.  The United States, which has taken on the primary role in enforcing the UN resolutions barring Kim’s development […]

Merkel, Abe agree sanctions against North Korea should be stepped up

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Japanese Prime Minister spoke by telephone on Tuesday and agreed that sanctions against Pyongyang should be stepped up in response to North Korea’s nuclear test, a spokesman for the German government said. “She agreed with Prime Minister Abe that North Korea’s latest nuclear test threatened the security of the entire […]

Op-Ed: Can North Korea be sanctioned into submission?

Op-Ed: Can North Korea be sanctioned into submission?

As the White House and the Kim regime play a game of chicken with each other the media is once again ramping up for a full-scale freak out about North Korea.  Remember the last one a few months back?  Yeah, nothing happened, just like every other time.  There are some new and important developments this […]

Forget Fallout: How would a North Korean EMP attack play out here at home?

Forget Fallout: How would a North Korean EMP attack play out here at home?

News of North Korea’s latest nuclear development, which appears to be a hydrogen bomb estimated to be five to ten times more powerful than any previous nuclear ordnance North Korea possessed, has sent shockwaves around the world.  No longer does Kim merely possess the destructive power of an atom bomb, he now has a thermonuclear […]

A bigger threat than ever: North Korea successfully detonates hydrogen bomb, threatens EMP attack on U.S.

A bigger threat than ever: North Korea successfully detonates hydrogen bomb, threatens EMP attack on U.S.

North Korea conducted their sixth nuclear test on Sunday, this time of a significantly more powerful weapon believed to be a two-stage, or hydrogen bomb. Because North Korea has conducted all of its nuclear testing, Sunday’s included, underground in their Punggye-ri complex, details are sparse, but intelligence gathered from seismic readings suggest that Kim’s claims […]