North Korea

North Korea marked the “Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War” Thursday, a national holiday that celebrates the end of the Korean war in 1953, which may indicate a missile test is forthcoming as tensions between the US, Pyongyang, and China mount. US intelligence agencies have said for some time that they expect another North Korean […]

Kim Jong-un’s North Korean regime again threatened the United States with a nuclear strike on Tuesday, this time stating that they would use their nuclear arsenal in response to any attempt to remove Kim from power. In a statement issued through KCNA, North Korea’s state-owned media outlet, the nation claimed it would strike the U.S. […]

North Korea’s successful launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on July 4 heightened global fears about the deadly threat of nuclear war. But nuclear weapons are not the only weapons of mass destruction that experts think North Korea is developing. They warn that the secretive state also possesses chemical weapon stores and may maintain an ongoing biological weapons program as well. […]

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill that will impose fresh sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea, and will include a provision which removes President Trump’s ability to ease such sanctions in the future. The bill, which still has to be approved by the Senate, has long been sought by lawmakers seeking […]

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, took the stage at the Aspen Security Forum in Aspen, Colorado on Saturday to answer questions about looming threats faced by American defenses.  According to the General, Russia remains the single largest nation-state threat to the security of the United States, but […]

Despite the criticisms of the state’s tourism industry, Hawaiian officials announced the launch of an education and preparedness campaign aimed at informing their citizens on what to do in the event of a North Korean nuclear attack. Tensions have been high in the Pacific for months now, as North Korea continues to test various ballistic […]

While the United States has repeatedly stated that its goals regarding North Korea do not include a regime change, CIA Director Mike Pompeo’s recent statements regarding Kim Jong un may indicate the beginning of a shift from that position. North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs have developed rapidly in recent months, from the almost comical […]

U.S. citizens have long been able to visit North Korea as tourists, but that will soon change. On Friday, the Trump administration announced that it was planning to bar U.S. tourists from traveling to North Korea next month. The move coincides with increasing tension between the Trump administration and Pyongyang about North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. It […]

A human rights group in Seoul released a report on Wednesday titled “Mapping Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea“, whose objective is to map locations used for killings and mass graves by the North Korean government. The group, called the Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG), used satellite imagery and interviewed hundreds of North Korean defectors […]

In a hearing set to determine the viability of serving another two years as the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Tuesday, Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva addressed concerns about global threats, and about how budget restrictions effect America’s ability to counter them. The first issue the General was asked to […]

A popular television personality in South Korea who gained fame after fleeing from North Korea three years ago, is feared to have been kidnapped and returned back to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the BBC reports. After appearing in a propaganda video with another former defector who ‘returned’ to North Korea, many now […]

North Korea’s most recent ballistic missile test demonstrated a significant leap forward in the country’s strike capabilities, with many experts agreeing that the missile’s trajectory indicates a possible range that could easily reach as far as Alaska.  The United States has long worried about a nuclear North Korea with ballistic missile platforms capable of reaching […]