Everything we know about North Korea’s bioweapons program

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. […]

Congress approves new sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea

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 […]

North Korean travel ban marks return to Cold War-era restrictions on U.S. citizens abroad

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 […]

Human rights group releases report on North Korean mass killings, graves

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 […]

North Korean defector’s abrupt return to DPRK fuels abduction theory

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 […]

If North Korea ever did strike, where is the best place to shelter after a nuclear blast?

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 […]