U.S. Navy strike group to move toward Korean peninsula: U.S. official

U.S. Navy strike group to move toward Korean peninsula: U.S. official

A U.S. Navy strike group will be moving toward the western Pacific Ocean near the Korean peninsula as a show of force, a U.S. official told Reuters on Saturday, as concerns grow about North Korea’s advancing weapons program. Earlier this month North Korea tested a liquid-fueled Scud missile which only traveled a fraction of its […]

U.S. and China end summit with 100-day plan to boost trade and cooperation

U.S. and China end summit with 100-day plan to boost trade and cooperation

PALM BEACH, Fla. — The United States and China wrapped up a two-day presidential summit here by announcing a 100-day plan to improve strained trade ties and boost cooperation between the rival nations. But they appeared to reach no clear path forward on North Korea, and the Trump administration’s unexpected military strike in Syria — […]

North Korea’s ghosts in Africa

North Korea’s ghosts in Africa

While doing some research on North Korea, I came across an interesting article about how North Korean military advisors to Uganda partly inspired a bizarre cult-like guerrilla group called the Holy Spirit Movement.  This movement later played into the formation of Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army.  Also during the 1980’s, it is interesting to note […]

Japan PM Abe says he, Trump agree North Korea missile launch a ‘serious threat’

Japan PM Abe says he, Trump agree North Korea missile launch a ‘serious threat’

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that he and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in a telephone call that North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch was “a dangerous provocation and a serious threat.” Abe also told reporters at his official residence that he was watching to see how China would respond to Pyongyang […]

North Korea fires a ballistic missile as Trump prepares to host China’s Xi

North Korea fires a ballistic missile as Trump prepares to host China’s Xi

North Korea fired another ballistic missile Wednesday morning, apparently testing a land-based version of its rocket that can be fired from a submarine, in a development that nonproliferation experts called “scary.” The launch comes days after Pyongyang said it planned to mark two key anniversaries this month as “big” political events and days before President […]

North Korean hackers have stolen U.S.-South Korean war plans: report

North Korean hackers have stolen U.S.-South Korean war plans: report

North Korean hackers have breached a South Korean military network and have reportedly stolen military “war plans,” a South Korean newspaper reports. The hack occurred last September, and had originally been downplayed by South Korean defense officials, saying that no critical information had leaked. Now an anonymous South Korean government source is telling Chosun Ilbo […]

Cyber security firm: more evidence North Korea linked to Bangladesh heist

Cyber security firm: more evidence North Korea linked to Bangladesh heist

Cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab on Monday said it had obtained digital evidence that bolsters suspicions by some researchers that North Korea was involved in last year’s $81 million cyber heist of the Bangladesh central bank’s account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Russian-based Kaspersky released a 58-page report on Lazarus, a group […]

SECDEF Mattis addresses North Korea, Russia, and ISIS in press conference

SECDEF Mattis addresses North Korea, Russia, and ISIS in press conference

In a joint press conference with British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon, James Mattis addressed the most pressing security concerns for the United States and its allies, specifically North Korea, Russia, and the global war on terror. First on the docket was North Korea and its burgeoning nuclear missile program that has elevated threats levied by […]

Trump presses China on North Korea ahead of Xi talks

Trump presses China on North Korea ahead of Xi talks

U.S. President Donald Trump held out the possibility on Sunday of using trade as a lever to secure Chinese cooperation against North Korea and suggested Washington might deal with Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs on its own if need be. The comments, in an interview published on Sunday by the Financial Times, appeared designed to […]

US announces a new series of sanctions on North Korea’s WMD program

US announces a new series of sanctions on North Korea’s WMD program

The U.S. Department of the Treasury, under direction from the White House, announced a new series of sanctions being levied against one North Korean organization and 11 individuals with ties to North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. According to a press release provided by the Treasury Department, the 11 individuals cited have been working as agents […]