South Korea Targets North’s Military Links in Africa

South Korea Targets North’s Military Links in Africa

South Korea’s leader will visit one of North Korea’s closest allies in Africa this week as she tries to disrupt Pyongyang’s diplomatic and financial network to discourage its nuclear arms development. President Park Geun-hye’s trip to Uganda from Saturday through Monday follows a summit this month in Iran, another traditional Pyongyang ally, where she sought Tehran’s […]

North Korea’s Faulty Nuclear Formula

North Korea’s Faulty Nuclear Formula

The seventh congress of the North Korean Workers’ Party (WPK) held from May 6 to 8 was a carefully choreographed affair designed to show the world that its newly installed Chairman Kim Jong-un is fully in control of the North Korean state. By taking the title of Chairman, Kim has signaled that he is no longer reliant solely on […]

North Korea ready to halt nuclear tests if US stops military drills with South Korea

North Korea ready to halt nuclear tests if US stops military drills with South Korea

A day after North Korea’s foreign minister told The Associated Press that his country is ready to halt its nuclear tests if the United States suspends its annual military exercises with South Korea, President Barack Obama said Sunday that Washington isn’t taking the proposal seriously and Pyongyang would “have to do better than that.” North […]

After missile failure, higher possibility of North Korea nuclear test

After missile failure, higher possibility of North Korea nuclear test

The likelihood of North Korea conducting a fifth nuclear test, possibly within weeks, has increased because of a failed missile launch on Friday that was an embarrassing setback for leader Kim Jong Un, South Korean officials and international experts said. North Korea holds a ruling Workers Party congress in early May, at which Kim is […]

North Korea poised to make unprecedented missile test

North Korea poised to make unprecedented missile test

Pentagon officials are expecting North Korea to test fire an intermediate-range missile Friday morning, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports. The missile in question is a Musadan, which is road mobile and has enough range to reach the Aleutians and Guam. It’s never been tested before, so this is another step toward being able to […]

North Korea unveils homemade engine for missile capable of striking U.S.

North Korea unveils homemade engine for missile capable of striking U.S.

TOKYO — North Korea has unveiled what it said was a domestically designed engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the United States, the latest in a steady drumbeat of threats coming from Kim Jong Un’s regime. Saturday’s announcement, through the official Korean Central News Agency, could not be immediately verified. But analysts […]

Watch: The Latest North Korean Video Threat

Watch: The Latest North Korean Video Threat

These CGI-enhanced videos are great, far from intimidating, and dare I say…cute. These media friendly, edited, and enhanced propaganda clips are typically meant for the citizens of the nation, and not the world. A topic we previously discussed in the hype following a similar Chinese video earlier this year. Nonetheless, they allow us to get […]