South Korea

Newly minted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke to reporters on Friday while visiting South Korea, said that the military option was “on the table” if the U.S. felt North Korea’s missile program, specifically their nuclear intentions, required it. Also on Friday, President Trump jumped on his Twitter account to chastise North Korea saying, “North […]

My recent research on Asian SOF based units has taken me back in time for another look at the Korean War, often referred to as America’s Forgotten War due to it taking place in the aftermath of World War Two, being much shorter than that war (1950-1953), and Americans turning a blind eye to a […]

BEIJING — While his boss was goading China over Twitter, new Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has been trying to build a constructive and “results-oriented” relationship with the leadership in Beijing. And though his warnings about the possibility of eventual military action over North Korea have raised hackles here, Tillerson received a warm welcome from […]

While the US openly mulls military action against North Korea and its possibly nuclear consequences, another threat looms largely behind: China. “Broadly speaking, if you asked me a year ago if war between major powers was thinkable, I’d say no. Now I’d say yes,” Ian Bremmer, the head of Eurasia Group told Business Insider. “Not imminent, […]

North Korea’s state media says its military has tested a new high-performance rocket engine. Leader Kim Jong Un declared the test “a new birth” for the North’s rocket industry, state news agency KCNA said. He said the engine would help North Korea achieve world-class satellite launch capability, it added. The development, not confirmed elsewhere, comes […]

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson opened up his first official trip to Asia announcing that the US would consider “all options” to deal with the growing nuclear threat from North Korea. He even refused to rule out having Japan and South Korea develop their own nuclear weapons in an interview with Fox News. In March […]

After North Korea tested a salvo of ballistic missiles designed to defeat US and allied missile defenses in the Pacific, speculation has risen about a possible US “decapitation strike” on North Korea. With the help of Stratfor‘s Sim Tack, Business Insider detailed how such a strike would likely play out, but in the interest of keeping […]

North Korea is highly upset with the United States and South Korea for “escalating nuclear attack threats” with a “fleet” of B-1 Lancer bombers and the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson participating in military drills in South Korea. Love the fist pumps at the end of the video! North Korea’s official news agency, KCNA, said a […]

With multiple recent ballistic missile tests by the North Koreans adding to ongoing tensions between the reclusive state and its southern neighbors, South Korea and the United States have begun annual military drills intended to help prepare the nations for the possibility of war with Kim Jong Un’s regime – and the arrival of the […]

HONG KONG — The United States said on Tuesday that it had begun deploying an advanced and contentious missile defense system in South Korea, prompting China to warn of a new atomic arms race in a region increasingly on edge over North Korea’s drive to build a nuclear arsenal. The American announcement came a day […]

The Trump administration is not taking recent provocative actions by North Korea lightly. Just last week Fighter Sweep told you about the US sending its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to South Korea. Now, MQ-1C Gray Eagle attack drones are being deployed to the region in a clear show of muscle from President Trump aimed […]

The annual Foal Eagle military drills between the US and South Korea will include some heavy hitters this year — the Navy SEAL team that took out Osama bin Laden, Army Special Forces, and F-35s — South Korea’s Joon Gang Daily reports. South Korean news outlets report that the SEALs, who will join the exercise […]